For outdoor enthusiasts, this is a prime location for mountain scenery and wildlife, especially in the spring when the wildflowers of the forest floor and the mountain laurel bloom. 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.
Warrior Mountain WMA Remotely located in central Allegany County, Warrior Mountain WMA's 4,400 acres of forest blanket the ridge and stream valley topography which is typically found in Western Maryland. At the peak of Warrior Mountain, a power line clearing overlooks a spectacular view of the surrounding terrain. Warrior Mountain WMA has served for many years as an outdoor wildlife classroom for students from grade school through college. 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.