Rocky Gap State Park Announces Mountain Reflections 2009

Annapolis, Maryland (November 16, 2009) - Rocky Gap State Park announced the Nov. 20 opening of Mountain Reflections, a premiere seasonal light display. The event features more than 60 animated and stationary colorful lit displays distributed throughout the beautiful Allegany County park.

Upon arrival, visitors will be greeted by friendly volunteers and directed to turn their radios to a specific station. They are then free to drive through the show at their own pace.
At the half-way point, visitors are invited into Santa’s Snack Shack for refreshments and to explore the hidden wonderland created by volunteers.

All proceeds from the light show go into the Western Potomac Chapter of the American Red Cross, which provides emergency services for people devastated by natural disasters, house fires and floods. The Red Cross also provides life-saving training and blood collection sites.

Mountain Reflections is open 6 – 9:30 p.m. between Friday, Nov. 20 and Friday, Jan. 1, 2010 and costs $7.00 per car, $15.00 per passenger van and $50.00 per tour bus.

Rocky Gap State Park is located off Interstate 68 at exit 50.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 461,000 acres of public lands and 17,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries, and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic, and cultural resources attract 12 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority.  Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov