Glendening Butterfly Garden — Attraction in Dunkirk

The Glendening Butterfly Garden is a public area within the Glendening Nature Preserve in Lothian, Maryland just north of the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary. There's a small free parking lot just off of a highway you can park in. Once outside, you'll notice two barns, a house and the actual butterfly garden. The garden is small, but does attract quite a few butterflies that my toddler enjoyed seeing. There's a bench facing the garden to sit and enjoy the site. Behind the bench are two butterfly murals near one...

Nice low key area with lots of trails. The butterfly garden is very close to Rt 4 and parking, so easy to get in and out. There are a few miles worth of trails with a picnic area and a boardwalk that goes out to the water. This is a pretty narrow boardwalk so social distancing is difficult. It is close the Jug Bay Wetlands. Glendening is pet friendly as...

The trails are beautiful and well kept. I only gave it 4 starts because it closes at 5pm, which is too early for those who work to enjoy it during the week. I would love for it to be open later when. The...