Downs Park is a small park located along the Chesapeake Bay in Pasadena, MD. It is a nice local park with a public beach, fishing pier, and a separate dog beach. There is also a kayak and canoe launching area that takes you to Wharf creek, Bodkin creek, and Main creek as they empty into the bay.
Downs Park has a long history of use as farmland and timberland dating back to the 1700s (Roche 2018). Mother’s garden-located inside the park-came from a garden originally built for Helen Hopkins Thom (Roche 2018). Helen was the great grand-neice of Johns Hopkins (Van Morgan 2021).
Downs Park has a day use fee of $6. For more information, check out the Downs Park website
Sources
- Roche, D. (2018, November 9). Happy 30th birthday, Downs Park! Pasadena Voice. Retrieved from https://www.pasadenavoice.com/stories/happy-30th-birthday-downs-park,22740
- Van Morgan, S. (2021). Helen Hopkins Thom. Hopkins Family History Blog. Retrieved from https://www.thehouseofhopkins.com/posts/8-helen-hopkins-thom
