By 1919, it expanded to 1,000 acres and included 200 campsites and included several surrounding trails for hikers. It officially became Maryland’s first state park in the 1930s.

We have [an] incredible state park system that is routinely underfunded,” Dave Ferraro, the executive director of the Friends ...

The woods of Patapsco Valley State Park feel very far from civilization — in a good way. Trees gather all around, and the ...

Situated between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland, Patapsco Valley State Park offers more than 170 miles of trails, spread across 16,043 acres and eight developed recreation areas.

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — Not all hikers at Patapsco Valley State Park enter through the main visitor entrance, so the Maryland Park Service has a way to meet those visitors where they are.

The Patapsco Valley State Park went from 1 million visitors in 2019 to 2.5 million in 2020. ... "This is the first event loop for NICA in Maryland state parks.

Decades ago, several hundred hemlock trees stood in a section of Patapsco Valley State Park around Cascade Falls along the Patapsco River near Elkridge. Today they barely number 100. Similar ...

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WBFF) -- An environmentally-friendly playground debuted at the Patapsco Valley State Park on Sunday.The Hollofield Play Space is a brand-new playspace constructed from recycled ...

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) -- A body was found in Patapsco Valley State Park Wednesday morning. According to Natural Resources Police, around 10:50 a.m. a hiker came across the body along one of the ...

A 16-year-old girl was airlifted to the hospital after falling ill while participating in a youth program at Patapsco Valley State Park Friday.