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https://www.patapscopark.com/images/hilton-area/patapsco-valley-state-park-forest-stream-boulders-hero.jpg A boulder-strewn forest stream with clear shallow pools, a hiker seen from behind stepping across stones A boulder-strewn forest stream with clear shallow pools, a hiker seen from behind stepping across stones https://www.patapscopark.com/images/hilton-area/patapsco-valley-state-park-rustic-camper-cabin.jpg A small rustic one-room wooden camper cabin with a little front porch and a picnic table, set among oaks with fallen leaves A small rustic one-room wooden camper cabin with a little front porch and a picnic table, set among oaks with fallen leaves https://www.patapscopark.com/avalon-area https://www.patapscopark.com/images/avalon-area/patapsco-valley-state-park-riverside-picnic-lawn-hero.jpg A mown picnic lawn under mature sycamores beside a wide shallow river, a stone-and-timber picnic shelter at the edge of the lawn A mown picnic lawn under mature sycamores beside a wide 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