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Lakewood Resort at Deep Creek Lake is a silver leaf (four star) Interval International resort located at P.O. Box 660 McHenry, MD 21541. The phone number is 301-387-7633. Interval International suggest that the nearest airport is located at Pittsburg, 110 miles northeast. Be careful not to confuse the Lakewood Resort in Maryland with a similar Lakewood Resort Club located an hour east near Morgantown, WV. The two resorts bear some similarities. Lakewood Resort at Deep Creek Lake is in western Maryland just 45 minutes east of Morgantown WV or 60 minutes southeast of Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Lakewood Resort is located just south of the Mason Dixon Line. Additional driving times are as follows: three hours northwest of Washington, D.C., five hours west of Philadelphia, and six hours east of Cincinnati. Lakewood Resort seems to be a comfortable motor trip from many eastern and Midwestern cities. The Interval International website provides eight accurate pictures of this townhouse timeshare. The indoor pool is located across S.R. 219 and requires a short drive. Families will not want children walking across a sometimes-busy highway. The exterior townhouse photo suggests a "pond" within walking distance of the Lakewood Resort at Deep Creek Lake. This "pond" is actually a very large lake that is named Deep Creek Lake. Deep Creek Lake has been a very popular resort for years. During the winter months, Deep Creek Lake may be frozen and covered with several feet of snow. The visitor may be unaware of the presence of a very large lake.
Lakewood Resort at Deep Creek Lake is an excellent summer, spring, fall, and winter holiday for couples and family. Lakewood Resort at Deep Creek Lake is an older, small, but well-maintained resort. Lakewood Resort at Deep Creek Lake is located very near S.R. 219 and check in is not a hassle. Parking is convenient, and because Lakewood Resort at Deep Creek Lake has been "sold out" for years, there will be no problems with a sales staff. Lakewood Resort at Deep Creek Lake provides many activities throughout the year. Vacationers will enjoy swimming (indoor pool and large lake), tennis, fishing, boating, sailing, waterskiing, snow skiing, golfing, horseback riding, hiking, and bicycling. The units are fully furnished with air conditioning, VCR/cable television, fireplace, washer/dryer, and a completely equipped kitchen. The living areas are adequate size, and the bedrooms tend to be smaller than average. My preference is for two king beds rather than the twin beds in the second bedroom. I-68 provides a beautiful east west corridor for a motor trip through the Maryland mountains. The elevation at Deep Creek Lake is 2,487 feet. And because our family holidays frequently times in the Canadian or U.S. Rockies, I use the term "mountains" loosely. However, Dictionary.com defines a mountain as "a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 feet (610 meters)." Thus, the late John Denver got it right with "Take Me Home, Country Roads," a song referencing West Virginia. Western Maryland topography is very similar to the Allegheny Highlands. This is because Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia all are part of the Allegheny Highlands. The Allegheny Highlands are part of the Appalachian Mountains. The Allegheny Mountain microclimate in Maryland's western panhandle contrasts with the state's otherwise temperate conditions. If one arrives from an urban area such as Dayton, Richmond, Washington, D.C. or Baltimore, the Allegheny Highlands offer a superb mountain retreat without the potential elevation sickness that can befall those entering the Rockies. McHenry is small and unincorporated. Other nearby Garret County locations are Accident, Deer Park, Loch Lynn Heights, Mountain Lake Park, Redhouse, and Oakland. Oakland affords the most commercial businesses in Garrett County. Lakewood Resort at Deep Creek Lake and the general area offers some two-dozen restaurants from chain to "mom and pop." Perhaps, because Lakewood Resort at Deep Creek Lake is in Maryland, there are several seafood restaurants in this mountain retreat. We have been able to exchange into Lakewood Resort at Deep Creek Lake during the summer and during the winter.