
🥾A steeper alternate route to the falls is marked difficult
⏰Arrive early on weekends, tour buses crowd the falls
🍁Annual Maple Syrup Festival draws long but worthwhile lines
A 78-foot cascade at the end of a gentle, kid-friendly trail. Cunningham Falls delivers Maryland's tallest waterfall without the workout, plus a lake and sandy beach for a post-hike swim.
Easy waterfall hike
Fall foliage
Family-friendly
Swimming lake
They recommend it:

🥾A steeper alternate route to the falls is marked difficult
⏰Arrive early on weekends, tour buses crowd the falls
🍁Annual Maple Syrup Festival draws long but worthwhile lines
A 78-foot cascade at the end of a gentle, kid-friendly trail. Cunningham Falls delivers Maryland's tallest waterfall without the workout, plus a lake and sandy beach for a post-hike swim.
Easy waterfall hike
Fall foliage
Family-friendly
Swimming lake
They recommend it:
Matches these interests
- Easy waterfall hike
- Fall foliage
- Family-friendly
- Swimming lake
- Thurmont