Destinations · Maryland
McHenry
MD · 39.5583, -79.3528
Mountain Maryland Byway and Historic National Road - Maryland are 2 of 7 signed byways within 30 miles of McHenry, Maryland.
Get in
from I-68E (West Virginia): take MD-42S from Friendsville from I-68W (Allegany County, MD): take US-219S
The drives · Designated roads lead.
7 scenic drives near McHenry
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to McHenry. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
- 01
Historic National Road - Maryland
All-American Road · 11 mi out
- 02
Historic National Road - Pennsylvania
All-American Road · 12 mi out
- 03
Mountain Maryland Byway
State scenic byway · 1 mi out
- 04
Old Route 7 Byway
State scenic byway · 12 mi out
- 05
Cheat River Byway
State scenic byway · 17 mi out
- 06
Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
State scenic byway · 18 mi out
- 07
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for McHenry are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Mountain Maryland Byway · 1 mi
- Historic National Road - Maryland · 11 mi · national
- Historic National Road - Pennsylvania · 12 mi · national
- Old Route 7 Byway · 12 mi
- Cheat River Byway · 17 mi
- Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway · 18 mi
Public land
- Monongahela National Forest · 20 mi
Campgrounds
Lookouts
- Deep Creek Lake · 1 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 8 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 25 mi
- Point Lookout · 26 mi
Named places
- Mountain Coaster · 1 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore · 1 mi
- Marsh Hill · 1 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation · 1 mi
- Ginseng Hill · 2 mi
- Upper Ford Hill · 2 mi
- Thayer State Game Refuge · 3 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County · 3 mi
A day out of McHenry, planned on real roads
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Take the scenic way to McHenry.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.
More day-trip bases nearby
- Grantsville · 14 mi
- Kingwood · 19 mi
- Ohiopyle · 23 mi