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Places near Frederick by type
All 288 places by distance →One day from Frederick
5 stops, one loop, back by 7:32 pm
101 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Frederick
- Catoctin National Recreation Trailtrek · 3 hrs
- South River Falls Trail, Shenandoah National Parknational park · 2 hrs
- Middletown Recreational Parkviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Catoctin Aqueductviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Sugarloaf Mountainnature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Frederick
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Frederick?
National Museum of Civil War Medicine (museum, about 1 km), McCurdy Field (park, about 1 km), Culler Lake (lake, about 2 km), South River Falls Trail, Shenandoah National Park (national park, about 11 km), Gambrill State Park (nature spot, about 12 km), Middletown Recreational Park (viewpoint, about 15 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Frederick?
66 places on Spotwander: 20 wildlife, forests & gardens, 6 parks, 6 churches, 5 forts & heritage, 16 hill stations & viewpoints.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Frederick?
South River Falls Trail, Shenandoah National Park, about 11 km by road; Gambrill State Park (12 km) is next.
Which is the nearest park to Frederick?
McCurdy Field, about 1 km by road; Gathland State Park (25 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Frederick?
Start in Frederick, visit Catoctin National Recreation Trail, then South River Falls Trail, Shenandoah National Park, then Middletown Recreational Park, then Catoctin Aqueduct, then Sugarloaf Mountain, and drive back — about 101 km by road in all.