Spring Gathering Details for April 28

[Raymond]

The original thread was getting a little long, with the information spread out, so I've copied/pasted and reposted it here.

When: April 28th

Where :
Deep Creek State Park.
898 State Park Road
Swanton, MD 21561
(301)387-5563

Directions:
From Hancock MD, take I-68 West to Exit 22.
Make a Left onto Chestnut Ridge Road - 2.6 Miles
Make a Left on New Germany Road - 9.7 Miles
Slight Left onto MD 495 (bittinger Rd) - 1.6 miles
Right onto Glendale Rd - 3.4 Miles
Park is on the right - follow signs to check in.

Camping - $25 per site non-electric, $30 Electric. Up to six people per site at no additional Charge.

To Reserve Camping, call 1-888-432-2267 - MD State Park Reservation System.

Meeting to be held at on Premise Pavilions - approximately 1/4 mile form the camping areas.

The gathering will be in Shelter #1 - AKA Oak Shelter.

Park Ranger - They have a Direct line at 301-387-5563


Distance to paddling -
Ohiopyle - 46 mi
Albright - 41
Friendsville - 16
Bloomington - 20

Keep a lookout in this "Want to Paddle Now?" section for Paddling plans - The Bloomington section of the North Branch of the Potomac is being released and is the "Club Trip."

Quarterly Coastals get-togethers are open to current and new members. The business meeting begins at 4 pm (all new and current members are welcome to attend); social "hour" starts at 5:30. A potluck dinner starts at 6 pm. For all gatherings please bring a main dish to share and a dish as indicated below. A short wrap up of the business meeting is at 7 pm and the Program begins at 7:15. BYOB.


A - F - Dessert
G - L - Appetizer
M - R - Side Dish
S - Z - Salad


The program for this event will be a social.

Directions to North Branch Bloomington http://www.google.com/maps/ms?f=q&layer ... 4887&msa=0

[Raymond]

Last week Wade posted that he was told that Deep Creek was first come first serve until Memorial Day.

When I called to check, I was told the park was fully booked for camping.

So, my question is - Does anyone have a site and have room for one more tent? If so, I could use it.

Thanks,

Raymond

[open boater]

The campground is on a "first come, first served" basis until Memorial Day. When you call the 800# or use the internet it connects you to an office in Annapolis where they do not have a clue! If you call the local 301#, you get someone actually at the State Park who will tell you its first come, first served. They assured me there will be no problems getting a site

[Dino358]

Hey All -

I was just talking with the Park Ranger - They have a Direct line at 301-387-5563 if you have any specific Question. They will have a Coastals Label on Shelter #1.