Mount St. Mary’s University
In the Middle of Everything

While there is A LOT to going on the Mount campus-
there may be times you want to explore the surrounding area.
Check out this page to see just how much there is to do right in our “backyard.”

General Tourism

Being just a short drive from Baltimore, Frederick MD, Gettysburg, PA and Washington DC means you have unlimited opportunities to expand your social and cultural horizons as well as “experience” American history right at your finger-tips!

Gettysburg, PA (10 minutes)

Frederick, MD (25 minutes)

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia (60 minutes)

Baltimore, MD (60 minutes)

Washington, D.C. (75 minutes)

Maryland (click on Capital Region)

Outdoor Activities (MD and PA)

Do you love the “Great Outdoors”? Here are some ways you can experience Mother Nature just a short distance from campus.

SKIING/SNOWBOARDING

Liberty Mountain (10 minutes)

Whitetail Mountain Resort (45 minutes)

Ski Roundtop (45 minutes)

GOLFING

Golf in Maryland

(click Course Directory, Public Courses: Clustered Spires, Glade Valley, Hagerstown Municipal, Maple Run, Musket Ridge, Tom Mitchell’s Gridiron, Whiskey Creek)

Golf in Pennsylvania

(click on South Central Region- local public courses: Carroll Valley, Flatbush, Links at Gettysburg, Penn National, South Hills)

CAMPING / HIKING

Maryland State Parks

(select from sites in Western or Central MD)

Pennsylvania State Parks

(select from Hershey, Gettysburg, Dutch Country Region)

Potomac Appalachian Trail Club

RAFTING / OUTDOOR ADVENTURE

River and Trail Outfitters (45 minutes)

Shopping /Entertainment

Gettysburg Outlets (10 minutes)

Prime Outlets - Maryland click on Maryland (45 minutes)