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UPcoming Events in Gwynns Falls-Leakin ParkWe share the best happenings in the park — from our own programs to select partner events. Sign up for our newsletter and get a monthly round-up delivered right to your inbox. |
6/13 Family Nature Hike: Tree Tales & Tree SpiritsFamilies will learn how to read the “stories” written in bark, branches, and leaves — discovering how trees grow, communicate, and support the life around them. Details |
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6/14 Second Sunday - Train Rides, Jazz in the Chapel, and $4 Million Worth of Good NewsTrumpeter, and jazz artist Rahmlee Michael Davis, will play the Tiny Chapel and we'll make a special community announcement highlighting major resources secured for the future of the park.
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5/17 Birding with Baltimore Bird ClubNew birders will benefit from the expert advice of local residents Elise and Paul who have been birding in the park for decades. You will be pleasantly surprised at the number and variety of avian species supported by the park. Details |
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6/20 The Ferns of Gwynns Falls/Leakin ParkSpend the last day of spring getting to know the oldest plants in the park. On most walks we admire the flowering plants that arose in the age of the dinosaurs — but ferns go back much further. The first ferns appeared in the Devonian and Carsboniferous periods, when plants ruled the world and the great coal beds were being laid down.Details |
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6/27 Summer Solstice CelebrationCelebrate the longest day of the year! Enjoy herbal tea, make a simple woven sun charm from natural fibers, and join a short reflective walk through the green canopy and welcome summer’s abundance.Details |
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7/1 Family Nature Hike: Stream ExplorersCool off with an afternoon of creek exploration and discovery! Join a naturalist and hike to the stream and search for aquatic wildlife hiding beneath the rocks and flowing waters of Gwynns Falls.Details |
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Meet our new Executive Director |
As we enter a pivotal year for Gwynns Falls Leakin Park, we’re proud to introduce the new leader of our movement — Pickett Slater Harrington. A Maryland Master Naturalist, civic leader, and passionate advocate for equity in the outdoors, Pickett brings more than two decades of experience in community engagement, public service, and environmental stewardship. He joins Friends of Gwynns Falls Leakin Park with a bold, community-powered vision for 2026 — focused on building a park that is welcoming, well-cared for, and shaped by the people who love it. |
Vision & Priorities for 2026We will be focused on the state–city partnership which will advance in Annapolis. In addition our 2026 work will be guided by three pillars. PILLAR 1: ACCESS & INCLUSION - A park that is open, welcoming, safe, and usable for all people and all neighborhoods. PILLAR 2: CARE & BEAUTIFUL SPACES - A park that is safe, clean, restorative, and maintained to the highest standard. PILLAR 3: ENGAGED COMMUNITY & ADVOCACY - A park shaped and protected by the people who use it |
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Spring is here and the park is waking upAs the trails green and visitors return, we're gearing up for one of our busiest seasons yet. More events, like Second Sundays and hikes. More cleanups and expanded invasive species removal, native plantings, and habitat restoration. |
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EcologySituated in the eastern division of the Piedmont, the Park has steep gradients with rapids, falls, and abrupt valley walls rising from the Gwynns Falls and Dead Run stream valleys. With a 300-foot difference in elevation from the stream valleys to the ridge tops, the Park's highest elevation is 403 feet above sea level. This ecology has meant lush forests, rushing streams, abundant wildlife for Gwynns Falls Leakin Park. Find out more about, and contribute to our understanding of the ecology of the Park... READ MORE | History
Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park-one contiguous parkland with two names--comprises one of the largest woodland parks in an eastern United States city. Consisting of over 1000 acres, this is by far Baltimore's most extensive park, stretching from the western city line along the valley of the Gwynns Falls and its tributaries all the way to Wilkens Avenue.
 |  RecreationThere's no shortage of things to do in Gwynns Falls Leakin Park! For starters there are bike trails, hiking trails, playing fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, and even miniature train rides. Not to mention a world class outdoor classroom and adventure center as well as the area's premier avian rescue facility and nature center. See the full list of what you can do in the park... |
On the western edge of Baltimore, right where Interstate 70 terminates.
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| Mailing Address: Friends of Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park 5214 Windsor Mill Rd Gwynn Oak MD 21207 |
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