Deer Creek runs through some of the prettiest countryside in Maryland with a pleasant mixture of woodlands, working farms, and country estates. At Rocks State Park, Deer Creek breaks through Rock Ridge and tumbles down a short, violent series of narrow chutes. A stretch of gentle rock gardens follows and continues to weave through hilly countryside. Below US Route 1 you will approach a lively, rock-filled, wooded gorge then a riffly gorge-like section nearing Stafford Bridge. Just above Nobles Mill the ruins of a dam form a good rapid which can be run down the middle and another dam at Wilson Mill can be run as well. There are several access points to break this section down to any number of runs of comfortable length.