Tour Registration

Join  the Friends of Druid Hill Park on our Historic Walking Tours of Druid Hill Park.  This major urban park of 745 acres is one of the oldest urban parks in the country and a direct result of the early American Public Parks Movement. Only Central Park in New York City, 1858, and Fairmont Park in Philadelphia, 1859, pre-date Druid Hill Park

Learn about the Boat Lake where generations of Baltimoreans skated and boated, walk the Grand Promenade and see the location of the Moorish Bandstand, hear about the Mansion House, the last original remaining structure in the park and the Maryland House, built for the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia and moved to Druid Hill Park. Visit the Rogers' Family Cemetery final resting place of Revolutionary War hero Nicholas Rogers  Learn how William Wallace,Christopher Columbus, George Washington and Richard Wagner found their way to the park. Visit Druid Lake’s National Engineering Landmark earthen dam, and the formerly segregated swimming pool and tennis courts. Check out the views from the Moorish Tower.  


  Friends of Druid Hill Park members Ed Johnson, Tom Orth, Rob Brennan and Dave Ditman will provide the commentary.

Tours begin at the Howard P Rawlings Conservatory located at the Gwynns Falls entrance to Druid Hill Park. 

Please contact us with any questions or for more information.
friendsofdruidhillpark@gmail.com • 443-469-8274

Friends of Druid Hill Park
PO Box 12776
Baltimore, MD 21217

To register for the Walking Tour please click the Paypal button below.  Onsite registration
will be available (if you would prefer to register and pay onsite, please send us an email, friendsofdruidhillpark@gmai.com, so we can reserve a ticket for you)