Baltimore, September 16, 2022: Druid Hill Park Partnership will be hosting an opportunity for the public to learn more about projects and plans for Druid Hill Park and the adjacent communities. On October 13,  2022, from 4:00pm to 6:30pm at the Mansion House in Druid Hill Park, state and local leaders will gather to  present and discuss plans regarding an unprecedented level of investment in America’s Third Oldest Public  Park. 

For 162 years, Druid Hill Park has served as a central gathering place for Baltimore City residents, visitors, and  tourists. At 745 acres of rolling hills and landscape, Druid Hill Park is home to Maryland Zoo in Baltimore,  Rawlings Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Druid Lake, Boat Lake, Three Sisters Ponds, Baltimore  Recreation and Parks Headquarters, the Druid Hill Park Pool, Disc Golf Course, World War I Grove of  Remembrance, countless historic structures and pavilions and miles of driving, walking, hiking and biking  paths.  

Initially designed by Howard Daniels, John Latrobe and the Olmsted Brothers later influenced Druid Hill  Park’s design and features. “As we celebrate and reflect on the 200-year anniversary of the founder of  landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmsted, and his firms influence on Druid Hill Park and Baltimore  

City, it is only fitting that we think big and broad on what the next one hundred years will be for Druid Hill  Park. We can and must make Druid Hill Park a top priority for growth of a 21^st Century Baltimore,” says  Zanes E. Cypress, Vice-Chair, Druid Hill Park Partnership. Reginald Moore, Director, Baltimore City Recreation  and Parks states, “Druid Hill Park is a treasure along with all of Baltimore’s 262 parks. Baltimore City  Recreation and Parks is proud to build a stronger Baltimore one community at a time through conservation,  health, wellness, and social equity.” 

“Druid Hill Park is the gem of Baltimore City, steeped with tradition and history and on a path for national  prominence. We are thrilled as we near the end of the 140 million renovation of Druid Lake and begin a  new and exciting future for Druid Hill Park,” 40^th District State Senator Antonio Hayes noted. The 55-acre Druid Lake is the most prominent feature of Druid Hill Park. The current renovation, on track for completion in 2023, will finish a six-year project that includes creating the largest buried water storage tank in America.  

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