Sports and Recreation
Recreation Councils
and Activities
The Perry Hall Recreation Council, established in 1955, coordinates over 40 sports and leisure activities annually. There are more than 7,000 participants every year, making this council one of the largest in Maryland. For more information, visit the Web Site or call (410) 887-5187. The Perry Hall Recreation Council is based at Perry Hall Elementary School.
The White Marsh Recreation Council offers a variety of programs for children in the Perry Hall area, including soccer, softball, dance, and martial arts. For more information, visit the Web Site or call (410) 887-5195. The council is based at Honeygo Run Regional Park Community Center.Maryland Comets Girls Select Softball is a travel fastpitch softball organization based out of the Perry Hall/White Marsh area. It plays at tournaments throughout the region.
Parks
Honeygo Run Regional Park is the "crown jewel" of Perry Hall's park system. This 149-acre park is located at 9033 Honeygo Boulevard, between Ebenezer and Joppa Roads. It includes three ball diamonds, three athletic fields, a 13,000-square-foot recreation center, two picnic pavilions, a playground, and an extensive trail system. It opened in the summer of 2004. There is a smaller part of Honeygo Run Regional Park at Snyder Lane. This area includes a playground, pavilion, and playing fields.
Cowenton Ridge Park is located at 8914 Cowenton Avenue. This 25-acre park is split into two sections. The northern part includes a playground and two athletic fields. The southern part includes a forest and walking trails. The trails surround an abandoned quarry. Cowenton Ridge Park opened in the fall of 2005.
Gunpowder Falls State Park borders Perry Hall to the north. The 18,000-acre park is actually spread across Baltimore and Harford Counties in several segments. The part closest to Perry Hall can best be reached off Belair Road. One of the more interesting landmarks in the state park is the historic Jerusalem Mill Village. The Jerusalem Mill, once the center of a Quaker village in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, has been carefully restored. There are special historic exhibits and outdoor demonstrations.
Marshy Point Nature Center is located at 7130 Marshy Point Road, in Baltimore County's Dundee and Saltpeter Creeks Park. The 500-acre site includes dense marshlands, wetlands, and tidal creeks on the Chesapeake Bay. Marshy Point Nature Center offers educational and recreational programs throughout the year.
Perry Hall Park is located at 9650 Honeygo Boulevard. It includes athletic fields and a playground. Perry Hall Park opened in the spring of 2007.