Taneytown Memorial Park — Attraction in Taneytown

July 4th on July 3rd was blessed with good weather and pleasant atmosphere. Crowd was relaxed with many empty picnic tables in the pavilions & adequate clean portable bathrooms. Long lines for all food trucks. Hot dog truck was fastest & had surprisingly good choices. "The Cow"- well staffed ice cream truck - was worth the wait in an efficiently moving line. Nobody was using several grills permanently installed around the well-maintained grounds. Kids playing & families picnicking everywhere. Park near entrances to shorten wait in inevitable traffic jam after the fireworks display that was as good as most of them. Ahead of time: stop at abundant fast-food places in town to avoid long lines at food trucks that offer delicious...

I grew up in Tarrytown and have to visit this park each time I make it home for a visit. I love this place. You can reserve a pavilion and grill. There is field game space for activities as well as a baseball field, basketball court, tennis courts and 2 play grounds. One playground is designed for kids toddler to age 5 and the other is for older kids but still little kid friendly. I remember as a kid this park used to have so many swings. There are still many swings which is one of my favorites elements. There are also some really excellent climbing structures and an interactive electronic fitness challenge station. This is beautiful open space shared by the...

Best park in the area and if you live close to Taneytown this is a must stop for a park to play in. Loads of room for kids to run, plenty of parking, two playgrounds, walking area and sports fields along with basketball. Clean and friendly. Update 9/11/23 Still the best park in the area except for the 2 obvious drug users hanging out in the portable bathrooms and the street fight between two men in the parking lot beside the larger playground area. Both on the same day and in daylight. Police need to patrol on a random basis if they want families to continue to come here. Lots of trash cans and...