Maryland
Old Dam Waterfall
53 mi from Washington · ~1.5 hr drive
3ft tall
≈ 1 m
≈ 1 m
Old Dam Waterfall is a named waterfall in Maryland — a smaller 3-foot cascade, about 53 miles from Washington, DC. Full visit details below.
- State
- Maryland
- Nearest city
- Washington, DC · 53 mi · ~1.5 hr drive
- Height
- 3 ft (1 m)
- Coordinates
- 39.4496°, -77.7300°
Visiting Old Dam Waterfall
The exact location is at 39.4496°, -77.7300° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.
If you've visited Old Dam Waterfall and have current notes (parking situation, dog policy, seasonality, kid-friendliness), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn more.
Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Washington, DC — 53 miles away (~1.5 hr drive).
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Other waterfalls within 30 miles
Sources
Location and tag data for Old Dam Waterfall comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) . We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.