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The first set of pictures are general views from within and about the Catoctin Forest at various seasons of the year.
A watershed road in October colors (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Iced dogwood (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Watershed rock formation in November (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Overlook pine - Autumn (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Chimney rock view - (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Chimney Rock is at about 1,400 feet in elevation and looks out to the east over the piedmont region.
Black Rock vista (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Fishing Creek tributary (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Rocks, oaks, laurel. in November (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Manor Area at Cunningham Falls
The following photos were taken at the Manor Area at Cunningham Falls State Park. The first five photos were taken in late December.
Entrance sign to Manor Area at Cunningham Falls State Park (Photo by Christopher Gardiner)
Hikers can take the Catoctin Furnace Trail from the Manor Area (Photo by Christopher Gardiner)
Footbridge over the fishing creek at the Manor Area (Photo by Christopher Gardiner)
Little Hunting Creek 1, Cunningham Falls St. Park (Photo by Christopher Gardiner)
Little Hunting Creek 2, Cunningham Falls St. Park (Photo by Christopher Gardiner)
Little Hunting Creek 3, Cunningham Falls St. Park (Photo by Christopher Gardiner)
Cunningham Falls
The lake in Cunningham Falls State Park:(Photo by Kai Hagen)
Cunningham Falls (Photo by Cunningham Falls State Park Staff)
The beach at Cunningham Falls (Photo by Cunningham Falls State Park Staff)
(Photo by Cunningham Falls State Park Staff)
(Photo by Cunningham Falls State Park Staff)
(Photo by Cunningham Falls State Park Staff)
(Photo by Cunningham Falls State Park Staff)
(Photo by Cunningham Falls State Park Staff)
Catoctin Forest Fauna
What kind of wildlife is found in the Catoctin Forest? The following photos taken in the Catoctin Forest show the wide variety.
Little Blue Heron (?) fishing (Photo by S.H. Cipperly)
Garter snake at creek's edge (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Bullfrog (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Crescent Moth(Photo by Kai Hagen)
Barred Owl (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Goldfinch up close (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Black bear, once extirpated from the area, are returning. (Photo by Mike Bender/USFWS)
Eastern Box Turtle (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Spicebush Swallowtail (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Watch your step! Rattlesnake (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Polyphemus moth (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Waterfowl find open
water along spring-fed creek. (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Northern red salamander, moss, and mayapple (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Catoctin Forest Flora
The photos below show examples of the flora found in the Catoctin Forest.
Mushroom stump (Photo by Karen Justice)
Cardinal flower (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Orchid (Photo by
Shannon Moore)
Skunk cabbage spathe (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Wild azalea (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Fungus (Photo by
Shannon Moore)
Tupelo red in Autumn (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Deep in the forest (Photo by
Shannon Moore)
Coneflowers at
ThorpeWood (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Trillium (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Skunk cabbage patch
in early spring woods (Photo by Kai Hagen)
Gentian (Photo by
Shannon Moore)
Are there still Kittocton
tribe members in the Catoctin Forest? ... Here is the only 'Indian' we found in forest.
A vintage Indian Chief motorcycle against a background of the Catoctin forest near
Myersville (photo by Todd Hammond)
