Trail Inn Lodging & Campground

I had an extended stay at the Trail Inn and I routinely saw and experienced the owner make every effort to accommodate guests. The campground is awesome, the air conditioned hostel is well kept and the rooms are maintained conscientiously. The location is spectacular, the lodging is more than adequate and the laid-back, easy going atmosphere is certainly charming.

EDIT: The owner sent me threatening texts after this review and so I'm happy to report that they have ZERO self-hygiene and they would let their blind pet poop all over their beddings, blankets and clothes and the wife would serve food to patrons in the same dirty shirts. They have tons of free help because they hire drunks and drug addicts who don't get jobs but because this management doesn't want to deal with paying for employees, so they give them free housing in an already empty and poorly maintained inn that is always empty and you will always find the whole lot of them just sitting around the front idling away. ORIGINAL REVIEW Place has hope in the hands of the right management. It needs serious maintenance and I'll refrain on commenting on the ownership as they refuse to put money into it. I know them personally and wouldn't do business with them anymore. There's better places around if you look.

If you are gettin a room, don't bother. Very bad mold and mildew smell that is being disguised with SUPER strong carpet freshener. It is nearly impossible to breathe. Staff no where to be found. Save yourself some grief and get a room with a reputable accommodation provider. The location is great, but you can always drive and park at the trailhead.

Everything about this experience was precious. First, I called from Cumberland at dinner time looking to camp at the end of a 103 mile day of biking on the C&O/GAP, and the owner on the phone was a bit hard to understand, and I thought maybe it was just a rural accent (and I'm from a rural area, just in a different state) but later he told me he'd had a bit too much to drink. Anyway, he told me "We're on top of a mountain" and he didn't think I'd make it up there before dark. "You'd better hustle!" he said. So hustle I did (after housing a burger and crab/veggie soup) and made it up to Frostburg at dusk (take that!)...and then had to bike up these insane switchbacks to the actual town, so technically it was dark when I arrived, only to be greeted by insane wooden ramps up to the campsites above the inn. And the terraced campsites aren't quiiiiite level, but still okay. The owner in-person is a fun guy and quite encouraging of insane bicyclists...also, bold move patting me on my soaking sweaty back! All of that said, $15 for a campsite where no one would bug me, plus a hot shower with soap and towels provided is one of the best deals I've ever seen. All of the other pieces made this total bike-trip gold. I would aim to stay here again just for the crazy wooden ramps! Also, in the distance I could hear cheering from a local high school soccer game, and teenagers revving their jacked up pickup truck engines through town. Lovely small town Maryland experience! Would have been five stars, but the picnic table at my campsite had been stepped on by Godzilla and had collapsed.

We rode the scenic railroad from Cumberland to Frostburg. When we got off the train, The Trail Inn was right across the road. We ordered cheeseburgers, chips, canned soda and hand dipped ice cream. Friendly service and a serviceable meal for about $24 for 2 people. Can’t beat the convenience, especially if you can’t do lots of stairs required to reach the rest of the restaurants in town.