Where is Hunting Creek Lake?

Hunting Creek Lake is a lake in Frederick County, Maryland. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDE and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on Hunting Creek Lake?

Hunting Creek Lake has 8 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Camp Misty Mount, Camp Round Meadow, Camp Greentop, Adirondack Shelters. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Hunting Creek Lake

Frederick County, Maryland41 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MDE for this lake.

Area

41 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.5 mi

Measured length

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Hunting Creek Lake in Frederick County, Maryland has water-quality measurements published by MDE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 41 acres.

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Hunting Creek Lake is a 41-acre lake in Frederick County, Maryland.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Hunting Creek Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping8 public campgrounds nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Hunting Creek Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Maryland Department of the Environment and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Hunting Creek Lake

These are the measurements MDE publishes for Hunting Creek Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

41 acres

Shoreline

1.5 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Hunting Creek Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Hunting Creek Lake

Camp Misty Mount2.0 kmReserve
Camp Round Meadow2.0 kmReserve
Camp Greentop2.5 km
Adirondack Shelters3.0 kmReserve
Poplar Grove Youth Group Campground3.2 kmReserve
Poplar Grove II Group Camping Area3.5 km
Poplar Grove I Group Camping Area3.6 km
Owens Creek Campground4.3 kmReserve

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Fishing Hunting Creek Lake

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Nearby Lakes in Frederick County

Linganore Creek Lake2.6 ft clear16.6 miView →Greenbriar Lake10.4 miView →Little Seneca Lake—View →Blairs Valley Lake26.1 miView →Lake Whetstone—View →Long Draught Branch Lake8.5 ft clear—View →

Frequently asked questions about Hunting Creek Lake

Where is Hunting Creek Lake?: Hunting Creek Lake is a lake in Frederick County, Maryland. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Hunting Creek Lake?: Hunting Creek Lake in Frederick County, Maryland has water-quality measurements published by MDE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 41 acres.
Is Hunting Creek Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Hunting Creek Lake?: Hunting Creek Lake has 8 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Camp Misty Mount, Camp Round Meadow, Camp Greentop, Adirondack Shelters. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.