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Deep Creek Lake

749 m2,457 ft
Area
16 km²
Tonight
34°FFair · Wind 5 mph SE

Deep Creek Lake is a lake at 749 m above sea level in Maryland, United States, 16 km² in area and 13.1 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
749 m
Length
13.1 km
Shoreline
102.6 km
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Lake

Deep Creek Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

13.1 km longest5 kmN ↑
Shoreline
102.6 km
3D map

Deep Creek Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 15.1 × 15.1 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Deep Creek Lake terrain and contours

20 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 100 mShowing west → east through the centre

Deep Creek Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Deep Creek Lake weather

Tonight · Fair · 34°F (1°C) · Wind 5 mph SE

Deep Creek Lake forecast for about 760 m.

  • Tonight34°–5 mph SE
  • Sat34°57°–6 mph SE
  • Sun35°60°–2 mph SE
  • Mon41°64°–5 mph W
  • Tue41°63°–3 mph N
  • Wed43°61°1%5 mph SE
  • Thu44°65°5%6 mph SW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:53 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Deep Creek Lake

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Deep Creek Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    2.0 km NNW

    +2 more within 2.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Double G RV Park

    6.8 km NE · +1 more within 7.6 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 5
PlaceDistance
Parking2.0 km NNW
Parking2.6 km WSW
Parking2.8 km WSW
Double G RV ParkCampsite6.8 km NE
Deep Creek Lake State Park CampgroundCampsite7.6 km E
Slope

Slope

Share of the 15.1 × 15.1 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 93% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
92.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
7.2%
Steep, 30–45°
0.1%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.1% of the 228 km² view
Relief in view
319 m low point 638 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 70.4%Grassland 16.5%Water 6.5%Cropland 5.2%Built-up 1.3%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 7.5 km of Deep Creek Lake.

NESW5 km10 km12345
Summit list 5
  1. 1Roman Nose Hill915 m 1.7 km NW
  2. 2Hoop Pole Hill875 m 4.5 km SW
  3. 3Bray Hill817 m 6.0 km W
  4. 4Roman Nose Mountain916 m 6.2 km WSW
  5. 5Marsh Hill948 m 7.2 km NW
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 7.5 km; 2,460 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Hickory Tussock Moth152
  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander145
  • American Toad134
  • White-tailed Deer131
  • Monarch119
  • Mallard115
Where it sits

Where Deep Creek Lake sits

Region
Maryland9United States932North America1,313
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Nearby places

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025 (scene 2025-09-19)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia