Outdoor Adventures

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The Great Allegheny Passage stretches 150 miles from Cumberland to Pittsburgh, offering a scenic, nearly-level trail along rivers, valleys, and mountains for hikers, bikers, and outdoor enthusiasts.

The C&O Canal National Historical Park, once a vital 19th-century waterway from Washington, DC to Cumberland, now preserves scenic, natural, and cultural resources for millions of visitors.

Rocky Gap State Park features 3,000 acres of outdoor adventure, highlighted by Lake Habeeb’s famously blue waters, scenic gorge, sheer cliffs, and lush hemlock forest.

Green Ridge State Forest, Maryland’s largest at 47,000 acres, offers rugged trails, camping, hunting, and fishing. Its mountain ridges and valleys showcase untouched wilderness and sweeping views.

Evitts Mountain is a rugged ridge in the Appalachian Mountains, straddling Allegany County, Maryland. The 5-mile Evitt’s Homesite Trail climbs over 1,000 feet through forested canyon terrain to historic settler Jacob Evart’s old homesite.

Dan’s Rock, Allegany County’s highest point, offers breathtaking Allegheny Front views deep into West Virginia. Named for pioneer Daniel Cresap, this scenic overlook near Midland blends history, legend, and natural beauty.

Our own Ferleman Gallery is a dynamic arts hub in historic Cumberland showcasing rotating fine-art exhibitions. Inside is Gallery Stage, an intimate, acoustically refined music venue hosting live performances.

Western Maryland’s only professional regional theatre, presents year-round musicals, comedies, and dramas in a renovated church, offering intimate seating, vibrant productions, and a rich cultural experience.

Allegany Arts Council nurtures the arts in Allegany County through its galleries, public programs, exhibitions, and performance events that enrich community life and support artists.

Gilchrist Gallery & Museum is a charming early 19th-century Federal-Greek Revival mansion in Cumberland, open seasonally. It houses six gallery spaces, art library, historic collections, performances, and landscaped gardens.

Explore Allegany County’s public art across Cumberland and Frostburg—open-air works that depict history, honor life, and celebrate culture alongside galleries, theaters, and creative community spaces.

Frostburg State University’s Cultural Events Series (CES) brings diverse, professional performing artists to the tri-state region through live shows, educational outreach, and cultural experiences.

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad offers vintage steam or diesel train rides between Cumberland and Frostburg through the Allegheny Mountains, with scenic views, tunnels, and themed excursions.

Allegany Museum in Cumberland offers exhibits on 12,000 years of local history—from Native American settlers to industrial growth—with over 50,000 artifacts, in a restored 1930s neo-classical building.

Fort Cumberland was an 18th-century frontier fort built in 1754 at Cumberland’s Wills Creek and Potomac River confluence. It played a pivotal role in the French & Indian War and George Washington’s early military career.

George Washington’s Cabin in Cumberland is a one-room historic log cabin once occupied by Washington (1755-58 & 1794). It’s the only surviving structure of Fort Cumberland, now in Riverside Park.

Founded in 1937, the Allegany County Historical Society preserves local heritage through three museums—the Gordon-Roberts House, F. Brooke Whiting House, and Union Grove Schoolhouse—offering free scheduled tours.

Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Cumberland, built around 1850 on the former Fort Cumberland site, features Gothic Revival architecture, Tiffany windows, and tunnels used in the Underground Railroad.

DelFest, held each Memorial Day in Cumberland, celebrates Del McCoury’s legacy with world-class bluegrass, camping, workshops, and family fun at the scenic Allegany County Fairgrounds.

Mountain Maryland Plein Air draws artists each June to paint Cumberland’s streets, historic sites, and mountain vistas. The week features exhibitions, awards, and free public events.

Heritage Days Festival in Cumberland energizes historic Washington Street with four days of living history encampments, artisan crafts, music, family activities, food vendors, and guided tours.

Frostburg’s Storybook Holiday is a free, magical children’s festival held downtown in early December, featuring Breakfast with Elves, Elf Olympics, author visits, crafts, a parade, and tree lighting.

Whiskey Rebellion in Cumberland is an annual fest at the Allegany Museum with whiskey, rum, vodka tastings, historic tours, colonial games, silent auctions, and celebration of 1790s frontier history.

Frostburg’s Appalachian Festival each fall celebrates mountain culture with bluegrass music, regional food, artisan crafts, storytelling, and family activities, offering an authentic taste of Appalachian heritage.