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Sykesville Parks and Recreation
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
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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.
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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!’
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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.
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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 Parks and Recreation
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
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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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