Softball, baseball, football, and soccer fields are available by permit. Priority is given to sports leagues and community groups. There are reservation and tournament fees. Call 410-313-4626 for details.

The equestrian ring is available on a first-come, first-served basis unless reserved. Call 313-4626 for details.

Schedule is posted at ring.

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 midnight. For scheduling and fee information, call 410-313-4682.

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.

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.

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, and, ultimately, disease and starvation.

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

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

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.

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 numerous species of flora and fauna found in our county. Click on the link below for the species list they developed for this park.