The 6 Best Cliff Jumping Spots in Maryland

Maryland has 6 documented cliff jumping spots on CliffScout, 6 of them community-verified. These are the standouts — ranked by verification, documentation, and community activity, not hype. Every listing links to a full page with photos, heights, and access notes.

1. 1

   Loch Raven Reservoir Verified

   Glen Arm · jumps ~10 ft

   Loch Raven is a Baltimore-area drinking-water reservoir with unmarked rock entry points along the shoreline running roughly 10-40ft, plus a rope swing across the water from the main cliffs. The water is clear, cold, and calm, but… Full guide →

2. 2

   Great Falls National Park Verified

   Potomac · jumps 20–40 ft

   Great Falls straddles the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia, where the river drops through a narrow, rocky gorge. On the Maryland side, reachable from the Great Falls Tavern area via the C&O Canal towpath, jumpers have… Full guide →

3. 3

   Loch Raven Reservoir Verified

   Towson · jumps ~10 ft

   Loch Raven Reservoir, a Baltimore City water-supply lake near Towson, Maryland, has a well-known informal cliff and rope-swing area reached from a small pull-off on Providence Road near its intersection with Loch Raven Drive —… Full guide →

4. 4

   Wildcat Point, Susquehanna River MD Verified

   Conowingo · jumps 28–75 ft

   Wildcat Point is a well-known rocky jump point on the Susquehanna River about four miles north of Conowingo Dam and roughly half a mile south of the Maryland/Pennsylvania line. It's typically reached via Cooks Landing Rd (Peach… Full guide →

5. 5

   Dickerson Quarry Verified

   Dickerson · jumps 25–55 ft

   Dickerson Quarry consists of two flooded former trap-rock (diabase) pits off Slate Quarry Road in Dickerson, Montgomery County, Maryland, near the Monocacy River. Regulars call the taller wall the 'Big' cliff at around 42 feet… Full guide →

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   Dickerson Verified

   Dickerson · jumps 25–55 ft

   A flooded trap-rock quarry off Slate Quarry Rd in rural Montgomery County, roughly 100+ yards long with a "big" cliff around 40ft and a "little" cliff around 30ft. It sits on private land reached by an unmarked, roughly 25-minute… Full guide →

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