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Welcome to Savage Park!

Address:
8400 Fair Street
Savage, MD 20763

Phone:
General Information: 410-313-4700
Ballfield Conditions: 410-313-4456

Savage Park offers many opportunities for discovering wildlife, wildflowers and natural history along 2.8 miles of interconnecting trails, including links to Patuxent Branch Trail and Lake Elkhorn. The Historic Mill Trail, Wincopin Trails, and Savage Loop Trail offer different lengths and terrains for hikers and bikers of various skill levels. The park environment offers an abundance of recreational areas such as 5 ball diamonds; 2 basketball courts; 2 horseshoe pits; a picnic pavilion available on a first-come-first-served basis, unless reserved; a mini-soccer field; a multi-purpose field; 4 lighted tennis courts, 2 volleyball courts, and a playground. Personal grills and hibachis are not permitted. Don’t forget to explore the historic Bollman Truss Bridge and Savage Mill during your visit.

The Park is open from 7am to dusk, or as posted. Park regulations prohibit hunting, firearms, swimming and alcoholic beverages. Leashed pets are allowed in the park but not in picnic or sports areas. Howard County law requires owners to clean up after their pets. Park Rangers are on patrol. To report damage or park concerns, leave a message on the Department's hot-line, 410-313-DIRT (3478). By special arrangement, the concession is operated by the Savage Boys and Girls Club during its programs.

Trout fishing regulations on the Little Patuxent are: creel limit (all trout species) in aggregate: two daily, two possessions; no minimum size; no closed season; no restrictions on terminal tackle.

Use Fields and Courts
Rent the Pavilion
Directions
Savage Park Map
Park Amenities
Historic Places to Visit
Hiking Trails
Natural Areas
Things to Remember
Flora & Fauna

Use Fields and Courts

Softball/baseball and multi-purpose fields are available by permit only. Priority is given to sports leagues and community groups. There are reservation fees and tournament fees. Call 410-313-4736 for information.

You may use the lighted tennis courts on a first-come, first-served basis except when lessons or tournaments have been scheduled. See posted schedules. During the summer season, lights are on until 10 p.m.

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Rent the Pavilion

Savage Park PavilionThe pavilion accommodates 100 people and is equipped with an electrical outlet and large cooking grill. Rental includes use of a sand volleyball court and horseshoe pits. Facilities that can be shared with other park users are basketball and tennis courts, a playground and hiking trails.

Nearby, at Guilford Park, a picnic pavilion accommodating 60 people is also available for rental.

Call 410-313-4682, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., for information and fees click here.

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Directions

Directions to Savage Park

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Savage Park Map

View or Print Park Map

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Park Amenities

Historic Places to Visit

Bollman Truss BridgeBaldwin Commons
This is reminiscent of an old fashioned village green. It is located next to Carroll Baldwin Hall, built in 1922 by the Savage Manufacturing Company as a community hall.

Bollman Truss Bridge
The bridge was built in 1869 and moved to Savage in 1887. It is the last remaining bridge of its type.

Savage Mill
The mill is a renovated cotton mill built in the 1800's and features arts, crafts, antiques, historical displays, restaurants, and specialty shops.

Hiking Trails

Historic Mill Trail
This trail is a .8 mile trail, level enough for strollers and bicycles, beginning at Bollman Truss Bridge and ending a few hundred feet past the stone dam abutments near the Middle and Little Patuxent rivers.

Wincopin Neck Trails
These are natural surface trails with some steep slopes. Each segment is marked with a corresponding color blaze to help you find your way.

Savage Loop Trail
The Trail is 1.4 miles with some rocky, downhill terrain. It follows the Little Patuxent River. If you travel North you will connect with the Patuxent Branch Trail. If you travel South you will end up by the mill race along the Middle Patuxent River at Savage Mill.

Natural Areas

Please do not feed the wildlife. The park's natural habitat provides plenty of food for birds, waterfowl and wildlife to eat, and their digestive systems are not designed for a human's food. If they become dependent upon being fed, they become less able to feed themselves and multiply in an area that may not support their population. Such overcrowding causes destruction of habitat, pollution of the lake, and, ultimately, disease and starvation.

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Things to Remember

Help to keep your parks beautiful -- please take your trash and recyclable items home. Take only pictures and leave only footprints.

Dog droppings may attract disease-harboring pests, and even a friendly dog can scare the birds, wildlife and park visitors. Clean up after your dog and keep it leashed; it's the law.

All of our parks are inhabited by a wide variety of wildlife such as deer, snakes, fish, rabbits, insects and birds. Please do not disturb them; remember, this is their home.

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Flora & Fauna

We are grateful for the years of service and the countless hours that Jo and Bob Solem have contributed to the Howard County Bird Club. Their contribution has been a valuable asset in the gathering of data and documentation of the numerous species of flora and fauna found in our county. Click on the link below for the species list they developed for this park.

Flora and Fauna of Savage Park

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