South Mountain State Park
The park entrance is 2.3 miles from Rohrersville. Day-use fee: Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day- $5/person. Hours: 7 a.m. to sunset. South Mountain State Park is a state park in Frederick County, Maryland.
South Mountain State Park map
South Mountain State Park boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Agency fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Common questions
- Sites are first come, first served.
- Entry to South Mountain State Park: Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day- $5/person. Hours: 7 a.m. to sunset.
- South Mountain State Park is 2.3 miles from Rohrersville.
Before you go
South Mountain State Park is 2.3 miles from Rohrersville.
Camping at South Mountain State Park
Sites are first come, first served.
What to see
- Marina Mentioned in Wikipedia park article
- State park Designation in agency park name
- Mountain Named in agency park title
- State park system unit Listed on the agency park identity roster
Public lands next to South Mountain State Park
- National Park Service unitSouth Mountain State Park borders Appalachian National Scenic Trail, a National Park Service unit.
- National Park Service unitSouth Mountain State Park borders Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park.
- State parkSouth Mountain State Park borders Washington Monument State Park.
- National Park Service unitAntietam National Battlefield, a National Park Service unit, is 0.1 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkGathland State Park is 0.3 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitHarpers Ferry National Historical Park is 0.4 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitCatoctin Mountain Park, a National Park Service unit, is 0.9 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkGreenbrier State Park is 1.2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- dnr.maryland.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- dnr.maryland.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- dnr.maryland.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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