All the waiting has paid off – the long hours indoors, the early dark nights, and the bundling of layers is in the rearview mirrow. Now it’s time to get outside and explore with ice cream! The 2025 Maryland’s Best Ice Cream Trail begins on Thursday, May 22 and runs through September 1.
Now in the 13th year of the trail and following consumer feedback, Maryland’s Best is excited to announce a streamlined digital check-in experience to help consumers keep track of their ice cream adventures! Consumers can download the Let’s Rallie app on Apple or Android phones for free to see all locations available on the trail, each featuring a unique QR code to scan and check-in. New prizes this year include first app check-in, first person to get to 5 locations, first person to check-in at a creamery and the matching hike location, and more! The ultimate prize, the 2025 Maryland’s Best Ice Cream Trailblazer, is once again up for grabs for anyone who completes the entire trail.
GET STARTED AND DOWNLOAD THE APP HERE
WIN PRIZES
Check in using the Let’s Rallie app at each location and be eligible to win a sweet treat! Winners must be a Maryland resident and be 18 or older. Download the app now and win if you are:
- The first app check-in
- The first person to check-in at 5 dairy locations
- The first person to check-in at a creamery and the matching hike location
- The first person to check-in at 7 hiking locations
- The first person to tag @mdsbest and the creamery on Instagram (remember, you have to be following our account for us to see it)
- The first person to tag @marylanddnr and the park at which you hiked on Instagram (remember, you have to be following our account for us to see it)
In partnership with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and AllTrails, check out a hiking trail near each location.
Use AllTrails to navigate your hike and easily share your adventure on social! AllTrails helps people discover and navigate trails in their neighborhoods and around the world while staying prepared, informed, and ready for the trails.
**To be eligible for the prizes, you must check-in at each trailhead on the Let’s Rallie app.
WIN THE ULTIMATE PRIZE
Do you have what it takes to be Maryland’s Best Ice Cream Trailblazer Champion?? Check-in at every location on the trail and you will be eligible to win! Each person who completes the trail by September 1 will be entered to win a $50 gift card to a creamery of their choice. The winner will also receive a copy of the children’s book “Tales of the Dairy Godmother: Chuck’s Ice Cream Wish,” and the 2025 Maryland’s Best Ice Cream Champion Trailblazer trophy.
Additionally, anyone who completes all the trails by September 1 by checking-in on the Let’s Rallie app will be eligible to win a state park pass good for one year!
Don’t want the app or can’t download the app? You can take photos at each location and email them to icecream.trail1@maryland.gov by September 2. Please send all your photos at once!
MARYLAND ICE CREAM TRAIL STOPS
Broom’s Bloom Dairy
Broom’s Bloom Dairy
1700 S. Fountain Green Road (MD 543) Bel Air, MD 21015
Phone: 410-399-COWS (2697)
Chesapeake Bay Farms Inc.
Chesapeake Bay Farms
8905 Logtown Road, Berlin, MD 21811
supportlocalcows.com; Phone: 410-629-1997
or
4111 Whitesburg Road Pocomoke, MD 21851
Phone: 443-373-8487
Deliteful Dairy
Deliteful Dairy
16320 Long Delite Lane, Williamsport, MD 21795
delitefuldairy.com; Phone: 301-223-0032
Happy Cow Creamery
Happy Cow Creamery
8728 Dollyhyde Rd, Union Bridge, MD 21791
creameryathappycow.wixsite.com/happycowcreamerygran; Phone: 301-829-9996
Keyes Creamery
Keyes Creamery
349 Hopewell Road, Churchville, MD 21028
keyescreamery.com ; Phone: 443-619-4975
Lockbriar Farms
Lockbriar Farms
10051 Woorton Rd, Chestertown, MD 21620
www.lockbriarfarms.com; Phone: 410-778-9112
Misty Meadows Farm Creamery
Misty Meadows Creamery
14325 Misty Meadow Road, Smithsburg, MD 21783
mistymeadowsfarmcreamery.com ; Phone: 301-824-2112
Moo Cow Creamery @ Walnut Ridge Farm
3935 Bussard Road, Middleton, MD 21769
www.moocowcreameryllc.com; Phone: 240-549-9183
Prigel Family Creamery
Prigel Family Creamery
4852 Long Green Road, Glen Arm, MD 21057
prigelfamilycreamery.com ; Phone: 410-510-7488
Rocky Point Creamery
Rocky Point Creamery
4323 Tuscarora Road, Tuscarora, MD 21790
rockypointcreamery.com; Phone: 301-874-5810
South Mountain Creamery
South Mountain Creamery
8305 Bolivar Road, Middletown, MD 21769
southmountaincreamery.com; Phone: 301-371-8565
or
South Mountain Ice Cream Shop
50 Citizen’s Way, Suite 101, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301-383-8790
Woodbourne Dairy at Rock Hill Orchard
Woodbourne Creamery at Rockhill Orchard
28600 Ridge Road, Mt. Airy, MD, 21771
rockhillorchard.com; Phone: 301-831-7427
BEYOND THE CONE
Maryland dairy farms offer a wide variety of products in addition to ice cream. For example, In 2022, Maryland’s dairy industry produced more than 876 million pounds of milk and generated over $157 million in sales (USDA NASS, 2023). You can also find plenty of cheeses from cows to goats and also yogurts! Below is a list of farms and products that sell direct to consumers. Check them out and for more information visit marylandsbest.net. You can also find these locations on the Let’s Rallie app conveniently in a list form or on a map!
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