There are 42 primitive campsites throughout this state forest. This natural environmental area follows the ridge of South Mountain and extends from Pen Mar to Weverton. The area provides excellent hiking, primitive camping for trail hikers and exciting vistas. This mountain park contains some of Maryland's most breathtaking scenery. The Youghiogheny River flows along the park's borders, passing through shaded rocky gorges and creating rippling rapids.
Tall hemlocks dominate the silent woods.
This day use park gets its name from the first monument dedicated to George Washington. It is a rugged stone tower, erected on a craggy mountainside by the citizens of Boonsboro in 1827.