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Baltimore Parks and
Recreation 2600 Madison Ave
Baltimore MD 21217 410-396-7946
Baltimore
Parks and Recreation
operates 18 parks, Cylburn Arboretum, and 46 recreation centers that
collectively feature gyms, kitchens, roller skating rinks, stages,
baseball/softball diamonds, football/soccer fields, basketball & tennis
courts, miniature golf courses and swimming pools. Most facilities offer
programs for senior citizens and seasonal activities; 5 centers offer
therapeutic recreation for individuals with special needs. John Booth Senior Center,
229 1/2 S Eaton St,
410-396-9202, offers programs such as aerobics & meetings/activities of the
Red Hat Society. Youth sports include basketball (410-396-0848), boxing (Upton
Boxing Center, 1901 Pennsylvania Ave, 443-984-2588), fishing (410-396-6136),
track & field (410-396-7016) and tackle football (410-396-0848). Sports programs
for all ages include baseball (410-396-7019), disc golf (410-396-7016), soccer
(410-396-7019/410-245-0613), softball (410-396-9392/410-396-9492), and tennis
(410-396-7019). Project Reach One! Teach One! provides academic and athletic
opportunities for disadvantaged youth in grades K-12. Believe in Fun Fitness
Mobile is available to rent for parties and other occasions, providing portable
game and sports equipment (410-396-6136). Aquatic facilities include 6 park
pools, 3 indoor aquatic centers, 13 walk-to pools and 19 wading pools; swim
lessons and CPR training classes are available. Several parks have unique
features and/or history. 117 acre Carroll
Park, originally part of
the Mount Clare estate of Charles Carroll, houses
one of the oldest of two Federal style mansions still standing in Baltimore City. The park is home to the Carroll
Park Little League, houses an outdoor skating facility and a 9-hole golf
course; and hosts the annual German festival, which offers music, performing
arts, food, and crafts.
Clifton
Park, the former estate
of Johns Hopkins that once included a lake, islands, rustic bridges,
orangeries, a marble statuary and sculpture collection, currently houses an
18-hole golf course and clay tennis courts, with the mansion house converted to
offices and as a pro shop for the golf course. Clifton Park
also features "On the Trail," a 7'4" bronze sculpture of an
American Indian by Edward Berge. 745 acre Druid Hill Park, Baltimore's first large municipal park and
formerly the estate of George Buchanan, is listed on the National Register of
Historic Places. Its numerous water features included natural springs, streams,
and lakes. Druid Hill Park
houses The Baltimore Zoo, the Baltimore Conservatory and the Palm House.
100-acre Fort Smallwood Park,
located in Anne Arundel County
on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay,
offers campgrounds, a playground, picnic areas, fishing, and pavilions for Baltimore & Anne Arundel County
residents. Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park, one of the largest municipal tracts in the
United States,
offers a distinctive natural environment within a highly urban setting, and
includes the Gwynns
Falls and the Dead Run
streams that originally powered mills that produced grain, paper, and textiles.
It also houses the Crimea Estate, the summer home of 19th century industrialist
Thomas Winans. Structures still standing from that time include the Italienate
stone mansion (Oreanda) as well as the stone stable/carriage house, gothic
chapel, caretaker's house, water wheel, and "mock" fort. The site of
Patterson Park dates back to the War of 1812, and became a park in 1827, with
William Patterson's donation of 6 acres of land that featured a pastoral
setting of trees, fountains, pavilions, a mansion, two lakes, and a pagoda from
1891, designed by Charles H. Latrobe. The park currently focuses on active and
organized athletics, featuring sports fields, one of the city's two ice rinks
and open space for residents in the surrounding rowhouse neighborhoods.
Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks 400 Washington Ave Towson
MD 21204
410-887-3871
Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks works
with 45 volunteer recreation and parks councils to sponsor a wide range of
recreational programs, activities and special events. Facilities include dozens
of parks, including 30 water parks and several regional parks, ranging in size
from 1 acre to 1100+ acres, 19 community centers, and 2 senior centers. The
parks, community centers, and senior centers collectively feature picnic areas,
pavilions, playgrounds, ball fields, restrooms, multipurpose courts, tennis
courts, ball fields, trails, sand volleyball courts, fishing piers & areas,
boat ramps, trails, community gardens, skate park areas, historic interest
areas, rollerblade/roller hockey courts, off-leash dog park areas, equestrian
rings. Rockdale Park, located in Gwynn Oak, offers
handicapped accessible facilities, including its ball field and community
garden. Unique facilities in Baltimore
County include Oregon Ridge
Park, Marshy Point
Nature Center,
Benjamin Banneker Historical Park & Museum, Oregon Ridge Nature Center, Cromwell Valley Park,
Towson Courthouse Garden,
Lurman Woodland Theatre, Lillian
Holt Park
and Center for the Arts and Rocky
Point Beach
and Park. Oregon Ridge Park (410-887-1815), the county's largest park at 1100+
acres, features a conference center/lodge, concert shell and area, dinner
theater, picnic pavilions, playground, swimming lake and beach house, nature
center, interpretive areas and hiking trails. The facilities and rooms at the
Conference Center/Lodge and Beach are available for rental; and the facility
hosts many special events and concerts. The Nature Center
offers recreational and educational programs, such as moonlight hikes, bird
watching, bee keeping demonstrations, maple syrup making, and lectures on
environmental issues. 490+ acre Marshy Point Nature Center, open 9-5 daily,
features both wetland and forest areas, and is home to a wide variety of plants
and animals. 138 acre Benjamin Banneker Historical Park & Museum
(410-887-1081) highlights the accomplishments of Benjamin Banneker, the first
African-American scientist; the site includes a Visitors Center
with a collection of Banneker's works, community gallery, gift shop, patio
garden and extensive nature trails. Cromwell Valley Park (410-887-2503),
combining three working farms to preserve a mixture of woodlands, pastures,
cultivated fields, meadows, historic structures, springs and streams, offers
nature programs and opportunities for families and school groups to learn about
productive, sustainable agriculture. Towson
Courthouse Garden,
in existence for almost 150 years, underwent a variety of changes in 1988 with
the establishment of the "new" courthouse garden. 375-acre Rocky
Point Beach and Park, which houses the Baltimore County Sailing Center (with
individual and group sailing lessons available), features a 300' beach, a 40' x
60' beach front tent, a large and small pavilion, shaded picnic groves, fishing
pier, boat ramps, and a bathhouse with first aid station. User-financed Loch
Raven Fishing
Center, open daily at 6 AM from April through October,
offers fishing, boat launching and docking (non-motorized boats) on a daily and
seasonal basis. Lurman Woodland Theatre (1-877-278-0961), in Catonsville
on the grounds of Catonsville High School Recreation Center, hosts a series of
free outdoor concerts from June through August. The Lillian Holt Park and
Center for the Arts (410-887-5307) offers a variety of art classes, music,
poetry, holiday festivals and contemporary visual arts exhibits in the art
gallery; outdoor facilities include 13 acres of wooded trails, an arboretum,
gardens, greenhouse, amphitheater with gazebo, lily pond and a labyrinth with a
meditation garden path. Hannah
More Park
houses the county's first Baltimore Animal Recreation Center (B.A.R.C.) Park
(annual $25 membership, current proof of rabies shots and dog license
required), with two off-leash areas, both featuring a dog water fountain, and a
dog playground is planned, pending funding. Recreation programs at the various
parks and other facilities include youth & adult sports, youth
cheerleading/baton twirling, youth & adult martial arts, youth & adult
dance, drama, youth drop-in & teen centers, fencing, adult yoga, youth life
skills, adult aerobics, youth fitness, adult gardening, boating, youth science,
tot/youth fun centers, before- and after-school child care, youth modeling,
youth nutrition, youth & adult crafts, theater/drama, youth foreign
language classes, youth storytelling, senior adult classes (golden age), dog
obedience, youth summer camps, youth chess, youth gymnastics/tumbling, youth
active games, youth fishing, youth & adult swimming, and nature walks.
Special events include parades, holiday celebrations, demonstrations/exhibits,
recitals, adult roasts, youth carnivals, youth & adult competitions &
tournaments, and youth parties. Programs for individuals with disabilities
include adaptive baseball and softball leagues, RC racing, golf, summer camps,
performing & creative arts classes/activities, gardening, lacrosse, martial
arts, bowling, soccer, adult fitness (Pilates, ball & band strength
training), horseback riding (410-418-4300), swimming, adapted water skiing,
social dances & drop-in programs (young adult-adult), sign language
classes, and fishing. Inclusion into general recreation programs, with the use
of aides and/or other accommodations as necessary, is also offered. Other
organizations that sponsor programs or events include Special Olympics,
Resource Center for Families & Schools (Baltimore County Public Schools,
located at White Oak, 410-887-5443), Baltimore Adapted Recreation & Sports
(BARS), a membership organization offering tennis, handcycling, water skiing
& sea kayaking, Maryland Ravens'
Disability Awareness Program, 410-825-5359, Therapeutic Alternatives of
Maryland (TALMAR), a non-profit group offering recreational & therapeutic
activities for people of all ages & abilities (horticultural program in a
greenhouse & a garden setting, organic practices are enforced), and The Arc
of Baltimore & Baltimore Child's magazine, which sponsor an annual camp
fair, held in March, which features reps from day and overnight camps in the
region for children with intellectual, physical, emotional & learning
disabilities.
Arbutus Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreation facilities in Arbutus include Halethorpe Community Center
(1900 NE Ave), and Arbour Manor & Gay Oaks Parks (1211 Elm Rd & Surphur Spring Road
& Dolores Ave,
respectively). The parks and community center collectively feature Picnic
Areas, Playgrounds, Multipurpose Courts, Ball Fields, and Restrooms. 2.7 acre Halethorpe Community Center also features a
Pavilion.
Parks: Arbutus Recreation Council, 410-887-1453, sponsors
youth & adults sports programs (Baseball, Basketball, Softball, Tackle
Football, Karate, Step Drill, Baton Twirling, Cheerleading), summer playground
programs (Youth, General, Therapeutic), social activities (Fun Center for Tots,
Drop In Center-General & Therapeutic), and special events (4th of July,
Parade/Opening Day).
Catonsville Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational & cultural facilities in Catonsville
include Catonsville
Community Park,
Oella Neighborhood Park,
Western Hills Park,
Number Nine Trolley Like Trail, Gasseker
Historic Park,
Lurman Woodland Theatre, and Banneker
& Bloomsbury Community Centers.
The parks and community centers collectively feature Playgrounds, Picnic Areas,
Ball Fields, Tennis Courts, Multipurpose Courts, Nature Trails, and Restrooms.
Unique features at particular centers include Sand Volleyball Courts at Catonsville Community Park,
501 N Rolling Rd.
124.6 acre Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum, 300 Oella Ave, houses
Historical Exhibits, and visitors can stroll on the adjacent 1.5 mile Paved
Number Nine Trolley Line Trail. Lurman Woodland Theatre on Bloomsbury Ave &
Hilltop Rd (at Catonsville High School) features an amphitheater surrounded and
shaded by old growth trees, and annually hosts a series of free outdoor
concerts during the summer (concert hotline, 1-877-278-0961). Limited bench
seating is available, along with snacks & refreshments for purchase; guests
may also bring blankets, lawn chairs, and picnic baskets instead. Catonsville
Recreation Council, 410-887-0959, offers a variety of classes & activities,
including youth/adult sports (Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Tennis), youth only
sports (Flag & Tackle Football, Baseball, Track and Field, Lacrosse,
Outdoor Field Hockey, Fencing, Frisbee, Baton Twirling, Cheerleading, Color
Guard, Sports Camps), adult only sports (Badminton, Volleyball), martial arts
(Karate, Tai Chi), youth/adult performing arts (Dance, Drama, Instrumental
Music), adult fitness (Aerobics, Physical Fitness, Yoga), youth/adult hobbies
(Board Games, Chess, Foreign Language, Markets), youth social (Active Games,
Drop In Center, Teen Center), youth summer (Playgrounds, Summer Activity),
youth therapeutic (Baseball, Drop In Center), and youth/all ages special events
(4th of July, Christmas, Awards/Banquet, Competition, Concerts,
Demonstrations/Exhibits, Happenings, Recitals, Trips).
Cockeysville Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreation facilities in Cockeysville
include Dulaney Springs, Mays Chapel, Oregon Ridge, Cosley Horn, Springlake,
County Home and Warren
Place Parks.
The parks collectively feature Ball Fields, Trails, Picnic Areas, Fishing,
Playgrounds, Pavilions, Tennis Courts, and Restrooms. Features unique to
particular parks include Multipurpose Courts at Warren Place
Park, 10535
York Rd. Oregon Ridge Park, 13555 Beaver Dam Rd, houses a
Conference Center/Lodge & Nature/Interpretive Center and Areas, and
features a Concert Shell and Area, Seasonal Swimming Beach-Lake, and a Sand
Volleyball Court. County
Home Park,
10401 Greenside Dr,
houses a Skate Park, Community Gardens,
and Historic Interest Sites/Areas. PAL-Cockeysville,
410-887-4156, offers recreation programs, including youth sports (Basketball,
Summer Tennis), youth social (Life Skills, Fashion Modeling, Teen Drop In),
adult special events, and conferences (General).
Dundalk Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational programs in Dundalk are offered by the recreation councils, each of
which operate in a specific area of Dundalk,
and have facilities, both indoor & outdoor, for their recreational
activities. The parks collectively feature Community Centers, Ball Fields,
Playgrounds, Skate
Parks, Picnic Areas,
Pavilions, Multipurpose Courts, Tennis Courts, Trails, Fishing, Boat Ramps, and
Restrooms. Features unique to particular parks include a Pier and Community
Gardens at Stansbury Park, 7880 Stansbury Rd (run by Dundalk-Eastfield
Recreation Council, 410-887-7155), and an Indoor Soccer Arena at Southeast
Regional Recreation Center, 4021 N Point Blvd SE, 410-887-3478. Recreation
Council sponsored programs/activities collectively include youth/adult team
sports (Baseball, Softball, Basketball, Tackle Football, Soccer, Volleyball),
youth performing arts (Dance- Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Modern),
youth cultural arts (Handicrafts), youth/adult martial arts (Karate),
youth/adult/seasonal/general special events (4th of July, Christmas, Halloween,
Competitions, Concerts, Recitals, Family Nights, Parades/Opening Days,
Bazaars/Flea Markets, Tournaments, Art/Crafts Shows, Festivals, Happenings,
Dances, Trips), youth-summer (Day Camp, Playgrounds), youth-social (Before and
After School Child Care, Drop In Center, Fun Center), youth/adult fitness
(Aerobics, Fitness). Dundalk-Eastfield Recreation Council also sponsors
classes/activities for all ages that include Photography, Creative Dance,
Chorus, Vocal Music, Youth Tennis (Summer), Biking, Canoeing, Youth Clinics,
Fishing, Gardening, Nature Programs, Radiocontrol, Wrestling, and Youth Parties.
Patapsco Neck-Norwood Recreation Council, 410-887-7160, also operates Ateaze Senior
Center, 7401 Holabird Ave.
Bear Creek Recreation Council, 410-887-7180, also offers Adult Self-Defense
classes. Gray Charles Recreation Council, 410-887-7180, also offers Youth
Cheerleading. North Point Village Recreation Council, 410-887-7529, also offers
Youth Summer Activities, General Hobby classes, Awards/Banquet events, and an
Adult Valentines party. Turners Station Recreation Council, 410-887-7536, also
sponsors a Youth Marching Band and an After School Study program. PAL-Dundalk, 410-887-4156, also offers a Youth Life
Skills program. PAL-Fleming
Recreation, 410-887-4156, also offers a Teen Drop In program and a Fashion
Modeling class.
Essex
Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational programs in Essex
are offered by the recreation councils, each of which operate in a specific
area of Essex, and have facilities, both
indoor & outdoor, for their recreational activities. The parks collectively
feature Community Centers, Pavilions, Picnic Areas, Playgrounds, Ball
Fields/Diamonds, Multipurpose Courts, Boat Ramps, Fishing, and Restrooms.
Features unique to specific parks include Horseshoe Pits at Back River Center,
801 Back River Neck Rd, 410-887-0217; an Equestrian Ring at Turkey Point Park
in Back River, 615 Greyhound Rd, 410-887-0217; and Sand Volleyball Court &
Swimming Facilities at Rocky Point Park and Beach in Back River, 2200 Rocky
Point Rd, 410-887-3780. The recreation councils collectively offer programs for
all ages, including youth/adult team sports (Baseball, Softball, Basketball,
Tackle Football, Soccer), youth/adult/general special/seasonal events (Family
Nights, Happenings, Parades/Opening Days, Awards/Banquets, Tournaments, Trips,
Halloween, Christmas), and hobbies (Boat Safety). In addition, each council
offers programs unique to that council. Essex Recreation Council, 410-887-0255,
sponsors Boating classes, Before and After School Child Care, Tots Fun Center, Youth Science classes, and Adult
Square Dance. Back River Recreation Council, 410-887-0217, operates Ballestone
Mansion, and provides Youth Drop-In Center, Gymnastics, Karate, Sailing,
Volleyball & Drama, Adult Horseshoes, Touch Football, Clubs, Valentines
& St. Patrick's Day parties, Demonstrations/Exhibits, Special Events &
Golden Age program; and for all ages, Kayaking, Special Events, Festivals, and
Parties. Stembridge Recreation Council, 410-887-0255, offers Youth Dance
(Ballet, Jazz, Tap), Summer Day Camp, Sports Camps, Track and Field, Tumbling,
Cheerleading, Competitions and Special Events, Adult Clinics, and Sewing; Youth
Therapeutic Summer Day Camp; and General Instrumental Music, Dedications, and
Recitals. PAL-Mars Estates
Recreation, 410-887-4156, offers Youth Life Skills and a Teen Drop-in
Center.
Gwynn Oak Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational programs in Gwynn Oak are offered by the
recreation councils, each of which operate in a specific area of Gwynn Oak, and
have facilities, both indoor & outdoor, for their recreational activities.
The parks collectively feature Playgrounds. Powdermill Run Park, 3901 Patterson
Ave, features Tennis & Multipurpose Courts; Rockdale Park 3326 N Rolling
Rd, features a Pavilion, Picnic Area, Restrooms, Trails, Wheelchair Ball
Diamond, and Accessible Community Gardens. The PAL-Recreation
programs, 410-887-4156 (Scotts Branch, Winfield & Woodmoor), collectively
offer Youth Basketball, Dance (Hip Hop & Modern), Fashion Modeling, Life
Skills, Teen Drop In, and Trips. The Scotts Branch also offers a Youth
Nutrition program.
Halethorpe Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational programs in Halethorpe
are offered by the recreation councils, each of which operate in a specific
area of Halethorpe, and have facilities, both
indoor & outdoor, for their recreational activities. The parks collectively
feature Playgrounds, Picnic Areas, Ball Fields, and Restrooms. Southwest Area Park,
3939 Park Dr,
410-887-1439, also features a Pavilion, Fishing, Restrooms, Boat Ramp, Trails,
Model Airplane Field, and Sand Volleyball Courts. The Baltimore-Highlands
Recreation Council, 410-887-1439, offers youth/adult team sports (Basketball,
Softball), martial arts (Karate), youth team sports (Baseball, Roller Skating),
adult team sports (Volleyball), youth cultural arts (Handicrafts),
youth/adult/general special/seasonal events (Art/Crafts Show, Awards/Banquets,
Competitions, Family Nights, Demonstrations/Exhibits, Happenings, Recitals,
Trips, St. Patrick's Day, Christmas, Halloween), dance (Ballet, Jazz, Pointe,
Tap), hobbies (Model Building, Gardening), youth/adult/general social (Active
Games, Drop In Center, Teen Drop In, Golden Age Club), and youth/general summer
(Playgrounds, Summer Activity).
Kingsville Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational programs in Kingsville are offered by Kingsville
Recreation Council, 410-887-5194, at 22-acre Kingsville Park,
11700 Franklinville Rd,
which features a Pavilion, Picnic Area, Playground, Tennis Courts, Ball Fields,
Restrooms, and Trails. Kingsville Recreation Council provides youth/adult team
sports (Baseball, Softball), youth team sports (Basketball, Soccer, Sports Camps),
youth/adult performing arts (Tap Dance), youth performing arts (Dance-Ballet,
Jazz, Modern, Pointe), youth/adult/seasonal special events (Recitals,
Parades/Opening Days, Christmas), adult fitness (Aerobics, Yoga), and general
hobbies (Dog Obedience).
Lansdowne-Riverview Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational programs in Lansdowne-Riverview are offered by
Lansdowne-Riverview Recreation Council, 410-887-1439, which operates in the
Lansdowne-Riverview area at 20 acre Hillcrest
Park, 700 3rd Ave and 5.5 acre Sandy Hills
Park, 3326 Bero Rd. The parks collectively
feature playgrounds. Sandy
Hills Park also offers a Skate Bowl and "Street Course" Skate Park;
Hillcrest Park also features a Pavilion, Picnic
Area, Fishing, Restrooms, and Walking Trails. Recreation Council programs
include youth/adult team sports (Basketball, Softball), adult team/individual
sports (Volleyball, Frisbee), youth team/individual sports (Cheerleading,
Wrestling, Soccer, Sports Camps, Skate Park, Roller Skating, youth fitness
(Calisthenics), youth/adult/general special/seasonal events (Christmas,
Valentines Day, Competitions, Awards/Banquets, Demonstrations/Exhibits, Happenings,
Parades/Opening Days, Parties, Tournaments, Trips), martial arts (Karate),
youth social (Drop In Center, Fun Center, Teen Drop In), and nature programs. PAL-Lansdowne, 410-887-4156, offers a Youth Life
Skills program.
Lutherville-Timonium Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational programs in Lutherville-Timonium
are offered by recreation councils, each of which operate in a specific area of
Lutherville-Timonium, and have facilities,
both indoor & outdoor, for their recreational activities. The parks
collectively feature Playgrounds, Picnic Areas, Pavilions, Athletic/Ball
Fields, and Restrooms. Features unique to particular parks include Tennis
Courts at12.1 acre Seminary
Park, 1414 Burton Ave; and Multipurpose Courts
at 13.8 acre Orchard
Hills Park,
Lincoln & Bellona Aves, both operated by Lutherville-Timonium Recreation
Council; and Paved Paths at 96.2 acre Meadowood Regional Park Recreation Council's
Meadowood Regional Park,
10650 Falls Rd, 410-887-3678. The recreational councils collectively offer
youth/adult team sports (Basketball, Tackle Football), and youth team sports
(Soccer). Stembridge Recreation Council, 410-887-0255, also offers Baseball,
Sports Camps, Tumbling, Track and Field, Instrumental Music, Dance- Ballet,
Jazz, Tap, Cheerleading, Summer Day Camp, Sewing and Special Events for all ages, including
Awards/Banquets, Clinics, Competitions, Dedications, Happenings,
Parades/Opening Days, Recitals, Tournaments, Trips, Halloween. Meadowood
Regional Park Recreation Council, 410-887-6747, offers Youth Active Games,
Field Hockey, Lacrosse, & Rugby; and Adult
Aerobics.
Middle River Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational programs in Middle River
are offered by recreation councils, each of which operate in a specific area of
Middle River, and have facilities, both indoor
& outdoor, for their recreational activities. The parks collectively
feature Community Centers, Picnic Areas, Playgrounds, Pavilions, Restrooms,
Trails, Paved Paths, Ball Fields, and Multipurpose Courts. Features unique to
particular parks include a Boat Ramp and Fishing Piers at Wilson Point
Park, 950 Beech Dr; Tennis Courts and Fishing
at Hawthorne Park on Whitehorn Way; and an Interpretive Center
and Natural Areas at 492 acre Marshy
Point Nature
Center, 7130 Marshy Point Rd.
The recreation councils collectively offer youth/adult team sports (Basketball,
Soccer, Softball), youth team sports (Baseball, Lacrosse), adult team sports
(Volleyball), youth/general performing arts (Dance-Ballet, Jazz, Pointe, Tap,
Cheerleading), youth/adult cultural arts (Handicrafts), adult social (Golden
Age club), Summer youth activities (Playgrounds), and Special Events for all
ages, including Awards/Banquets, Competitions, Dances, Dedications,
Tournaments, Trips, Halloween. Middle River Recreation Council, 410-887-0234,
also offers Tackle Football, Instrumental & Vocal Music, Wrestling, and
Parties for youth; Treasure Club, Pistol/Rifle Practice,
Demonstrations/Exhibits, and Card Games for adults; and Nature Programs,
Parades/Opening Days, Carnivals, and Coin Collecting for all ages. Bengies
Chase Recreation Council, 410-887-5939, also offers Recitals, Drop-in Center,
and Easter Festivities for youth; Ceramics for adults; and Karate & Family
Fun for all ages. Eastern Regional Park Recreation Council, based at Eastern
Regional Park, 11723 Eastern Ave, 410-887-0258, also offers Clinics & Radio
Control for all ages; and Physical Fitness & Trips for youth.
Nottingham Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational programs in Nottingham are offered by
Overlea/Fullerton Recreation Council, 410-887-5307, which is based at the 11.5
acre Fullerton Community Building, 4304 Fullerton Ave, and also operates 13.8
acre Linover Park on Holt Dr. Fullerton
Community Building
& Linover Park
collectively feature Playgrounds, Picnic Areas, Multipurpose Courts and
Restrooms. Fullerton
Community Building
also features a Community Center, Pavilion, and Ball Fields. The recreation
council offers a variety of programs for all ages, including
youth/adult/general cultural arts (Handicrafts, Natural Crafts, Pottery,
Knitting, Sewing, Art Introduction), youth/adult team sports (Baseball,
Softball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Tackle Football, Lacrosse, Soccer,
Volleyball), youth/adult/general performing arts (Dance-Ballet, Belly, Hip Hop,
Jazz, Modern, Pointe, Tap, Social), youth/adult/general hobbies (Foreign
Language, Gardening, Science), youth/adult/general/seasonal special events
(Christmas, Easter, 4th of July, Clinics, Competitions, Awards/Banquets, Family
Nights, Happenings, Parades/Opening Days, Pageants, Parties, Recitals, Roasts,
Tournaments), nature programs (Nature Walks, Nature Groups, Interpretive
Programs, Astronomy), youth/adult/general fitness (Fitness, Aerobics, Yoga),
youth summer (Playgrounds, Summer Activity, Tot Fun Center), youth/general
social (Active Games, Family Fun, Drop In Center, Movies), adult therapeutic
(Social Dance).
Owings Mills Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational programs in Owings Mills are offered by Owings
Mills Recreation Council, 410-887-3678, and Northwest Regional Park Recreation
Council, 410-887-6747. Parks in Owings Mills include Meadow Wood Regional Park
& 322.7 acre Northwest
Regional Park,
4515 Deer Park Rd,
which features Pavilions, Picnic Areas, Playgrounds, Ball Fields, Restrooms,
Paved Paths, and Trails. Recreation Council programs/activities collectively
include youth/adult team sports (Baseball, Basketball), youth team sports
(Lacrosse, Soccer, Tackle Football), adult team sports (Volleyball, Softball),
youth individual sports (Wrestling, Track and Field, Tennis), adult individual
sports (Cricket, Swimming, Tennis), and youth special events (Tournaments).
Owings Mills Recreation Council also offers martial arts (Karate, Tae Kwon Do),
adult/general fitness (Aerobics, Fitness), youth performing arts (Dance-Ballet,
Ballroom, Jazz, Modern), youth/adult/seasonal special events (Christmas,
Demonstrations/Exhibits, Family Nights, Parades/Opening Days, Recitals, Theater
Production), cultural arts (Theater), youth/adult social (Tots Fun Center,
Golden Age Club), youth/general hobbies (Chess, Nutrition), and youth summer
playgrounds. Northwest
Regional Park
Recreation Council also offers Active Games for youth.
Parkville Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational facilities in Parkville
include several parks and two community centers, which collectively feature
Pavilions, Picnic Areas, Playgrounds, Ball Fields, Multipurpose Courts, Tennis
Courts, Restrooms, and Trails. The parks range in size from 3 acres to 371
acres. Cromwell Valley Park,
2002 Cromwell Bridge Rd,
410-887-2503, also features Historic Interest Sites, and Farmlands.
Recreational programs in Parkville are offered
by Parkville Recreation Council, 410-887-5300, Loch Raven Recreation Council
(just west of Parkville), 410-887-5309, and PAL-Hillendale Recreation, 410-887-4156. Recreation
Council programs/activities collectively include youth/adult/general team
sports (Baseball, Basketball, Softball, Flag Football, Cheerleading), youth
team sports (Lacrosse, Soccer, Tackle Football, Sports Camps), youth/adult
performing arts (Dance-Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Hip Hop), martial arts
(Self-Defense) adult/general hobbies (Dog Obedience), youth social (Tots Fun
Center), youth/adult/general/seasonal special events (Awards/Banquets,
Competitions, Parades/Opening Days, Recitals, Roasts, Tournaments, Trips,
Christmas, Halloween), Parkville Recreation Council also offers Tackle
Football, Fencing, Track and Field, Wrestling, Drama, Social Dance and Summer
Activity for youth, Horseshoes, Gardening for adults, Volleyball, Disc Golf and
Summer Tennis for all ages, Therapeutic Soccer, Lacrosse and Baseball for all
ages, and a Bazaar/Flea Market.(Special Event). Loch Raven Recreation Council
also offers Active Games, Lyrical Dance, Roller Skating, Skate Lessons, Rugby
and Summer Day Camp for youth, Square Dance, Fitness, and Instrumental Music
for adults, Badminton, Boxing, Family Fun, Fitness, Jujitsu, Sign Language
& Conversational Sign Language, Tae Kwon Do, and Yoga for all ages,
Therapeutic Conversational Sign Language, and Softball for all ages, and
Special Events for all ages, including Clinics, Dances, Family Nights,
Happenings, Parties, and 4th of July, Easter, St. Patrick's & Valentines
Day Celebrations. PAL-Hillendale
Recreation also offers Youth Life Skills and a Teen Drop In program.
Perry Hall Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational programs in Perry Hall are offered by Perry
Hall Recreation Council, 410-887-5187, and Honeygo Run Regional Park Recreation
Council, 410-887-5141. Recreational facilities include 206 acre Honeygo Run
Regional Park, 9033 Honeygo Blvd; 59 acre Honeygo Park at Snyder Lane, 9401
Snyder Lane, and Beth Orr, Hegosat, & Perry Hall Parks; which collectively
feature Pavilions, Picnic Areas, Playgrounds, Ball Fields, Sand Volleyball
Courts, Walking Paths, and Restrooms. Honeygo Run
Regional Park
also houses a Community Center. The Recreation Councils collectively offer
youth/adult team sports (Basketball, Cheerleading, Softball), youth team sports
(Lacrosse, Soccer), adult team sports (Volleyball), youth/adult/general
performing arts (Dance-Ballet, Jazz, Pointe, Tap), adult fitness (Aerobics),
youth/adult/general martial arts (Karate, Self-Defense), and
youth/adult/general/seasonal special events (Competitions, Parties,
Tournaments). Perry Hall Recreation Council also offers Before and After School
Child Care, Summer Day Camps, Tots Fun Center, Outdoor Field Hockey, Tackle
Football, Golf, Summer Playgrounds, Playgrounds, and Wrestling for youth,
Ballroom Dance and Jazzercise for adults, Baseball, Historical Programs, Nature
Walks, and Year Round Tennis for all ages, and special events for all ages,
including Awards/Banquets, Clinics, Concerts, Dances, Happenings,
Parades/Opening Days, Recitals, and Halloween Celebrations. Honeygo Run
Regional Park Recreation Council also offers Active Games, Modern Dance,
Gymnastics, Skate Lessons, and Summer Activity for youth, Yoga and Therapeutic
Basketball for adults, and Tae Kwon Do for all ages.
Pikesville Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational programs in Pikesville
are offered by Pikesville Recreation Council, 410-887-1238. Recreational
facilities in Pikesville include 20 acre Woodholme Park, 300 Mt Wilson Lane, 65 acre Milford Mill
Trail on Milford Mill Rd,
and Gwynns Falls Stream
Valley Park
(various locations in the zip codes 21207, 21208-Pikesville, Woodlawn, Liberty Rd). The
parks and trail collectively feature Picnic Areas, Ball Fields, and Restrooms.
Gwynns Falls Stream Valley Park also offers a Playground, Fishing Area,
Restrooms, and Multipurpose Courts; Milford Mill Trail is paved and handicapped
accessible. Recreation Council programs include youth/adult team sports
(Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Softball), youth team sports (Flag & Tackle
Football, Lacrosse, Sports Camps), general individual sports (Tennis), youth
individual sports (Wrestling, Running, Track and Field), youth/adult/general
performing arts (Square Dance, Theater, Juggling), youth performing arts
(Dance-Ballet, Jazz, Drama, Piano, Guitar, Color Guard), youth hobbies (Chess,
Clubs), youth martial arts (Tae Kwon Do) , youth social (Active Games, Before
and After School Child Care, Summer Day Camp, Tots Fun Center, Learning
Skills), youth therapeutic (Basketball), and youth/adult/general/seasonal
special events (Arts/Crafts Show, Clinics, Competitions, Concerts,
Demonstrations/Exhibits, Parades/Opening Days, Tournaments, Trips.
Rosedale Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational facilities in Rosedale
include three parks, which collectively feature Pavilions, Picnic Areas,
Playgrounds, Ball Fields, Multipurpose Courts, and Restrooms. 13.5 acre Golden Ring
Park, 8700 Fontana Lane, also features Fishing
and Trails; 20 acre Rosedale
Park, 1246 Kendrick Rd, also features Ball
Fields. Recreational programs in Rosedale are
offered by Rosedale Recreation Council, 410-887-0294, and PAL-Shady Spring Recreation, 410-887-4156, which
offers Youth Life Skills. Rosedale Recreation Council provides a variety of
programs, including youth/adult team sports (Basketball, Tackle Football,
Softball), youth team sports
(Baseball, Soccer, Cheerleading), adult team sports
(Volleyball, Flag Football), youth/general individual sports (Martial Arts,
Swimming, Wrestling), youth performing arts (Dance-Ballet, Tap), youth social
(Teen Drop In), adult fitness (Aerobics), and special events for all ages,
including Parades/Opening Days, Recitals, and Tournaments.
Sparrows Point Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational facilities in Sparrows Point include 1 acre
Edgemere Park and Senior Center, 6600 N Point Rd; and 93 acre Fort Howard Park,
9500 N Point Rd. The facilities collectively feature Pavilions, Picnic Areas,
and Fishing Piers. Fort
Howard Park also features
Playgrounds and Trails. Edgemere-Sparrows Point Recreation Council, 410-887-7529,
provides recreation programs for all ages, including youth team sports
(Baseball, Basketball, Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Tackle
Football, Cheerleading), youth individual sports (Canoeing, Fishing), youth
performing arts (Dance-Ballet, Jazz, Tap), youth/general martial arts (Karate),
youth cultural arts (Natural Crafts), youth/general hobbies (Clubs, Historical
Interests), youth nature programs (Nature Walks), general social (Family Fun,
Drop In Center), general sports (Indoor Lacrosse), youth summer (Summer
Activity), and special/seasonal events for all ages, including Arts/Crafts
Show, Awards/Banquets, Bazaar/Flea Market, Clinics, Conferences,
Demonstrations/Exhibits, Family Nights, Festivals, Happenings, Parades/Opening
Days, Parties, Recitals, Tournaments, and Easter, Halloween, & Christmas
celebrations.
Towson Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational facilities in Towson include seven parks, which
collectively feature Playgrounds, Picnic Areas, Ball Fields, Multipurpose
Courts, and Restrooms. Features unique to particular parks include a Gazebo at Towson Manor
Park, Towsontowne Blvd
& Virginia Ave; Tennis Courts at Forge Park 301 Schwartz Ave; and a Rollerblade/Roller Hockey Court,
a Sand Volleyball Court
and Trails at Overlook
Park, 1300
Overbrook Rd. Towson Recreation Council, 410-887-5883; and
Towsontowne Recreation Council, 410-887-5913, provide recreation programs for
all ages, collectively including youth/adult team sports (Basketball, Soccer,
Softball), youth team sports (Baseball, Lacrosse, Tackle Football, Sports
Camps), general/adult individual sports (Tennis), youth/general performing arts
(Dance-Ballet, Jazz, Tap), and youth summer (Playgrounds). Towson Recreation
Council also offers Chess, Fun Center, Life Skills & Performing Arts Camp
for youth; Aerobics & Weightlifting for adults; and Pointe Dance, Fencing,
& Gardening for all ages.
Towsontowne Recreation Council also offers Art Introduction,
Field Hockey, Foreign Language, Hip Hop Dance, Hawaiian Dance, Lacrosse, Roller
Skating. Skate Lesson, Summer Day Camp and Sports Camps for youth; Volleyball
for adults; Karate & Model Building for all ages, Therapeutic Awards/Banquets,
Carnivals, Cheerleading, Dance-Ballet, Summer Day Camp, Musical Theater
(Drama), H/C Productions, and Drop-in Center; and special events for all ages,
including Awards/Banquets, Clinics, Competitions, Happenings,
Demonstrations/Exhibits, Parades/Opening Days, Parties, Recitals, and
Tournaments.
White Marsh Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational facilities in White Marsh MD include Cowestat Ridge Park,
3 acre Lately Community Center, 11550
Philadelphia Rd, and Nottingham Park,
9510 Stapleford Rd.
The parks and community center collectively feature Playgrounds and Ball
Fields. Loreley Community Center also features
Multipurpose Courts; Nottingham
Park offers a Pavilion, a
Picnic Area, and Restrooms. White Marsh Recreation Council, 410-887-5194,
provides recreation programs for all ages, including youth team sports
(Baseball, Softball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Sports Camps), youth individual
sports (Gymnastics, Skate Lessons), youth/adult team sports (Soccer), adult
team sports (Volleyball), general martial arts (Tae Kwon Do), youth/adult
fitness (Aerobics, Physical Fitness), youth social (Active Games, Tots Fun
Center), youth summer (Playgrounds), youth performing arts (Dance-Ballet, Folk,
Jazz Modern, Pointe, Tap); and special/seasonal events for all ages, including
Awards/Banquets, Happenings, Recitals, Tournaments, and Christmas celebrations.
Woodlawn Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational facilities in Woodlawn include Burnside Park, 5980 Windsor Mill Rd, Diamond Ridge
Park, 7500 Dogwood Rd, Gwynn Oak Park, 5900
block Gwynn Oak Ave,
Woodlawn Memorial Park, 1936 Woodlawn Dr, and Woodlawn Community Center,
2120 Gwynn Oak Ave.
The parks and community center collectively include Fishing, Ball Fields,
Multipurpose Courts, Picnic Areas, Playgrounds, and Restrooms. Gwynn Oak Park
also features a Pavilion and Trails. Recreational programs in Woodlawn are
offered by Woodlawn Recreation Council, 410-887-1357, including youth/adult
team sports (Basketball), youth team sports (Baseball, Tackle Football,
Cricket), adult team sports (Volleyball, Softball), youth individual sports
(Track and Field, Wrestling), youth/general performing arts (Cheerleading,
Marching Band, Storytelling, African Dance), adult fitness (Aerobics) , youth
social (Drop In Center), adult/general (Card Games, Dog Club), and special
events, including Trips and Christmas, Easter and Halloween Celebrations for
youth, and Concerts for adults.
Reisterstown Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational facilities in Reisterstown
include 80 acre Reisterstown
Regional Park,
401 Mitchell Dr,
410-887-1163, and 63-acre
Hannah
More Park,
12035 Reisterstown Rd,
410-887-1142. The parks collectively feature Pavilions, Picnic Areas,
Playgrounds, Ball Fields, and Restrooms. Hannah More
Park also houses dog park
area and skate park areas.
Hydes Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreational facilities in Hydes include Jack Home & Fishing
Center, and 44.2 acre Hydes Road
Park on Hydes Rd,
410-887-1840, which features Ball Fields and Restrooms.
Phoenix Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreation facilities in Phoenix include Loch Raven Fishing Center,
12101 Dulaney Valley Rd,
410-887-7692, which features a
fishing area.
Sparks Recreation: Baltimore
County Dept of Recreation and Parks
Recreation facilities in Sparks include 50 acre Sparks Park,
1000 Sparks Rd,
410-887-1840, which features Ball Fields, and a Trail.