About Point of Rocks
Point of Rocks, MD is a small unincorporated community located in central Maryland.
Officially, Point of Rocks is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.12 square miles.
📰 Point of Rocks News Today
- Point of Rocks, MD Air Quality & Pollen Weather Underground · Aug 18
- Route 15 Bridge Rehabilitation Project Begins at Point of Rocks 930 WFMD Free Talk · Jun 10
- Point of Rocks Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jul 1
- Christopher Bent Fowler Obituary Jun 23, 2026 Stauffer Funeral Homes · Jun 23
- FREDERICK MAN FOUND GUILTY AFTER TRIAL OF ATTEMPTED THIRD-DEGREE SEX OFFENSE, ATTEMPTED FOURTH-DEGREE SEX OFFENSE, SECOND-DEGREE ASSAULT, AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT BY A FREDERICK COUNTY CIRCUIT COU Frederick County States Attorneys Office · Mar 25
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Point of Rocks Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Point of Rocks
📍 Camp Potomac Woods📍 Pleasant View📍 Point of Rocks Estates📍 Potomac Overlook📍 Potomac Village📍 Rock Hall📍 Sunrise📍 Titus Estates
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Point of Rocks
- Aroma House — pizza
- Big Belly's — american
- The Flying Ace
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Lock 28 · Attraction
- Lock 29 · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Point of Rocks
- Freedom Center Trailhead reviews ★
- Lucketts Community Center reviews ★
- Point of Rocks reviews ★
- Point of Rocks Community Commons Park reviews ★
- Springdale Regional Park reviews ★
- The "Green" reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.12 sq mi
Coordinates39.2782, -77.5291