Thurmont

The town of Thurmont is in the northern part of Frederick County and is north of Frederick, Maryland, the county seat. It is on U.S. Route 15. Thurmont is near Cunningham Falls State Park and Catoctin Mountain Park (where the Presidential retreat of Camp David exists). Also, the Catoctin Colorfest takes place in Thurmont, an arts and crafts festival that draws in about 125,000 people each autumn.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Thurmont has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

By car

• From Frederick and points South, take U.S. Route 15 north.
• From Gettysburg and points north, take U.S. Route 15 south.

By bus

• From Frederick take the Thurmont/Emmitsburg Shuttle from the Frederick Transit Center. The bus departs at 6:30 AM.
• From Emmitsburg take the Thurmont/Emmitsburg Shuttle from Jubilee on Main East St. The bus departs at 7:10 AM.

Thurmont is a small town and has no car rental agencies or bus system. It is small enough to walk around in though. If you need or want a cab you can call Yellow Cab of Thurmont at 301-271-3340. During Colorfest weekend the town sets up a public transportation system to handle the crowd.

• Catoctin FurnaceAn iron furnace that played a role in the Revolutionary war and was important to the industrialisation of Thurmont.

• Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo

  phone: +1 301-271-3180
  address: 13019 Catoctin Furnace Road
  Zoo just outside of Thurmont. Has 1100 animals including exotic animals like Lions and local wildlife like timber wolves and native turtles. Between April and September runs daily Safari rides.

• Thurmont Community Park

  phone: +1 301-271-7313
  address: Community Park Road
  This is the town park. It has a nice exercise trail, several pavilions, a park for younger children, and a baseball and basketball court.

• Thurmont Trolley Trail

  address: Moser Road
  Historical nature trail.

• Catoctin Breeze Vineyard

  phone: +1 240-449-0677
  address: 15184 Roddy Road

• Colorfest

  phone: +1 301-271-7533
  A huge arts and crafts festival that takes place over one weekend annually. Several thousand people flock to the town for it. The festival completely takes over the town.

• Lawyer's Farm

  phone: +1 240-315-8133
  address: 13001 Creagerstown Rd
  Pick pumpkins at the pumpkin patch, navigate your way through the corn maze, and even fire the two pumpkin cannons at 50 foot tall Transformer robots!

• Maple Run Golf Course

  phone: +1 301-271-7870
  address: 13610 Moser Road

• Catoctin Hope Chest

  phone: +1 240-344-0870
  address: 104C Frederick Road
  Upon request can be open for additional or different hours. Sells hand-crafted items along with quilts.

• Thurmont Plaza Shopping CenterHas a dollar store, convenience store, Chinese food restaurant, and sandwich shop.

• Unnamed Shopping CenterHas a grocery store, dollar store, Wendy's, Chinese food restaurant, and pizza joint.

• Bollinger's Restaurant

  phone: +1 301-271-3500
  address: 210 N Church St
  Very cozy atmosphere. Facebook page describes it as "down home people with down home cooking".

• J & J's BBQ and Seafood

  phone: +1 301-271-2407
  address: 19A Water Street
  Local Seafood from the Chesapeake Bay. Memphis and Carolina style Barbecue.

• Mountaingate Family Restaurant

  phone: +1 301-271-4373
  address: 133 Frederick Road
  Both a Menu and a Buffet style restaurant. Has private banquet rooms for between 10 and 200 guests. Southern American food.

• Shamrock Restaurant

  phone: +1 301-271-2912
  address: 7701 Fitzgerald Road
  Family owned "casual fine dining" restaurant. Participates in "farm to fork" program (at least 60% of the menu is sourced from local farms). Lots of traditional Irish food. Encourages reservations, but reservations are not allowed on St. Patrick's Day or during Colorfest.

• Simply Asia

  phone: +1 301-271-2857
  address: 120 Frederick Road, Suite B & C
  Serves Chinese, Thai, Japanese food and a variety of sushi. "A Pan Asian Bistro"

• Thurmont Kountry Kitchen

  phone: +1 301-271-4071
  address: 17 Water Street
  Award winning family owned restaurant. Large selection of food and very good broasted chicken. Motto: "Just like home but we do the dishes". American Southern food.

• Fratelli's New York Pizza & Restaurant

  phone: +1 301-271-0272
  address: 140 Frederick Road
  New York style Pizza and subs. Reasonably priced, does delivery.

• Dale's Place

  phone: +1 301-271-6995
  address: 12841 Catoctin Furnace Road

• Little's Tavern

  phone: +1 301-271-4171
  address: 6 East Main Street

• Thurmont Bar & Grill

  phone: +1 301-271-7422
  address: 10 East Main Street

Hotels

• The Cozy Country Inn

  phone: +1 301-271-4301
  address: 103 Frederick Rd
  Small hotel based around the smallness of the town. Has attached Camp David museum and restaurant. Offers cottages and traditional hotel room options.

• Rambler Inn

  phone: +1 301-271-2424
  address: 426 N Church St
  Right off the highway. Cheap clean rooms. Independently owned with flexible rates for larger groups. Price for room varies considerably during the year.

• Super 8 Thurmont

  phone: +1 301-271-7888
  address: 300 Tippin Dr
  Offers smoking and non-smoking rooms. The hotel also has wifi.

• The Cinnamon House

  phone: +1 301-271-7677
  address: 101 W. Main St.
  Bed and Breakfast

Camping

• Crow's Nest Campground

  phone: +1 301-271-2818
  address: Rt. 77 West
  Beautiful campground with water, electric, a bathhouse, and a swimming pool. Located next to a trout stream. Adults past the first two cost an additional $5. Open between April 1 and Oct 31 each year.

• Ole Mink Farm

  phone: +1 301-271-7012
  address: 12806 Mink Farm Rd.
  Outdoor resort. Rates listed are for two nights with two adults. Cabins have full kitchens, cable TV, wi-fi, fireplace (with firewood), and an outdoor picnic area. There is also a swimming pool and a playground.

• Thurmont Regional Library

  phone: +1 301-600-7200
  address: 76 East Moser Road
  Wifi is available for anyone. Computer use is limited to 15 minutes for non-patrons.

• Frederick
• Gettysburg National Military Park
• Catoctin Mountain Park
• Cunningham Falls State Park