Fountain Rock Park & Nature Center

8511 Nature Center Place, Walkersville, MD 21793, USA

Address:	8511 Nature Center Place, Walkersville, MD 21793, USA
Phone:	+1 301-600-4460
Site:	fountainrock.wordpress.com
Rating:	4.6
Working:	8AM–8PM 8AM–8PM 8AM–8PM 8AM–8PM 8AM–8PM 10AM–4PM 1–4PM

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Pete Giove-FourWinds

The smaller and "more experienced" (read: older) sibling of Catoctin Creek Nature Center, Fountain Rock Park and Nature Center is built around the ruins of old lime kilns. The former quarry pond is now home to several species of turtles, including snapping turtles and red eared sliders. The kiln ruins are visible both from the parking lot and on the nature trail at the back of the park. There are several small houses on the property, one of them the park office and the others open for occasional special events. The nature center itself is on the smaller side, but is packed with a wide array of local animals, including several types of snakes, spiders, fish, frogs & toads, and insects. Theres even a beehive inside, and the Queen is marked with a dot of special dye. Younger visitors will have fun looking for her. One minor negative about Fountain Rock is that while the park is open daily, the nature center is only open on weekends, and for limited hours at that. Like any good park, theres a playground here, as well as a small fishing pond and a relatively new (as of February 2017) interpretive trail. Keep an eye out for the "Bug Hotel" on the trail!

Bob Geary

Fountain Rock Park & Nature Center is a 22 acre park off of Fountain Rock Rd. that is open to the public and free to visit. The Nature Center is open on Saturdays from 10am - 4pm and on Sundays from 1pm - 4pm. The Park itself is open from 8am to sunset, daily.Make sure you see the historic lime kilns, which are 25 feet deep and over 90 years old.

Jonathan Newman

Friendly staff, neat variety of animals. Because we were there on a rainy day, we got most of the place to ourselves and the two year olds loved it!

Jamie Parks

Fun place to feed the turtles, bring your own food. They also have a nature center and summer camp.

Matt Spinks

beautiful park. kid friendly fishing. great family oriented environment.

Lina Groves

Love the grounds here. Wonderful nature center and great playgrounds.

Chedder Snevets

Great summer camps. The quarry is beautiful. The trails are great.

James R

Very nice scenery and a nice collection of animals and insects.