Patapsco Valley State Park ( Ellicott City )

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Patapsco Valley State Park extends along 32 miles of the Patapsco River, encompassing 14,000 acres and five developed recreational areas. Recreational opportunities include hiking, fishing, camping, canoeing, horseback and mountain bike trails, as well as picnicking for individuals or large groups in the park's many popular pavilions.

Orange Grove Road Work - NO vehicular access to the Orange Grove Area beginning Friday, November 30, 2007 until further notice.

With Patapsco's Trail Management Plan in hand, funding has begun to renovate the trail system and upgrade signage and information systems. The park is nationally known for its trail opportunities and scenery. Check out the Trail Management Plan for the Avalon and McKeldin Sections.

In one of Maryland's first state parks (1907), the valley and its natural resources have been enjoyed by the Native Americans, explorers, settlers and present-day citizens. With its source in Frederick and Carroll counties, the Patapsco serves the Port of Baltimore, and empties into the Chesapeake Bay.

All developed areas of the park have facilities that are accessible to the disabled. Most picnic pavilions and restrooms are accessible. A one acre pond in the Avalon Area is restricted to fishing by those people under 16, over 61, or disabled with an Access Maryland Pass, and is accessible by wheelchair. Also in the Avalon Area is the scenic Grist Mill Trail, a 1.5 mile paved multi-purpose trail along the Patapsco River. The trail is wheelchair accessible. A wheelchair accessible platform for fly fishing is available to anglers at Morgan Run Natural Environment Area off Klee Mill Road.