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COOLING SPRINGS FARM On the Underground Railroad Near Adamstown, Maryland
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COOLING SPRINGS FARM

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Tours

Tours of Cooling Springs Farm and its Spring House Station of the Underground Railroad are arranged by appointment or through the organizations listed under the programs section of this website. To arrange a tour directly, contact Cooling Springs Farm.

Driving Directions

If you are arriving by airplane or train, see directions following the driving directions

From Washington, DC, and East

Take Interstate 270 north to Frederick, then very briefly onto Interstate 70 west, then US15 south. You will now be on US15 and US340 combined. Where they diverge, take US15 to your left. After about 3.8 miles, turn left on Basford Road, then right on Ballenger Creek Pike to Cooling Springs Farm at 2455 Ballenger Creek Pike.

From Baltimore and East

Take Interstate 70 west to Frederick, then US15 south. You will now be on US15 and US340 combined. Where they diverge, take US15 to your left. After about 3.8 miles, turn left on Basford Road, then right on Ballenger Creek Pike to Cooling Springs Farm at 2455 Ballenger Creek Pike.

From Pennsylvania and North

Take US15 south through Frederick, Maryland. After passing through Frederick, you will be on US15 and US340 combined. Where they diverge, take US15 to your left. After about 3.8 miles, turn left on Basford Road, then right on Ballenger Creek Pike to Cooling Springs Farm at 2455 Ballenger Creek Pike.

From Virginia and South

Find your way to US Route 15 north which lies to the west of Interstate 95 and to the east of Interstate 81. Take US15 north across the Potomac River. Immediately after crossing the river, turn right onto Maryland Route 28, and then take an immediate left onto Ballenger Creek Pike to Cooling Springs Farm at 2455 Ballenger Creek Pike.

From West Virginia and West

Take US340 north across the Potomac River. Where US340 meets US15, follow the signs to US15 south which involves a U-turn at Mount Zion Road. You are now going south of US340 and US15 combined. Where they diverge, take US15 to your left. After about 3.8 miles, turn left on Basford Road, then right on Ballenger Creek Pike to Cooling Springs Farm at 2455 Ballenger Creek Pike.

Or, take Interstate 70 from the west to US15 south at Frederick. At first, you will be on US15 and US340 combined. Where they diverge, take US15 to your left. After about 3.8 miles, turn left on Basford Road, then right on Ballenger Creek Pike to Cooling Springs Farm at 2455 Ballenger Creek Pike.

Arriving by Air

The easiest of the three major local airports for travelers arriving by air are Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI) in Baltimore or Dulles International Airport (IAD) near Washington, DC. For driving directions from Marshall Airport, see under Baltimore above. From Dulles Airport, take Virginia Route 267 west to US15 north and follow the directions above for ≥From Virginia and the South.≤ Dulles Airport is about 15 minutes closer to Cooling Springs Farm but flights into Baltimore are usually less expensive than to Dulles.

Arriving by Train

There is commuter train service several times daily from Union Station in Washington, DC, to Point of Rocks which is three miles from Cooling Springs Farm. If you do not have transportation after reaching Point of Rocks, you may call for a taxi at Bowie Transportation at 301.695.0333.

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