Marylanders know how to celebrate fall right. Between ghost walks, gorgeous fall foliage adventures, and guided hunting trips, there’s no shortage of incredible activities to enjoy. This season, get outside and experience all Maryland has to offer! Here are our favorite fall activities in the state.
The Irons Family of the Ole Mink Farm has provided cabin-style camping atop the Catoctic Mountains for half a century. Log cabin options include one, two, three, and four-bedroom varieties. Seniors, take note: senior discounts are available all throughout September!
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Sponsored by the city of Bethesda, the Taste of Bethesda festival brings in over 60 restaurants and five stages of live entertainment to the city streets. Generally held in early October, admission is free! Make sure to come early so you don’t miss out on the best dishes.
Baugher’s Orchards has been a Carroll County main-stay for over 100 years. Every Saturday and Sunday throughout September and October, they open their pumpkin patches for picking. Make a day of your visit and enjoy apple picking, pumpkin picking, homemade goods, kettle corn, music, fudge, and pony rides.
Weber’s Farm and Cider Mill has opened its doors to visitors every September through December for the last 60-plus years. They use the same cider mill originally purchased in 1947 to press the apples used in their cider. Enjoy a day in the orchard before kicking back with a cider and apple treat.
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Every year, the Sandy Point State Park hosts a Chesapeake Bay Fall Rockfish Tournament with big cash money on the line. This year, make sure your angler skills are up to snuff by practicing with the Sawyer Fishing Charters group. Book a charter to take you out on the bay to test out new techniques before the big tournament.
According to their website, Baltimore Wicked History Tour invites you to “plumb the depths of Baltimore’s underbelly.” Walk from speakeasies to brothels with this on-foot tour, exploring some of the darkest history of the area.
Every year, Maryland Sunrise Farm LLC creates one of the best corn mazes in the country as named by www.countryliving.com, and this year is no exception. Choose from an easy and short 20-minute version or a more difficult, hour-long excursion. The farm hosts several food vendors onsite, too.
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It wouldn’t be fall in Maryland without the U.S. Oyster Festival. Home to the U.S. National Oyster Shucking Championship and the National Oyster Cook-Off, this particular festival is one of the best of its kind. Delight in the flavors of the region with this very special fall event.
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Owner-operator Tom Marvel continues the family hunting tradition started in the 1920s with the Chesapeake Guide Service, a company that prides itself on taking hunters out into the wild to explore all the Maryland Eastern Shore has to offer. Fall hunting in Maryland means only one thing: Whitetail Deer. The Chesapeake Guide Service boasts “leases in the three most sought-after counties on the upper Eastern Shore,” so if hunting is your thing, they’re your guys.
