Downs Park Public Beach — Attraction in Maryland

Very well kept park, clean facilities, wonderful for dogs that love to socialize and swim. There are several areas with great view of open water. Offers lots of trails for walking or biking, huge playground for kids and a fishing pier. It's really quiet early in the day, gets crowded on weekends by 11am. Mother's Garden offers Zen type of vibe with some areas tucked away from the crowd. Would have given 5 stars but when my family went to this park 2 weekends in a row, we saw the same cigarette butts near the same spot we set our blankets and picnic stuff the weekend before, plus there were a lot of grassy areas with dog poop. Not blaming the park services for that, dog owners must be responsible for the clean up of their own pets. Other than that we love this park & will be coming back...

You can't go wrong at Downs Park on a beautiful October morning with bright sunshine. As we first entered the parking lot appeared crowded but luckily the playground was not. A short bike ride followed to the fishing pier and then back to the formal garden to see butterflies. We had a snack on the wishing bench and then visited the resident hawk and turkey vulture. A very full morning.

8/23/23 A break in the August heat prompted a visit to the playground. A much-needed sun shield has been added over some of the play structures. No one was at the beach where the waves were breaking from fairly choppy water. Still we found some broken shells and a bit...

Came here for a family picnic. Lots of picnic tables and a nice play area for children. There are a lot of benches overlooking the water. My son also enjoyed the swimming area very much. If you walk a little further you’ll see Dogs park and Downs pond. The pond area has hundred of turtles swimming of all...