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Deep Creek Lake · When it rains

When the lake's grey.

The tasting room with a fire going. The bookstore that doesn't mind if you stay two hours. The museum nobody on TripAdvisor mentions. Rain on a lake is one of the better problems to have.

Iconic stops

1 stop
  • Swanton
    Deep Creek Lake Discovery Center
    Editor's pick

    A 6,000-square-foot nature center inside Deep Creek Lake State Park covering black bears, the lake's watershed, and the coal-and-logging history that shaped the region before it was a resort. Daily programs run through the season. The rainy-day answer when the beach plan falls through and the group still wants to be at the park.