Gwynns Falls/ Leakin Park

Gwynns Falls Leakin Park has something for everyone!

Two parks with one name, Gwynns Falls Leakin Park (GFLP), is Baltimore’s largest park and one of the biggest in any East Coast city. It's a 1,000-acre treasure on the city’s western edge with old-growth forest, picturesque streams, abundant wildlife, miles of trails, and historic structures.

City/State Partnership: Gwynns Falls Leakin Park is the second-largest urban woodland park in the United States, at 1,216 acres (492 ha). Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park is one of the few large tracts of land in Baltimore to retain its original collection of structures—in relationship to its well-preserved natural landscape. Annexed in 1918, the park is part of the Baltimore National Heritage Area. The park is part of the Baltimore National Heritage Area. The property purchase along the Gwynns Falls was the recommendation of the Olmstead Bros. The additional 240 acres was a donation of Baltimore attorney Thomas Winans in the Gwynns Falls valley. This parcel includes the Crimea section. An essential stipulation of the land transfer within the will was that the new park bear the Leakin name, honoring his grandfather, who had been a mayor of Baltimore.

Useful links:An overview of Gwynns Falls Leakin Park

Friends of Gwynns Falls Leakin Park Website: friendsofgwynnsfallsleakinpark.org

Email:execdirect@friendsofgwynnsfallsleakinpark.org President: Mike Cross-Barnet

Association meetings have been held on the 3rd Tuesday evenings at 6:30 PM, but the specific dates change month to month. The association uses its social media and other channels to inform residents of upcoming meeting dates, times, and locations.

Transportation

The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) bus lines that connect to the Gwynns Falls community include CityLink Gold, CityLink Navy, Local Bus Routes 26, 29, 34, 38, 79, 80, and 82. These routes primarily service stops along Gwynns Falls Parkway, Forest Park Avenue, and Garrison Boulevard.

Recreation & Parks

CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER

Baltimore City Recreation and Parks (BCRP) established the nature center in 1985 after receiving a generous donation from Orioles baseball hall-of-fame legend Eddie Murray. The center was dedicated and named after Eddie's mother, Carrie Murray. The nature center is nestled on 1,216 acres in historic Gwynns Falls Leakin Park, one of the largest forested city parks in the United States.

1901 Ridgetop Road, Baltimore, MD 21207

Nature Center Hours
Monday - Saturday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Monthly Second Sundays (May-Nov): 8:30 am - 4:30p

The Orianda House Located in Leakin Park

Address: 1901 Eagle Dr, Baltimore, MD 21207

Orianda House, built in 1857 at a cost of $9,170.69, was designed by Niernsee and Neilson, architects. This country mansion was the summer home of Thomas de Kay Winans, a wealthy railroad entrepreneur, and his Russian-born wife, Celeste Louise Revillon. Thomas, son of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad industrialist Ross Winans, purchased several farms to create the Crimea estate. Tenants raised cattle, wheat, corn, and other crops and maintained Winans’ greenhouse and horse racetrack. The Chesapeake Baltimore Outward Bound Program currently uses several of the estate buildings. The Friends of Orianda House maintain a museum room in this building. A Gwynns Falls Trail office is in the remaining tenant house.

Southwestern District Police
Email: SouthwesternDistrict@BaltimorePolice.org

Address: 424 Font Hill Avenue, Baltimore, Md., 21223 Phone: 410.396.248

Southwestern District Commander's Crime and Community Monthly Meeting

4th Tuesday at 6 p.m. - Southwestern District Roll Call Room and Virtual via Zoom

Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/95231599000

Meeting ID: 952 3159 9000 Passcode: 634451 Phone Number: 1-301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 95231599000

Passcode: 634451

The Southwestern District is comprised of communities such as Irvington, Edmondson Village, Allendale and Ten Hills. It is the home to the Gwynns Falls Trail and Leakin Park, which together comprise more than 1,000 acres —one of the larger urban wilderness preserves in the United States. The Southwestern District is also home to the historical 300-acre Loudon Park Cemetery, where Union and Confederate graves are located on opposite hills.

Neighborhood Liaison: Sergeant Raul Atanacio Sergeant.Raul Atanacio@baltimorecity.gov

Third Battalion

Stations include:

Engine Company 8, Truck Company 10, Medic 15, Ambulance 27, Battalion Chief 3
Engine Company 14, Medic 21
Engine Company 30, Truck Company 8, Medic 12
Charles R. Thomas Fire Station: Engine Company 36, EMS 3
Engine Company 47
Engine Company 55, Truck Company 23, Ambulance 22
(410) 396-1255 – 1923

Serving: Allendale, Beechfield, Booth-Boyd, Carroll-South Hilton, Dickeyville, Edmonson Village, Fairmount, Franklintown, Gwynns Falls, Hunting Ridge, Irvington, Mill Hill, Morrell Park, Mount Holly, Oaklee, Rognel Heights, Rosemont, Saint Agnes, St. Josephs, Shipley Hill, Ten Hills, Tremont, Uplands, Violetteville, Wakefield, Walbrook, West Hills, Westgate, Winchester, Yale Heights

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