General Park Information: 410-313-4700

Ballfield conditions: 410-313-4458

The park covers 192 acres and is open 7 a.m. to dusk, or as posted.

You may use the park's picnic tables and cooking grills on a first-come, first-served basis. Personal grills and hibachis are not permitted.

Park regulations prohibit hunting, firearms, and alcoholic beverages. Leashed pets are allowed in the park but not in picnic or sports areas.

Softball, baseball, football, and soccer fields are available by permit. Priority is given to sports leagues and community groups. The permit applicant must be a Howard County resident. There are reservation fees, and tournament fees. Call 410-313-4626 for details.

You may use the tennis courts on a first-come, first-served basis except when lessons or tournaments have been scheduled. See posted schedules.

The equestrian ring is available on a first-come, first-served basis unless reserved.

Call 313-4682 for details.

Schedule is posted.

Your group may rent a meeting room when departmental activities are not scheduled. A multi-purpose room and conference room are also available. There is a two-hour minimum; curfew is 10 p.m. For scheduling and fee information, call 410-313-4682.

Schooley Mill Park -12975 Hall Shop Road. Route 108 West past Route 216 intersection (Highland) to first left onto Hall Shop Road. Follow Hall Shop Road to park entrance on right. OR Route 29 to Route 216 West. Follow Route 216 West to Hall Shop Rd. Turn left onto Hall Shop Rd. Follow to park entrance on left.

3 Baseball/Softball Fields 2 Basketball Courts Benches Bluebird Boxes Butterfly Garden Drinking Fountains

Equestrian Ring Historic 1840 Marlow House Hiking Trails 2 Multi-Purpose Fields Multi-Purpose Room Natural Area

Parking Picnic Tables and Grills Rest Rooms 4 Tennis Courts Volleyball Court

This park offers a variety of habitats including woodlands, wetlands, a sediment pond, secondary growth areas, and meadows. The meadows are maintained in a natural state to provide food, cover, and nest sites for wildlife.

Look and listen for bluebirds; red-shouldered and red-tailed hawks and kestrels; pileated, downy and red-bellied woodpeckers; and woodcock, goldfinches and turkey vultures. In spring and fall, observers can see a variety of birds migrating through the park. Deer, box turtles, red fox, opossum chipmunks, raccoons, squirrels, mice, moles, voles and groundhogs consider the woods and meadows their home. Peer into the stream to see minnows, crayfish, frogs and turtles.

Four and one-half miles of trails provide an excellent way to discover the natural areas of Schooley Mill Park.

The James Marlow House, circa 1840, was originally built as a two-story structure with one room on each floor. The exterior walls were log and chink construction.

The house is significant as a prototype of rural, agrarian vernacular architecture from the Howard County region of Maryland. The County has restored the house to its post Civil War era configuration except for interior enrichments of 1924 which have been retained.

Take only pictures and leave only footprints. Clean up after your dog and keep it leashed; it's the law! Dog droppings may attract disease-harboring pests, and even a friendly dog can scare people and wildlife. Help keep your parks beautiful -- please take your trash and recyclable items home.