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Sykesville Parks and Recreation
Sykesville Parks and Recreation Committee (SPARC) meets at the Town House on the 4th
Thursday of the month, 7pm. For more information, please call 410-795-8959 or email
parks@sykesville.net.
Sykesville Parks and Recreation will be
showing the original animated movie,
How the Grinch Stole Christmas,
just outside the Old Main Line Visitor
Center and Post Office during this year’s
Merry Main Street event (Saturday,
December 6). The movie will be in full
view of the kids and parents as they line up
for a visit with Santa Claus.
Don’t miss the surprise visit by the Grinch
himself!
Visit SPARC’s new Facebook page to keep current
with news and events
https://www.facebook.com/Sykesvilleparksandrecreationcommittee
Sykesville Cinema
With a 12’ inflatable movie screen and a powerful audio and
video system, the Sykesville Parks and Recreation
Committee will be returning in 2015 with quality-run movie
performances under the stars. The 2015 Summer Series will
once again be held at Millard Cooper Park. Send your
movie suggestions for next year’s lineup to
parks@sykesville.net.
Volunteers
The Parks and Recreation Committee is looking for additional members and volunteers who
are interested in making a difference in our parks, recreational activities and events for our
families and others. If you have a few hours a month to spare and would like to join the
team, please email parks@sykesville.net or call 410-795-8959.
Huge
volunteer
efforts helped
re-open
Burkett Park
playground!
If you are a student and interested in earning Service Learning Hours, please email Chris
Sevick or Rebecca Shifflett at parks@sykesville.net.
Sykesville Cinema and Community Outreach
With your help, Sykesville Parks and Recreation hopes to support various charities within our
community. During the 2015 Sykesville Cinema Summer Series, we’ll be collecting
donations of non-perishable food items for Carroll County Food Sunday. Please help us
with this very worthy cause by placing your donated items in the marked plastic bins found
as you enter the park during movie nights.
Carroll County Food Sunday encourages donors to give the kind of nutritious, non-perishable
food they would serve their own families. Listed below is their Wish List.
Canned Tuna, Salmon Canned Chicken
Canned Fruit Canned Vegetables
Canned Soup Hot or Cold Cereal
Plain Rice Spaghetti in one pound boxes
Macaroni & Cheese Peanut Butter
Canned Beans Tomato Sauce
Learn how you can help now @ http://ccfoodsunday.org/how-to-help/
Sykesville Parks
Millard Cooper Park
offers pavilions,
picnic areas, a nature
trail and playground
equipment. Friday
nights during the
summer months is a
great time to enjoy
the free Concerts in
the Park series. ‘The
Coop’ is also home to
Sykesville Cinema
held on second
Saturdays during
summer months.
The Snack Shack is
open during movie
and concert nights
and features
delicious hot dogs, freshly-popped popcorn, Hoffman’s ice cream, candy and drinks. The
playground is lighted for the kids’ enjoyment. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and take in a
movie under the stars or enjoy an evening of music from some of our incredible local talent.
See you at ‘The Coop!’
Located across the street from Millard Cooper Park is The Sykesville Gatehouse Museum,
which serves as a center for community education and historical interpretation of the Town’s
heritage, and hosts special events highlighting history, the arts, and culture.
From Millard Cooper Park, a short walk through the pedestrian tunnel running under Route
32 leads to the beautiful grounds at Warfield where hiking continues on a 3/4 mile loop trail.
Downtown Main Street area parks include the Old Main Line Park, Little Sykes Railway Park
and South Branch Park. The Old Main Line Park may be small in size, but is large in
significance. The train tracks found here are from the original train line, dating from the early
1830’s. This line was known as the “Old Main Line.” Train enthusiasts will enjoy this area.
The Little Sykes
Railway Park
operates a 1949
twelve-gauge
train which
young kids can
ride. Rides are
free but
donations are
greatly
appreciated to
help with the
maintenance.
South Branch Park, located just across the Patapsco River Bridge, is home to a brand new playground and picnic shelter. Many more park improvements are in the works thanks to a partnership between the Town of Sykesville and Howard County. Sykesville’s Linear Trail stretches from Obrecht Road to the Patapsco River, and provides various fitness stations along the way as well as a fishing pond. The lower portion of the wooded trail parallels the Patapsco River and offers excellent river views and access to fishing holes.
Sykesville has parks nestled in various neighborhoods offering something for everyone.
Beach Park has a tot lot with equipment geared to young children. Lexington Run Park has
a rock wall, slides and swings, and a basketball court. Burkett Park has open fields great for
pickup games, a basketball court, tetherball and a paved walkway leading to a playground
with swings and slides. Bloomfield Park and Shannon Run Park have open grounds with
paved walkways.
Don’t miss Jones Park, a hidden gem located along Kalorama Road
Young kids will love the new Dragonfly See-
Saw and Spring Riders found at the recently-upgraded
Beach Park Tot Lot on Autumn Sky Court
Click here to learn more about Sykesville Parks
The Parks and Recreation Committee believe this is an ideal time to enjoy the parks within
Sykesville’s neighborhoods, along with the many hiking/biking trails that stretch throughout
the Town.
Sykesville parks, trails and fitness areas are open every day from dawn to
dusk.
Take advantage of the many opportunities for picnics, reunions, casual
strolls and family togetherness. Enjoy your time in one of Sykesville’s
many parks.
SPARC Members
Billy Shifflett, Co-chair
Katie Johnson, Co-chair
Janet Jacobe
Chris Sevick
Zack Shifflett
Zach Betz
Becca Shifflett
Pete O’Neal
Judy Campanella
Sandy Cazares, Town Administration Liaison
Anna Carter, Town Council Liaison
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