Druid Hill Park

Walk the loop around Druid Lake, visit the 1888 Palm House at the Rawlings Conservatory and spend a day at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore's oldest big park.

900 Druid Park Lake Dr, Baltimore, MD 21217 · Baltimore, MD

About Druid Hill Park

Druid Hill Park opened in 1860 as Baltimore's first large municipal park and covers about 745 acres northwest of downtown. The Lakeside Loop Trail circles Druid Lake, an earthen-dammed reservoir built in 1863, and the Jones Falls Trail runs through the park. The Rawlings Conservatory at 3100 Swann Drive keeps a Palm House built in 1888, and the Maryland Zoo, opened in 1876, sits inside the park too. There are also tennis courts, a pool and a disc golf course.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Druid Hill Park, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Attractions
Family Favorite
The Maryland Zoo
$25–$50
Meet African penguins, polar bears, giraffes and elephants, then ride the train and carousel at this zoo in Druid Hill Park.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions
Shopping
Mondawmin Mall
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A shopping center in West Baltimore's Mondawmin neighborhood with more than 100 stores and restaurants.
0.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping
Museums
Rainy-Day Pick
Baltimore Museum of Art
No admission fee
Browse an art museum known for its Cone Collection of Matisse, Picasso and Van Gogh, plus two sculpture gardens.
Transit: reachable by public transit
1.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor Adventure
Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park
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Hike wooded stream-valley trails, bike the Gwynns Falls Trail or picnic by a 19th-century mansion in one of the largest city parks in the East.
2.9 mi awayMore like this
Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor Adventure
Lake Roland Park
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Paddle a kayak on an 1860s reservoir, hike past rare serpentine barrens and let the dog run at Paw Point, a short light-rail ride north of downtown Baltimore.
3.8 mi awayMore like this
Sports & Outdoors
Local Gem
Patterson Park
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Walk the boat lake, see the pagoda-style Observatory and stand on Hampstead Hill, where Baltimore held off the British in the War of 1812.
4.2 mi awayMore like this