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Cunningham Falls State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1]
The longest cascading waterfall in Maryland
Map showing the location of Cunningham Falls State Park
Map showing the location of Cunningham Falls State Park
Location in Maryland
LocationFrederick County, Maryland, United States
Nearest townThurmont, Maryland
Coordinates39°37′53″N 77°28′17″W / 39.63139°N 77.47139°W / 39.63139; -77.47139[2]
Area6,080 acres (24.6 km2)[3]
Elevation1,247 ft (380 m)[2]
DesignationMaryland state park
Established1954[4]
AdministratorMaryland Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteCunningham Falls State Park

Cunningham Falls State Park is a public recreation area located west of Thurmont, Maryland, in the United States. The state park is the home of Cunningham Falls, the largest cascading waterfall in Maryland, a 43-acre (17 ha) man-made lake, and the remains of a historic iron furnace.[5] The park is one of several protected areas occupying 50-mile-long Catoctin Mountain; it is bordered on its north by Catoctin Mountain Park and on its south by Frederick Municipal Forest.

  1. ^ "Cunningham Falls State Park". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Cunningham Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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