Howard County Recreation and Parks

10/15/2026

🧛👻🧟🐈‍⬛Join Park Rangers, the Natural Resources Volunteer Corps, and the Savage community for a fun, festive trash cleanup of Savage Mill Trail on October 24 from 9-11AM! Come dressed in your Halloween costume and help keep our trails spooky clean during this fun volunteer event!
Sign up at https://hocovolunteer.org/custom/501/opp_details/3881

10/14/2026

Discover useful mobile apps and learn how to use your phone or tablet to access free health, wellness, and organizational tools. Adults 50+ are invited to join us from 10-11am on October 19 to learn about apps like Medisafe (to record medications), Lumosity (brain memory exercises), and Password Management (to protect/track login information). Bring your smartphone and/or tablet to this one-time class at North Laurel Community Center. Cost: $25. Register today: https://tinyurl.com/HCRP-Mastering-Mobile

10/14/2026

🎃🎃🎃Spots are filling for our annual Floating Pumpkin Patch at the Roger Carter Community Center pool! 🎃🎃🎃
✅Children 3-11 years old (time slots vary by age) are invited to jump into the heated pool on October 24 and find the perfect pumpkin! Come dressed in costume — but don't forget your bathing suit!
✅Pre-registration is required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
👉Register today! https://tinyurl.com/Floating-Pumpkin-2026

10/13/2026

👻🧛🧟🐈‍⬛Ghoulish Gaming Gathering🐈‍⬛🧟🧛👻
📅⏰Saturday, October 31 — 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
📍Capitoline Center (8360 Court Ave, Ellicott City)
👾Come join fellow tabletop gamers as we enjoy Halloween-themed games including Cadaver, Cursed Words, Dead of Winter, Monster Fluxx, Skull, Disney's Haunted Mansion, Ticket to Ride Ghost Train, The Bloody Inn, The Village Crone, and Zombie Fluxx. If you have a scary game at home, bring it to share. Costumes encouraged but not required.
📞To ensure adequate space, please RSVP for this free event by contacting Linda Boies, [email protected] or 410-313-4028.

10/13/2026

The weather was perfect for our 10th Truck or Treat event at Gary J. Arthur Community Center! A special thank you to our staff, sponsors, volunteers, and families for making this event a success! More photos can be found online at https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD7u9A

10/09/2026

The bathroom area at Savage Park will be closed starting Monday, October 12 for renovations. The work is expected to be completed within the next two weeks. Temporary bathrooms will be on-site during that time.

10/08/2026

This week's Encore (50+) Showcase was a great way to kick off Active Aging week! We enjoyed gorgeous weather and lots of visitors! Special thanks to our sponsors for helping to make this event possible,

Residences at Vantage Point
The Wendy Slaughter Team
Kaiser Permanente Medicare Foundation
Right at Home
Neighbor Ride
Roving Radish
Pinot’s Palette

We look forward to seeing everyone again next year!

More photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD6XjJ

10/08/2026

"The foundations of communities are anchored through access to parks, open spaces, and community gardens. They create welcoming places where residents can gather, learn, and grow together. We are excited to expand these opportunities to Elkridge and Ellicott City residents while continuing to make gardening accessible through inclusive programming and partnerships." -- Nick Mooneyhan, Director, Department of Recreation & Parks

More photos from today's event can be found here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD7caH

In case you missed it, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today cut the ribbon officially opening Howard County Recreation and Parks' new “Community Garden at Old Montgomery Road” in Ellicott City. Located on Old Montgomery Road, just north of the MD 100 overpass and Maryland School for the Deaf, this 16.22-acre community space features 126 standard-size garden plots where Howard County residents from Ellicott City to Elkridge and beyond can grow fresh produce and flowers.

To learn more about this community garden and how you can be a part of it, check out our news release online at www.howardcountymd.gov/News100826.

10/08/2026

WATCH LIVE: Cutting the Ribbon on the Montgomery Road Garden Plots

10/07/2026

🌳That's a wrap on another very successful Recreation and Parks Annual Tree Giveaway event. Thanks to all who registered and picked up their trees. Together, we successfully added 6,000 trees to Howard County's tree canopy this fall! If you weren’t able to reserve a tree this year, or would like to learn about additional opportunities, check out our other forestry programs to see if your property qualifies.

Info: www.howardcountymd.gov/forestry

More photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD6f48