The park features water activities, camping facilities, and recreational trails and is located about 18 miles (29 km) south of Interstate 68 on U.S. Route 219.

[6] An official tourism website promoting Deep Creek Lake was launched soon after by the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce.

[4] The park's 6,000-square-foot (560 m2) Discovery Center offers exhibits on local plants and wildlife, including the American black bears occasionally seen in the campground, the lake and its watershed, conservation issues, and local coal and logging activities in addition to the daily educational programs about nature and the environment presented by naturalists, rangers, and volunteers.

Johnny's provided the Deep Creek Lake Fishing Report to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and many publications such as The Washington Post,[10] Baltimore Sun, Field and Stream Magazine[11][12][13] and Star Democrat.

Many items from the collection of mounted fish from that time period are still on display in the Discovery Center of the Deep Creek Lake State Park.