The City of Frederick’s Parks and Recreation facilities provide a wide range of benefits to the community and local economy. In addition to active & passive recreation & play, our parks are centers for arts, culture, and events, and contribute to environmental sustainability. By supporting a desirable living environment, these amenities not only serve residents, but also local companies hoping to attract and retain top workforce talent.
A well-designed parks system also serves to increase tourism and generate sales activity in a local community. Restaurants and businesses located near parks commonly experience an increase in customers when games or events are held. Large destination parks with top-quality amenities have an even greater ability to attract high volumes of out-of-town visitors & spending.
Our business community is fortunate to lean on a robust system of 75 parks and 6 recreation sites across all neighborhoods in the City. 97% of City residents are within a 10-minute walk or less from a Parks and Recreation amenity. The City’s Parks and Recreation Department offers unique and expanding programming across those areas throughout the year for all ages, and ability levels.
Here we take a look at some of the Department’s latest highlights and updates:
Parks Master Plan Update:
Essential Spaces: A Vision for City Parks and Recreation
To ensure that our parks and programming grow along with our community, the City has embarked on a Parks and Recreation Masterplan with the support of BerryDunn (formerly GreenPlay, LLC).
This plan provides guidance for future development and redevelopment of the City’s parks, recreation programming, and facilities. To meet short and long-term objectives, this master park plan will be comprehensive, and will include significant opportunities for public involvement to ensure parks and parks investments meet the desires of the growth, and public demand within the community. The plan will incorporate energy efficiency and sustainable strategies, evaluate collaborative opportunities with other entities, and explore accessibility opportunities within the current infrastructure.
A draft of the plan can be viewed here.
An Implementation Plan will be brought forward in the coming months for final approval.
Summer Recreation Opportunities:
View the Current Brochure (PDF) for The City of Frederick Parks and Recreation Department summer programming here.
Parks Directory
Explore where City parks are located and what amenities each offers here.
Recently completed park improvements:
Pickleball courts at Monocacy Village Park
2 basketball courts at College Estates
Basketball and tennis court at Monarch Ridge Park
Whitecoat and tile renovation at Thomas and Diggs Pools
Phase 1 build out of Clover Ridge Park – parking lot, trails, fine grade/seed of field, basketball court. Pavilion will be constructed this spring with addition of playground in the coming months
Accepted Kellerton Park dedication – multi-purpose field, basketball court, playground, pavilion, parking/paths, dog park
Phase 2 of Improvement at Culler Lake
Renovation of Oden Building in Kidwiller Park
Installation of additional garden plots at Overlook Park
Lighting and path improvements at Monocacy Village Park
Lighting improvements at College Estates Park
City Hall Park landscaping refurbishment
Installation of working clock on stone bridge along Carroll Creek Linear Park
Paving and upgrades of Shared Use Path at Linear Greenway/Rock Creek Park/Taskers Chance
Upcoming park improvement projects:
Basketball court renovation at Clerestory Park
Playground replacements at:
South End Park
Cobblestone
Millies Delight
Clover Ridge
Valley Street
Fine grade and seed of 2 multi-purpose fields and a Little League baseball field at Westside Regional Park
Equity Emphasis Area projects at:
Baughmans Babee Park – playground amenity replacement, repurpose restroom facility
Grove Park – restroom upgrades
Harmon Park – renovations to existing pavilion
Hillstreet Park – rebuild of existing skate park
Lake Coventry Park – repurpose field space
Linden Hills Park – playground amenity replacement
Mullinix Park – addition of 2 small pavilions with tables
Insider tips from our Parks & Recs team for residents looking for affordable, local fun this summer:
Enjoy Movie Nights in the Park — starting in July (when it gets dark later), we’ll have various movies playing across the city park system.
Give it a toss at the City’s Cornhole Tournament June 25th at Monocacy Brewing
Go for hikes and nature walks in our many city parks and watershed
Check out new camp offerings this summer including Wild Things Nature Camp and Sports & Independence Camp (geared to those who are wheelchair bound)
Take advantage of a full season pool pass that allows access to both City pools starting at $65
Want to know more about City programs & resources?
Visit the City of Frederick’s website.