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Gambrill State Park — about 8 km (5 mi) from Frederick. Image credit: Image: Jacob Brooks / Omgsunflower at en.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Nature discovery

Nature Near Frederick, United States

Research 11 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Frederick, grouped across 5 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.

Places listed
11
Closest
Gambrill State Park — about 8 km
Furthest listed
about 118 km
Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025

How this list is built

Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Frederick. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.

How far these are

Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Frederick. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.

  • 8nearby
  • 3day-trip distance

What is out there

  • 5parks
  • 4forests
  • 3protected areas
  • 1national park
  • 1waterfall

11 places near Frederick

Ordered by straight-line distance from Frederick, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.

Places near Frederick

Showing all 11 places.

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Gambrill State Park
    ParkNearby

    Gambrill State Park

    Straight-line distance
    about 8 km (5 mi)
    Recorded type
    Park

    Gambrill State Park is Forested state park on Catoctin Mountain with CCC-built stone overlooks, nearby west-northwest of Frederick on Route 40 in Frederick County, Maryland. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place — Gambrill State Park, about 8 km (5 mi) from Frederick

    Image credit: Image: Jacob Brooks / Omgsunflower at en.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Sugarloaf Mountain
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    Sugarloaf Mountain

    Straight-line distance
    about 18 km (11 mi)
    Recorded type
    protected area

    Sugarloaf Mountain is Monadnock rising about above surrounding farmland, a designated National Natural Landmark, nearby south of Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place — Sugarloaf Mountain, about 18 km (11 mi) from Frederick

    Image credit: Image: Famartin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Cunningham Falls State Park
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    Cunningham Falls State Park

    Straight-line distance
    about 19 km (12 mi)
    Recorded type
    Park

    Cunningham Falls State Park is State park on Catoctin Mountain containing Maryland's tallest cascading waterfall () and a 43-acre lake, west of Thurmont north of Frederick, Maryland. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place — Cunningham Falls State Park, about 19 km (12 mi) from Frederick

    Image credit: Image: Jarek Tuszyński / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of South Mountain State Park
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    South Mountain State Park

    Straight-line distance
    about 21 km (13 mi)
    Recorded type
    Park

    South Mountain State Park is Linear ridge-top state park following the South Mountain crest with the Appalachian Trail, running through Frederick and Washington counties west of Frederick, Maryland. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place — South Mountain State Park, about 21 km (13 mi) from Frederick

    Image credit: Image: Patorjk / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Greenbrier State Park
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    Greenbrier State Park

    Straight-line distance
    about 21 km (13 mi)
    Recorded type
    Park

    Greenbrier State Park is State park with a 42-acre man-made lake on South Mountain in Frederick and Washington counties, northeast of Boonsboro, west of Frederick, Maryland. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place — Greenbrier State Park, about 21 km (13 mi) from Frederick

    Image credit: Image: Clarissajoy / Wikimedia Commons, CC0

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Catoctin Mountain Park
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    Catoctin Mountain Park

    Straight-line distance
    about 23 km (14 mi)
    Recorded type
    National Park System unit

    Catoctin Mountain Park is National Park Service hardwood-forest area of about 6,000 acres with hiking trails and rocky overlooks along Catoctin Mountain near Thurmont, north of Frederick, Maryland. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place — Catoctin Mountain Park, about 23 km (14 mi) from Frederick

    Image credit: Image: Acroterion / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Rose Woods
    ForestNearby

    Rose Woods

    Straight-line distance
    about 44 km (27 mi)
    Recorded type
    forest

    Rose Woods is a forest reachable from Frederick as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place — Rose Woods, about 44 km (27 mi) from Frederick

    Image credit: Image: James F. Gibson (1828-1905) / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Great Falls
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    Great Falls

    Straight-line distance
    about 50 km (31 mi)
    Recorded type
    waterfall

    Great Falls is Series of rapids and waterfalls on the Potomac River straddling the Maryland-Virginia border, nearby southeast of Frederick in Montgomery County, Maryland. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place — Great Falls, about 50 km (31 mi) from Frederick

    Image credit: Image: MamaGeek (talk/contrib) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0