Meshach Browning Trail System

Trail INformation

The McHenry Community Park at 1249 Bumble Bee Rd Accident MD is operated by the Deep Creek Lake Lions Club. In addition to a variety of other outdoor recreation features (dog park, disc golf course, bicycle pump track, ballfield picnic pavilion, restrooms, etc) the Club has built the Meshach Browning History Center. It contains the trailhead for a 6 mile trail system, a series of interpretive panels about the Brownings' lives and times, and an outdoor art collection.

Current Status

The trail system opened on Jan 2019 and we continue to maintain and expand the system. Trails and map last updated March 2022.

View/download the trailmap

Check out the online trailmap on Google Maps

interpretive panels

At the trailhead, there are a series of interpretive panels with a brief quotation from Browning's book, some historical commentary, a "walk in Meshach's moccasins", and a section on where to find more information. Below are links to all of the signs, with full text and audio of the content and active links on where to find more information.

Meshach Browning Trail System

Trail INformation

Current Status

interpretive panels

Art Installation

Meshach Browning History Center Flythrough