Closings, Cancellations, & Delays

The entrance to the Severn Chapel Road - Bacon Ridge Natural Area is closed for construction. The park remains open! You can access all trails from the Hawkins Road and Bacon Ridge Road trailheads. The Bike Skills Park will remain open and accessible via the trail system. For more information on the construction project and alternative parking areas, please visit the Bacon Ridge Natural Area Website. For more information on this construction project, please visit the Capital Projects: Bacon Ridge Natural Area webpage.

Beginning Monday, December 15, Jack Creek Park will be closed to the public for vegetation management maintenance, weather permitting, until Tuesday, December 31. We apologize for the inconvenience. 

Beginning the week of September 22, construction will begin for the Lake Waterford Dredging and Shoreline Enhancement Project. During this period, fishing at Lake Waterford Park will be prohibited, and the small parking lot closest to the dam along Maryland Route 648 (Baltimore - Annapolis Blvd) will be closed. We apologize for any inconvenience. To learn more about this project, please visit the Lake Waterford Park Dredging Project website.

Construction on the multi-purpose field will begin on 12/1/25. During this construction, a section of the parking lot will be closed to stage material and equipment.

North County Recreation Center, Deep Run Recreation Center, and South County Recreation Center will be closed on Friday, December 26, and Friday, January 2.