RECREATION AND LEISURE Something for Everyone Cecil County’s Elk Neck State Park, Elk Neck State Forest and Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area offer over 200 miles of shoreline and 11,000 acres of preserved forests, field and trails for hiking, horseback riding and biking enthusiasts. Five rivers, the C&D Canal and the Upper Chesapeake Bay provide abundant boating, fishing and swimming. Cecil County offers youth sports, family-friendly events, golf courses, and wonderful scenery for nature photographers. Historic towns are home to specialty shops, award-winning restaurants and museums. Cecil County’s destinations include our scenic state parks, Maryland’s first Casino, a creamery with homemade ice cream, several wineries, relaxing boat rides, historic covered bridges, “pick-your-own” farms and orchards, a county zoo, historic villages, a lighthouse, a tobacco plantation, a basket factory and more. Family-friendly events throughout the year include Highland Gathering Scottish Games, Fair Hill Races, the Cecil County Fair, the Fair Hill Point-to-Point and Fair Hill International, as well as street festivals, art shows, car shows, triathlons, house tours, parades, fireworks, heritage celebrations, drag strip races and walking tours.
The Cecil County Department of Parks and Recreation The Cecil County Department of Parks and Recreation operates and maintains over 773 acres of park land/open space, two indoor facilities, and three boat ramps which offer boaters access to the waters of Cecil County and the Chesapeake Bay. Main venues include: • Cecil County Sports Complex which hosts youth sports functions. • Conowingo Park which hosts youth sports activities and offers walking trails, bird watching, and kayak/canoe access to the Susquehanna River. • Cecil Community Center which hosts youth sports activities and features a walking trail, a fishing pond, tennis courts, and an indoor facility that is used for various community functions and rentals. • Cecil Arena, an indoor facility which houses youth and adult sports and fitness activities. It is also rented to the public for meetings, clinics and birthday parties. • Calvert Regional Park is a 115-acre site which is the County’s first Regional Park. Features include a 1-mile paved walking trail, natural grass linear fields, one synthetic turf field, three basketball courts, two playgrounds and connectivity to Rising Sun High School. • Brantwood Park is 126 acres of open space that houses a playground, walking trails and fishing ponds, and a disc golf course. • Cecil County’s first Curatorship, which was established in 2009. This project, performed with private dollars, restored a historic house located on the Calvert property. A complete history of the project can be found on the County’s web site under Parks & Recreation, “Hebron’s Gift.”
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