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> Content revision: 2026-10-15T16:38:10.257Z

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# Fork Run Recreation Area

Garrett · Garrett County Commissioners

PLAN YOUR VISIT

## The practical details.

**Managing agency**: Garrett County Commissioners

[Browse managing agency sources ↗](https://marylandparks.org/sources)

We have not yet verified hours, entry fees, accessibility details. Confirm these with the managing agency before traveling.

Check notice timestamps and official updates. Conditions can change between source checks.

## Weather & forecast

National Weather Service · [Official forecast ↗](https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=39.531595&lon=-79.393985)

## About Fork Run Recreation Area

Fork Run Recreation Area is listed in official public-land records for Garrett, Maryland and is managed by Garrett County Commissioners. Our research into visitor facilities is ongoing. Check the managing agency’s information for public entrances, permitted activities, and current access.

## Find your way.

Map points represent park land, not verified visitor entrances. Follow the managing agency’s entrance directions. Tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

This point represents park land, and may not be a public entrance. Follow official entrance directions.

## Read before you roam.

[THE FIELD GUIDE

### How to read park closures & visitor notices

Check the affected area, source, dates, and last verification before planning a Maryland park visit.

Read the guide](https://marylandparks.org/guides/understanding-park-notices)[THE FIELD GUIDE

### Pests, treatments & Maryland park visits

Understand pest notices, treatment schedules, and the difference between regional guidance and a documented park impact.

Read the guide](https://marylandparks.org/guides/pests-and-park-visits)[THE FIELD GUIDE

### Plan a Maryland park day

A practical sequence for choosing a park, checking access, reading the forecast, and finding official visitor information.

Read the guide](https://marylandparks.org/guides/planning-a-maryland-park-day)

## Sources & verification

Park facts and notices are checked separately. Missing facility information does not mean a facility is absent. Practical details are still being researched.

- [Maryland local protected lands](https://mdgeodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/Environment/MD_ProtectedLands/FeatureServer/5) · Oct 15, 2026

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## Nearby parks.

Within 35 miles in a straight line. Travel distances and entrances vary.

[All parks](https://marylandparks.org/parks)

[![Muddy Creek Falls cascading over a rock ledge in Swallow Falls State Park](https://marylandparks.org/images/muddy-creek-falls.webp)

State park

Garrett

### Swallow Falls State Park

Maryland Department of Natural Resources](https://marylandparks.org/parks/swallow-falls-state-park)

[Photo: Bohemian Baltimore · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Muddy_Creek_Falls_08.JPG)

[Garrett

### GC Community Aquatic & Recreation Complex (CARC)

Garrett College Board Trustees](https://marylandparks.org/parks/gc-community-aquatic-and-recreation-complex-carc)

[Garrett

### Garrett State Forest

Maryland Department of Natural Resources](https://marylandparks.org/parks/garrett-state-forest)