Jennings Randolph set for opening of corps boat launch

Jay's note: One of Garrett County's gems, Jennings Randolph, is on the southern part of the county near Kitzmiller. The water is incredibly clear and the setting is just amazing. If you get a chance to see it from the Maryland side of the line, go down Mt Zion road. Awe inspriring views of the mountains. Definitely check it out! Here's some more info.

March 27, 2010

Jennings Randolph set for opening of corps boat launch
For the Cumberland Times-News
Cumberland Times-News

— ELK GARDEN — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces the kick off of the 2010 recreation season at Jennings Randolph Lake on Thursday at 8 a.m., when the corps boat launch on the West Virginia shore is opened to the public. The launch is located alongside Howell Run, just off state Route 46, three miles north of Elk Garden.

The corps charges visitors a $3 fee for launching a boat from its boat launch. An annual pass that will allow an unlimited number of launches at all corps parks is on sale for $30 at the corps park office. The park office is located on the West Virginia side of the lake; follow the signs from Route 46 east. Holders of the Golden Age Passports (for senior citizens 62 and over), America the Beautiful Senior Passes, America the Beautiful Access Passes and Golden Access Passports (for the physically challenged) are allowed to purchase a corps annual boat launch pass for half price or to pay $1.50 per launch at the corps’ boat launch only.

The boat launch on the Maryland shore of Jennings Randolph, managed by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, will also open Thursday. The launch is on Mt. Zion Road off Maryland State Route 135 near the salt shed on Backbone Mountain.

The Maryland DNR service charge will be $5 for launching a boat. The 2010 Maryland State Forest and Park Service All Season Pass can be purchased for $75 for Maryland residents or $100 for out-of-state residents. The pass can be purchased at all Maryland state parks. The pass offers free day-use entry for everyone in a vehicle (up to nine people) to Maryland’s state parks and Cedarville State Forest; free boat launching at most facilities and a 10 percent discount on state-operated concessions and boat rentals. For parks with honor box systems, the pass covers entry service charges.

Both the corps annual pass and the Maryland All Season pass are valid at either boat launch on Jennings Randolph Lake.

For more information, call the corps park office at (304) 355-2346 or (301) 359-3861, Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. For information on the Maryland DNR boat launch, call the Herrington Manor and Swallow Falls State Park at (301) 334-9180, Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.



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