Lakeside Cottage is most definitely your “home away from home”! This quaint property is a 3BR 2 bath cottage directly on Deep Creek Lake with stunning water views from almost every angle of the home. This cottage is perfect for small families and couples. Situated 50 feet back from the lake with 150 feet of shore line, you can enjoy coffee, drinks or meals on the lake front deck in this private peaceful setting. Beautiful tall trees provide nice shade from the sun, but they won’t spoil your view! Conveniently located less than 10 minutes from Swallow Falls State Park and not quite 15 minutes to Wisp Resort as well as many restaurants, shopping, and the movie theater. There is so much to enjoy close by during every season here in Deep Creek Lake. Summer fun will surely be had by all as you spend lazy days boating, swimming, fishing and lounging on the private dock* with deep water access. In the evening, gather the family and the marshmallows and spend time around the fire pit recapping your daily adventures. In the winter after downhill skiing, cross country skiing, or ice fishing, unwind inside by the stone fireplace. The home is located near the end of a no outlet street, which makes it very peaceful and pleasant for walking and bike riding up and down the street without traffic.

This lakefront property has been in the VRBO family since December 2021 and it has received 90 total reviews prior to our buying it, every one of them 10/10 reviews. I was unable to transfer reviews from the past owner, but rest assured, I am excited to carry on this high quality standard and welcome our guests with warm hospitality and to be there for any questions, concerns or issues or recommendations.

Are you a returning guest to the cottage? Here’s what is familiar: The same wonderful cottage that was updated in the past several years with an additional full bath, 3 bedrooms, a modern kitchen and an open floor plan. Looking out the sliding glass doors, it will look and feel like the water is just beyond the deck. And with your neighbor’s homes set back much further than yours, they are out of your sight line giving you a you a fairly private lakeside experience.
What is new since we bought the cottage in April 2024? A new dock, accessibility to 3 kayaks and a paddle board, new beds and bedding, a workspace in the bunk room, all new small kitchen appliances and cooking and dining ware, and stocked with spices and oils.

Outdoor fun nearby:
Deep Creek Lake - 50 feet from your back door! Swimming, floating, fishing, boating, paddle boarding and kayaking
Swallow Falls 8 mins (4.4 miles) - Hiking
Herrington Manor 12 min (7 miles) - hiking, biking, xc skiing trails, reservoir with swimming beach, kayak and paddle board use, fishing
Deep Creek State Park: 13 min (7 miles) - hiking, biking, swimming beach, kayak and paddle board rentals, campgrounds, playgrounds, Nature Discovery Center
Wisp Resort 15 min (8.2 miles) Summer - adventure park with rope courses, mountain coaster, playground, Fantasy Valley golf, miniature golf, disc golf, free summer amphitheater concerts**
Winter: downhill skiing, xcountry skiing around Fantasy golf course, mountain coaster, tubing, themed events at the lodge, ski and snowboard lessons
Lodestone Golf course 10 min (5 miles)
Broadford Lake Park 18 minutes (9.4 miles)

Restaurants
Swallow Falls, Oakland, McHenry, Friendsville, and Grantsville. I will provide a detailed list at the cottage

Grocery:
Arrowhead Market - 8 min, 4.7 miles
Walmart - 13 minutes, 7.7 miles
Shop N Save McHenry - 15 min, 9.6 miles
Dollar General - too many to list ;)

Indoor fun:
CARC indoor swimming pool and recreational gym and basketball courts at Garrett College
Garrett Cinemas
The Alley Bowling
Deep Creek Fun Zone Arcade
Fun Land Arcade

*Dock is in mid May-mid October
** WISP Free Summer Concert Series is every Wednesday evening from around July 4th-Labor Day
No parties. No bachelor or bachelorette parties.