Deer Park, MD

united states

Deer Park is a tiny mountain community of 288 people in western Maryland's Garrett County, accessible via Interstate 68 about 30 miles west of Cumberland. The town sits at 2,400 feet elevation near the West Virginia border, where Appalachian geography creates cooler temperatures year-round. US Route 219 provides north-south access to Oakland and Deep Creek Lake. This former Victorian resort destination once hosted a grand hotel that drew wealthy visitors seeking relief from summer heat in the late 1800s.