GUNPOWDER LODGE
Crab cakes, cold beer, and a patio by the river.
A rustic lodge on Belair Road in Kingsville, serving Maryland classics since 2010. Directly across Route 1 from the Big Gunpowder trailhead.
This week at the Lodge
On the board
- Loaded fries12
- Drunken mussels13
- Shooting Points12/23
- Crispy chicken Caesar wrap17
- Turkey Rachel17
- Apple butter chop27
- Catch of the day35
- Chicken Sinatra26
Snickers cheesecake · Peanut butter pie · Cookies and cream pie · Blueberry cobbler cheesecake · Salted caramel cheesecake · Chocolate Bavarian cake · Chocolate chip cookiewich
Full descriptions on the menu page · posted October 9 · call to confirm
The weekly rhythm
- Mon Crab cake day. 6 oz crab cake with fries and slaw, $19 · $5 crushes
- Tue Steak day. 14 oz NY strip with mash and broccoli, $20 (add two stuffed imperial shrimp, $5) · $15 domestic buckets
- Wed Shrimp, wings, and burger night. $10 burgers, $17 pound of steamed shrimp, $12 wings · $5 craft beer
- Thu Rib day. Full rack of baby backs with fries and slaw, $18 · $5 crushes
- Fri Chef specials. A new board every week
- Sun Brunch buffet. 10 am to 2 pm
Happy hour Monday to Friday, 3 to 6 pm
What the regulars order
Full menu
Jumbo lump crab cakes
All crab, minimal filler.
Ribs, steaks, and hand-cut fries
Baby backs off the bone, hand-cut steaks, and fries cut in house.
Hike first. Eat after.
The Lodge sits at the edge of Maryland's largest state park, straight across Route 1 from the Big Gunpowder Falls trailhead parking. Finish the Sweathouse Branch loop, drive across, and the first cold drink is minutes away. Heads-up for trail dogs: the Lodge is service animals only.
"Worth driving 100 miles just for the soup."
of 1,500+ Facebook reviewers recommend the Lodge
crab cake rating from Crab Cake Review
Room for the whole crew
Birthdays, rehearsal dinners, team outings, retirements. Parties of 55 and up are regular business here, and there's a free lot out front so nobody circles for parking.