Savage Highlands State Park – Maryland’s newest state park — to open August 28

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has announced they will officially open Savage Highlands State Park in Garrett County on Friday, August 28. The park will give increased access to tens of thousands of acres of state forest and natural areas. It will be managed as part of  New Germany State Park.

Maryland DNR Secretary Josh Kurtz and Maryland Park Service staff dedicated the new park during a ceremony Saturday, August 21.