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Kinder Farm Park in Millersville is a 288-acre park that offers a variety of natural and recreational activities including walking, biking, bird watching, fishing and picnicking.
Host your next company picnic, birthday party, graduation party or celebration at one of Kinder Farm Park two outdoor pavilions.
About The Park
Before venturing into the park visit the Kinder Farm Park Visitor Center. View farming artifacts from the 1930s, including a tobacco press, tools used to harvest tobacco and more. Reserve Harvest Hall meeting room which holds 100 people for a seated event and 200 for a standing function. The restored Kinder family farmhouse has returned to a condition similar to when it was built in 1925.
Kinder Farm Park offers picnic tables and grills located throughout the park, two large outdoor pavilions available for rental, and a large playground and tot-lot ideal for children of all ages. The park has a 2.8 mile paved perimeter trail and several miles of natural trails.
Kinder Farm Park developed an agricultural history program and working farm that shows past and present agricultural practices of Anne Arundel County. Farm animals at the park are owned and cared for by the Kinder Farm Park 4-H Livestock Club. These include chickens, turkeys, geese, cows, pigs, goats and sheep.
Kinder Farm Park is open 7 days a week from 7:00 a.m. to dusk.
Visitor Center Office hours are 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Kinder Farm Park Fees
Daily Pass: $6.00 per vehicle
Daily Pass - Physically Challenged: $5.00 per vehicle
(MVA handicapped tags or hanging permit required)
Daily Pass - Service Connected: Free per vehicle
(Military Individuals, Veterans and their Families - Services connected I.D. required)
Annual Pass: $30.00 per vehicle (AACO Resident)
Annual Pass: $40.00 per vehicle (Non County Resident)
Senior Pass: $40.00 per person (Age 60 and over)
Daily Parking Fee - Buses (schools only): $30.00 per bus (School buses only free with pavilion rental)
How to Purchase a Pass
Get your Daily Pass, Annual Pass or Senior Pass at one of Anne Arundel County's regional parks (Downs Park, Fort Smallwood Park, Kinder Farm Park, and Quiet Waters Park) at YourPassNow.com. All passes at our regional parks can be purchased at YourPassNow.com prior to arriving at the park. With an annual pass you may explore and enjoy the four regional parks as often as you'd like for a single annual fee. Passes for regional parks are also available for purchase from the park gatehouses.
Vehicles entering the park must either display a valid annual/senior pass or pay the daily pass fees. The annual permit is a small sticker which is permanently affixed to the driver's side front bumper of the vehicle, drivers side window or the inside frame of the driver's side door. Persons age 60 and over may obtain a senior pass which is a card that must be shown along with valid ID to gain vehicle entry. A pass is valid for one parking space at a regional park and are not transferable.
Contact the park office at (410) 222-6115 for more information.
Replacement Permits: $3.00 per vehicle
If your vehicle is sold or involved in an accident and the current year parking permit sticker needs to be replaced, remove the parking permit sticker from the vehicle and return it to the park office to receive a replacement. Replacement senior passes are also available in the event of loss or significant damage. Applications for replacement senior passes must be obtained and submitted to the park where the original pass was purchased.
