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    Baker Park

    4.6 (27 reviews)

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    Austin G.

    If you follow Carroll Creek Park west, you'll hit a large urban park called Baker Park. At first glance, it seems small, but it extends north hitting the oldest building still standing in Frederick (the Schifferstadt Architectural Museum). The park itself offers a lot from several playgrounds, a bell tower that chimes throughout the day, a bandshell, a lake, picnic tables, a pool, courts. It pretty much has anything you need to enjoy the outdoors. Our toddler loved the playground right next to the Frederick Armory. It has swings, several slides and climbing areas.

    Alexis B.

    A friend and I explored Baker Park during a visit to Frederick a few weeks ago, and I really enjoyed strolling through the park and catching up. The park isn't huge, but it's large enough for a decent length walk on a pretty day! It's also really pretty! Definitely check it out if you want to stretch your legs in a pretty urban park!

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    Jim D.

    Frederick is a cool town about an hour west of Baltimore. We visited recently for an all too brief stay (24 hours). Start at the Visitor's Center at 151 S. East Street. Staff there are very helpful. Get a brochure with map and go on a walking tour around town. Baker Park is number 8 (of 25 stops) on the walking tour. It is on the west side of town and is 44 acres in size. The Joseph Dill Baker carillon was erected in 1941 to honor the man who gave the land to create this park. The 70 foot high tower holds 49 bells that ring automatically every 15 minutes. There are recitals by carilloners on Sundays. There are lots of other things to do in the park: sports, concerts in bandshell, or simply stroll.

    John B.

    The green space adjacent to downtown Frederick offers a pretty-if artificial-waterway, a variety of sporting facilities, and plenty of places to sit and chill. Facilities are limited, and it's not a good place to look for a bathroom or water, which is a pain. It is a good area to park (2 hours on most of the neighboring streets) rather than drive on crowded Market Street and pay for a garage. It's also a good place to stop and eat.

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    Justin W.

    This park runs parallel to Carroll Creek with a walking trail beside the creek. At the start of the park is a small reservoir with waterfalls, careful there's a sharp drown in the trail. There's a bell tower in the center of the park that rings. Further back the creek becomes more desolate and overgrown. There's a small suspended bridge that provides great views of the creek. The park has your usual offerings such as a playground and picnic pavilions. There was pool that didn't appear to be open despite being July. Maybe because of the thunderstorm that came through.

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    8 years ago

    I went to this park a lot as a child. It has changed some but still feels like the same old comfortable strolling zone.

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    15 years ago

    Nice, relaxing park. Covered bridge, fountain, ducks. Wish I had one like it where I live.

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    Perfect place for a picnic, guitar, bike, a jog, a soccer game, frisbee with dog, etc. a charming downtown park. Grateful for this oasis.

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    This playground is huge and has tons of features…read more Unfortunately several are broken. However there are still enough features to keep a ton of kids entertained. The maze of features are y'all enough so that adults can access all elements and thus play with or keep track of their kids, which is a HUGE plus. I would have listed a 5+ except for the two broken features

    Was actually on my way to Centennial Park with my daughter today. However when we got there, we saw…read moreabout 4 busses, and a super crowded playground. I have beautiful toddler, and she has a crazy over protective father. So we tend to stay away from crowds, especially bigger kids. So I look on Yelp to see what else was near and I find Long Gate Park. We make the trip over which was maybe 10 minutes away, and when we get there i'm blown away. This place is nice! We park the car (the lot is huge, its actually a park and ride), and head down to the play area. This park is very well kept. No high grass, No trash, Nice equipment. The park has 2 play areas. The first one is huge, and takes up the majority of the play area, and is where most of the kids play. The other is smaller, and off to the side. Perfect for that over protective parent who feels the need to isolate, but all the kids there today looked to be 3 and under. So I let my daughter go where she pleased. There is a pavilion area near the playground with a grill, and a bathroom with water fountain on the opposite side of the grounds. Behind the bathroom are tennis courts, and also a trail to walk or bike. Therw are benches all around the play area, and most of them have canopies above. There is also wall climbing and a basketball court. The main play area has shade from overhead canopies throughout the equipment, and safety rails all over. The park sits on recycled rubber, so no dirt or annoying wood chips. There is also another area of the park that has a baseball field, more pavilions, and an athletic complex. Easily one of the better playgrounds in the area. I will definitely be returning in the near future.

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