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Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain — about 18 km (11 mi) from Frederick. Image credit: Image: Famartin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Protected areas

Protected areas Near Frederick, United States

Research 4 protected areas within weekend reach of Frederick, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.

Places listed
4
Closest
Sugarloaf Mountain — about 18 km
Furthest listed
about 92 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.

  • 2nearby
  • 2day-trip distance

What is out there

  • 3protected areas
  • 2forests
  • 1park
  • 1national park

4 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

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Sugarloaf Mountain
    Protected areaNearby

    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 Catoctin Mountain Park
    National parkNearby

    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