Porta Johns are provided and maintained for the use of our visitors, please use them. There are no handwashing facilities on the property. Sunset times can be found HEREДЄll visitors are expected to practice social distancing and take responsibility for their own personal hygiene and protection. Any vehicles found on the property after sunset will be towed by Dorseys Towing. Park hours are from 8:00 AM until Sunset.В The front gate will be closed at: 6:00 PM Spring / Summer вЂ“В 4:00 PM Fall / Winter. If your vehicle is towed, you can contact Dorseys Towing in Frederick Maryland at (301) 663-1540. accepts no responsibility for damages to vehicles parked on the property. Any vehicles parked in no parking zones will be towed. Visitors should park in designated areas only. Stronghold will not permit roadside parking. Gordon Strong believed that вЂњвЂ¦ those who appreciate natural beauty will be better people, people who treat each other better.вЂќ We wish you a pleasant stay and venture the thought that as you stand and look out upon the lovely Monocacy Valley and the mountains beyond, you will experience a moral and spiritual uplift. They come from a modest trust fund, from membership dues, and from gifts and bequests of folks like you, who are interested in preserving this priceless heritage. Stronghold agreed to maintain its natural state, and your help in this regard will be a most welcome contribution.ДЇunds for maintenance and improvement do not come from federal, state, or municipal sources. Sugarloaf Mountain has been designated a Registered Natural Landmark because of its geological interest and striking beauty. It owns and operates the mountain property for the publicвЂ™s вЂњenjoyment and education in an appreciation of natural beauty.вЂќ Stronghold, IncorporatedВ is a non-profit corporation, organized in 1946 by the late Gordon Strong. The pumice was laid down before Sugarloaf was formed.Welcome to Stronghold on Sugarloaf Mountain There was a pumice mine at the base of Sugarloaf. Sugarloaf is an exogenous type of lava dome. The dome reflects the shape of the one formed at Mout Saint Helens in Washington and was formed in the same way. The surface of Sugarloaf is so heavily forested that clues to the inner structure are very difficult to recognize. GeologyДЄfter San Francisco Mountain blew its top, Sugarloaf started to form just on the entrance to the Inner Basin. If it is Dry then it may be illegal to have campfires. Locket Meadow is a very popular place to camp. Locket Meadow is also very crowded on weekends in the summer. Getting in can only be done on skis or snowshoes. Locket Meadow Road is closed in the winter. Sugarloaf is the first mountain you come to and is dwarfed compared to all the rest of the mountains. Once in Locket Meadow Park near the entrance. There is a sign that tells you which direction Locket Meadow is. Looking down from the top of Sugarloaf into Lockett Meadow Getting ThereДЇrom US 89 Heading north of Flagstaff turn left on a dirt road directly across from the Sunset Crater Rd. You also can follow the road up to a saddle on the other side and hike it from there. The mountain is almost perfectly round and is equally steep on all sides. The mountain abruptly rises out of the northern end of Locket Meadow. The hike itself is about 750 feet to the top, but it is very steep. The crowds hit the trail that leads into the Inner Basin. The mountain sits in a very popular area but there is no trail to the top and the hike is very steep, so it is seldom hiked. Since it sits at the end of Locket Meadow, you look right into to Inner Basin and see all the mountains that make up the San Francisco Peaks. Nothing stands out about the mountain itself, but the views from the top of the mountain are extraordinary. This mountain is a round, dull looking Lava dome on the northern part of the San Francisco Peaks and Locket Meadow.

Sugarloaf mountain