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Madelyn Baker, 9, of Littlestown,
Pennsylvania, participates in a hoop and
stick relay as counselor Karoline Sorrell,
of Finksburg, watches during the Living
History Camp at the Carroll County Farm
Museum in June 2022. BRIAN KRISTA |
CARROLL COUNTY TIMES
A great blue heron searches for food on the banks of Lake Hashawha, while Manchester
residents Camron Reitz and Gabrielle Smith fish from the pier. BRIAN KRISTA | CARROLL
COUNTY TIMES
and there’s a petting zoo as well. Call the
pick-your-own hotline at 410-857-0111 or
visit baughers.com.
Piney Run Reservoir, 30 Martz Road
in Sykesville, is a 300-acre lake owned by
the Carroll County Department of Parks
and Recreation that offers multiple boat
ramps and canoe and kayak rentals.
Anglers have the opportunity to catch a
variety of species from largemouth bass,
sunfish, bluegill, yellow perch, channel
catfish and black crappie.
Lions Club Park swimming hole,
at the corner of Old Hanover Road and
Littlestown Pike in Union Mills, is a
traditional swimming draw for those
who want a natural experience in fresh,
running water or to have a picnic lunch
in the pavilion.
Hashawha Lake, 300 John Owings
Road in Westminster, combines fishing opportunities with bird and wildlife
watching with a restored wetland area
at the beginning of the Stream Trail at
Hashawha Environmental Center.
Community Pond, 30 College View
Blvd., in Westminster, offers fishing or a
chance to simply feed the ducks and geese
that call the pond home. It also offers a
paved trail in form of a figure eight.
Leister Park, 4134 Black Rock Road
in Hampstead, offers a 1.56-mile paved
trail that can be picked up from the park’s
parking lot or from Black Rock Road.
Sandymount Park, 2250 Old Westminster Pike in Finksburg, has a 1-mile
paved walking path that extends around
the park’s three fields. Freedom Park,
1111 Raincliffe Road in Eldersburg, offers
a big loop and a smaller loop. Other trails
are located at Cape Horn Park in Hampstead, Deer Park in Westminster, Krimgold Park in Woodbine, Morgan Run
Natural Environment Area in Westminster and Wakefield Valley Park in
Westminster.
Carroll has multiple 18-hole golf
courses, all open to the public, including:
The Links at Challedon, 6166 Challedon Circle in Mount Airy; Oakmont
Green Golf Course, 2290 Golfview
Lane in Hampstead; River Downs Golf
Club, 1900 River Downs Drive in Finksburg; and Westminster National Golf
Course, 2158 Littlestown Pike in Westminster. There also is one public ninehole course: McDaniel College Golf
Club, 207 Pennsylvania Ave. in Westminster. The private 18-hole Piney Branch
Golf Club, 5301 Trenton Mill Road in
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