Lake Habeeb, Rocky Gap State Park

Name: Lake Habeeb
Address: Rocky Gap State Park, United States

#1 among attractions in Rocky Gap State Park

Natural attraction, Lake

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Lake Habeeb is a reservoir of 243 acres and is located in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. The lake is fed by Rocky Gap Run, and nestled against the east side of the southern tip of Evitts Mountain. The dam was built by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1970 and Rocky Gap State Park formally opened on July 17, 1974, it attains a maximum depth of 74 feet near its earthen dam. It offers three public beach areas along Habeeb's 9.4-mile shoreline, as well as a fishery. ()

Maximum depth: 74 ftElevation: 1194 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 39°42'6"N, 78°39'41"W

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Day trips

Lake Habeeb – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Great Allegheny Passage, Canal Place, B'er Chayim Temple, City Hall.

6.5 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Great Allegheny Passage, Cumberland
166 min walk • The Great Allegheny Passage is a rail trail system in Maryland and Pennsylvania—the central trail of a network of long-distance hiker-biker trails throughout the Allegheny region of the Appalachian Mountains, connecting Washington, D.C. to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
6.5 miSW
Museum, Shopping, Event space
Canal Place, Cumberland
166 min walk • Canal Place is a 58.1-acre state park located in Cumberland, Maryland at the western terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
6.3 miSW
Synagogue, Greek Revival architecture
B'er Chayim Temple, Cumberland
162 min walk • B'er Chayim Temple is a synagogue in Cumberland, Maryland that is currently affiliated with the Reform movement. B'er Chayim counts approximately 72 families as members.
6.3 miSW
City hall
City Hall, Cumberland
162 min walk • Cumberland City Hall is a historic city hall in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It was built between 1911 and 1912 and replaced the Cumberland, Maryland City Hall & Academy of Music. It is a 7-by-7-bay, two-story, stone-faced, neo-classical structure.
6.5 miSW
39°38'55"N • 78°45'45"W
Cumberland Trail Connection, Cumberland
166 min walk • Hiking, Gear rental, Outdoor activities
3.9 miSW
Park, Outdoor activities, Zoo
Tri-State Zoological Park, Cumberland
99 min walk • The Tri-State Zoological Park is a 16-acre zoo located in Cumberland, Maryland, United States. The nonprofit zoo opened in 2003, and contains mainly exotic animals rescued or in need of homes, including lions, tigers, primates, various exotics, birds and reptiles.
6.5 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Cumberland Theatre, Cumberland
167 min walk • The Cumberland Theatre is Western Maryland's only regional professional theatre. It is located in Cumberland, Maryland, and stages a wide variety of musicals, plays, and dramas.
6.2 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
First Baptist Church, Cumberland
158 min walk • First Baptist Church is a historic church in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. It is a T-shaped gable-front brick structure of one and a half stories, with a white glazed brick facade that was added in 1917 to the existing church structure erected in 1849.
6.1 miSW
Church
African Methodist Episcopal Church, Cumberland
156 min walk • The African Methodist Episcopal Church in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, was built in 1892 to replace a previous church which the congregation had outgrown.
6.1 miSW
Church
Town Clock Church, Cumberland
156 min walk • Town Clock Church is a historic church in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is a one-story gable-front brick building built in 1848 by its German Lutheran congregation.
6.1 miSW
Greek Revival architecture
16 Altamont Terrace, Cumberland
156 min walk • 16 Altamont Terrace is a historic home in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States. Built circa 1851, it is an example of Greek Revival architecture, with an Ionic portico above a stone foundation and cast iron balconies.