Having a Good Time on the Maryland Ice Cream Trail

Sometimes you just need the right reason to take a road trip. The Maryland's Best Ice Cream Trail is one such reason. Pick up your passport at your first stop, answer a question related to Maryland's dairy industry, and get your passport stamped. Think of it as a scavenger hunt to try some of the best ice cream Maryland dairies have to offer. Once you get all your stamps you can enter to be named "Maryland's 2015 Ice Cream Trail Blazer" by mailing in your completed passport. We took on the extra challenge of visiting all eight dairies in a single weekend.

Here is the order in which we made our run just in case you want to try it for yourself. Our starting point was Harpers Ferry, WV.  Day one had us traveling a round trip of 308 miles.

2. Kilby Cream
129 Strohmaier Lane, Rising Sun, MD 21911
www.kilbycream.com

Peg had: Moo Dough
Bubba had: Mint Mooky
This dairy had our vote for best overall ice cream.

6. Keyes Creamery
3712 Aldino Road (Entrance On Hopewell Road)
Aberdeen, MD 21001
www.keyescreamery.com

Peg had: Goose Feathers
Bubba had: Cows Feet

5. Broom’s Bloom Dairy
1700 S. Fountain Green Road (MD 543),
Bel Air, MD 21015
www.bbdairy.com

Peg had: Chocolate Cake Batter
Bubba had: Orange Chocolate Chip

1. Prigel Family Creamery
4852 Long Green Road, Glen Arm, MD 21057
www.prigelfamilycreamery.com

Peg had: Black Cherry
Bubba had: Red Canoe Coffee Cake
Our vote for the best flavored ice creams came from this dairy.

7. Misty Meadows Farm Creamery
14325 Misty Meadow Road,
Smithsburg, MD 21783
www.mistymeadowsfarmcreamery.com

Peg had: Strawberry
Bubba had: Sweet and Salty Caramel Pretzel
This was our vote for best location.

3. South Mountain Creamery
8305 Bolivar Road, Middletown, MD 21769
www.southmountaincreamery.com

Peg had: Pistachio
Bubba had: Lemon meringue

4. Rocky Point Creamery
4323 Tuscarora Road, Tuscarora, MD 21790
www.rockypointcreamery.com

Peg had: Wedding Cake
Bubba had: Banana Pudin'

For day two we only went to one dairy way down in southern Maryland. The round trip was 390 miles.

8. Chesapeake Bay Farms, Inc.
8905 Logtown Road, Berlin, MD 21811
www.supportlocalcows.com

Peg had:Chocolate Covered Cherry
Bubba had: Rocky Road
This dairy was really close to being tied for first place in the best overall ice cream.

You can't go wrong with visiting any of the dairies on the Maryland's Best Ice Cream Trail. Every selection we tried was delicious.  If you do the trail let us know which ice cream you liked the best.