Serves the purpose of putting on display some of the animals that can be found in the park area. I found the attendant to be knowledgeable and very willing to share. Great park overall.

Beautiful park that is very well-maintained. The dog park is fantastic and even includes a water feature. Best part of it all is the fact that the Nature Center has a resident opossum. Who doesnt love opossums?

The vast walking and hiking trails.. the well manicured picnic grounds...the lake.. the fishing.. the children park.. and all round cool weather. Made my family day out. Visit the hidden gem of Baltimore.

This is very nice. The last time I was here was over 10 years ago and had out remember this place. The whole area so much more thought out. Really well done.

Its was beautiful day to walking around lakeside road. Kids and animals friendly park. If u want to cook out letting u know. U need a permit u can get it from Lakeland.com kind of cheap. Fishing and boading or paddleboard friendly place. Love it, one more things very clean.

Great trail and place for dogs to enjoys.. Beautiful atmosphere for kids to enjoy and go fishing... Just grab a blanket and enjoy. You wont be disappointed

This park is beautiful. There is some wildlife like geese and turtles that seem to chill by the water frequently. Theres a cool boardwalk that goes right through an overgrown forest section, which is really pretty. They keep the park well maintained too, with the people who work there even cleaning up the litter. If you have kids, there is also a giant grassy area with a playground too. If you have dogs, there are stations here with bags too. Lake Roland is awesome.

Really nice trails. Dog-friendly on leashes.

I have always Loved this beautiful park since childhood and now I enjoy it more just walking the peaceful park

Very small display. There was a much better nature center at Oregon Ridge.

Bathroom is very clean. Kids love the animals on display.

Clean place to enjoy the outdoors. Be careful if fishing by the lake watch your steps and wear good hiking shoes!

Great place for a walk, trail ride or hike. Play ground, dog park and even a nature center. A hidden gem!

Its a beautiful place to take your family to

Quiet and peaceful in the morning. Well maintained nature space and center.

Very peaceful. Took my kids there to walk the trails and they had a blast! Playgrounds are still off limits right now.

This place is absolutely amazing! The scenery is just beautiful year round. There is a nature center, playground, pavilions etc for family gatherings at all ages. Also hiking trials that are clean, safe and all around awesome. I recommend this place to everyone! Also super convenient and easy location from drive to lightrail.

Beautiful new building! Covid conscious!

Was beautiful here I live in Tennessee and this was first time I have been here

Had a great time..plenty of places for meeting with friends and great trails for hiking.

Enjoyed hiking around the lake here. Also the trail with the old train tracks is nice

Just a beautiful lively place to relax and hike

So grateful to have this nice, accessible refuge from city life. An easy walking path and short trails are available, with a friendly staff to answer questions. Great childrens activities and a playground. Gazebos may be rented for events. There is a membership dog park on site, too. Some people bring kayaks and/or fishing gear, though I wouldnt recommend the latter. The water is not that clean - leave the poor fish alone! Nice to picnic near the sound of the dam waters flowing, and people do a good job of cleaning up after themselves to keep the area clear of trash. Parking onsite, or use the light rail and walk in through the wonderful wooden path from the Park and Ride lot.

Geographical environment, the infrastructure of the area is incredible

Not very big, but it has a cool variety of local critters on display (both alive and stuffed), a wooden train table for kids, and interesting historical tidbits about the area.

Wonderful park with a mud pit!! They have lots of outdoor activities and different playground areas set up for kids. The nature center is wonderful as well. Park at the lightrail stop and enjoy the short walk through the woods.

Nice trails, especially for an urban location

Beautiful place to take a walk or have a picnic. There is a playground and a dog park and several hiking trails. Plenty of parking.

Great location for family, Frisbee and fun.

We went here for my daughters girl scout troop meeting. All the girls had a great time. There is a nature house with clean bathrooms , interactive animal displays, and a playground for the kids to burn off all that extra energy. Its great for kids to get outside and this is a grwat place for the kids and families to explore!

Its was great we were only ones there.

To note, this is my opinion of Lake Roland Park as a whole. Has good walks, excellent views, and plenty of nature to go around. You can spend 20 minutes there or a few hours. Worth going to.

Peaceful and beautiful, with doable yet challenging walking paths. Visually dramatic, huge dam and accompanying sounds of tumbling water. Nice people happy to say hi. Friendly rangers and attractive nature center.

Great trails of varying degrees of difficulty, good for walking and biking. lake area, which you can boat or fish (no rental options) dog park area with water access, playground areas, picnic tables, strict rules about when you need to be out but staff circulation 15 minutes prior to closing

A fun park to walk in which has a special area for you and your dog! A long back trail off Falls Road can add to the fun with a hike along Lake Roland. Lite Rail is adjoining on another side with a boardwalk to the park...

I have to honestly say that Lake Roland is DEFINITELY the Most Beautiful Park there is in the state of Maryland and also in Baltimore County. Like ever since back in March that when I first visited Lake Roland, I immediately fell in with this park. And so in love to the fact that for one, when I first started to listen to an oldie, but goodie song that came out in the 80s in which everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY love and sample their music to this song which is called Moments in Love by Art of Noise and that every time I come to Lake Roland, the Moments in love song had became my anthem when I go there so thats the first thing. And then second is that I actually did a video on June 14, 2018 where I said that I love coming to Lake Roland so much that I said that I want to invite both of my favorite WWE Hall of Famer Superstars Trish Stratus AND Amy Lita Dumas to come to this beautiful park. So yeah, what a beauty of Lake Roland and that how I wish and hoping that I will still to continue visiting my secret getaway. And here are some of my memories for the past 6 months of my love affair with Lake Roland that I hope you all can enjoy!

Lovely Place to Visit

Amazing spot for doing peaceful things in nature

Kind to my daughter in the center

A great place to walk your dog or just take a nice nature stroll. When the ground is dry good for biking(they have a bike service center to fix anything on your bike/inflate tires) and there a a nice play park area. For sure a great place to spend an afternoon, and its right off the light rail.

Lake Roland is exciting & relaxing at the same time. Whether you want to fish, grill, hike, or walk your dog. You can do it all here. Its a jewel in Roland.

Big. Park.

One of the better parks around. It has nice playground for kids, covered picnic areas/tables, running trails, dog park and Nature Center (small but very good with stuffed animals and few playing options for kids). Parking is at Falls Rd Light rail station and always has free spots. Or you can go by car to the other side of the park/lake and park there but not a lot of parking spots available. Park rangers are very nice and helpful and they keep the park very clean. Five stars

This nature center is amazingly fun for primary children and adults, too.

Great park to hike on alot of mini trails to get lost on literally!

An enjoyable place to walk. Paths, trees, picnic areas, lake with a dam, nature center with naturalists, and for dog owners a dog park, which is members only.

Great trails to run, but they get a little sloppy after rain (like a really fun mud obstacle course). The dog park is well kept, animals need to be leashed, and Im thankful people are ticketed if dogs are off leash. The boardwalk is so pretty and great to see deer and birds. Nature center and programs and staff are top notch!

Love this place! It is a secret beauty of Baltimore. Great place for walking, jogging, hiking, picnicking. The lake view is amazing. There is a pavilion, a dog park, and little nature playground for children. There is something for everyone who enjoys the outdoors. Check it out if you can!

We frequently visit this park when we want a nice nature walk. Plenty of parking in the park and at the light rail station - a long wood platform brings you right to the lake. Great dog park and playground. Family friendly and clearly labeled for those with mobility restrictions. We love this place!!!!

A hidden gem on the Baltimore city/county border. Great for trail walks or runs. Has a great dog park. Friendly staff at the nature center.

Extremely family friendly.

Very beautiful place

Pretty neat and kid friendly. The place is small but they have some interesting animals on display. The park rangers there are very friendly and are willing to help out if you are in need. When we were there, one of the park rangers pulled out a garden snake just for show.

Bring your dog and kids and enjoy the beautiful park.

Best place to go and relax.sit and enjoy the sounds of the falls,take a walk down any of the trails.basic amenities, picnic Grove,dog park fishing pier.. I rate lake Roland 10 stars

Great park to walk the dogs and get a little exercise in. Will come back for sure

A nice retreat right in the city. I last went in fall, and the are plenty of amazing colors! Walking, running paths, dog park, and playground all available.

Very beautiful and peaceful. Didnt catch any fish. A little disappointed.

Beautiful nature trails and the rangers are very helpful and friendly.

Pefect for a afternoon hike!

Love this place, parks for the kids, fenced in dog park and a lake for fishing. Its perfect for the whole family to enjoy

Very peaceful and safe place to visit.Since childhood its been my love spot.I enjoy taking my grandkids to the beautiful playground and watching the dogs swim as well

Nice to visit and see the animals

Great for those who like natural. Great for kids and adults. Great natre walks.

One of the most beautiful parks in the USA. the environment heals and restores the soul

Lovely place to see the native wildlife up close

A beautiful park!

Great education on local wildlife. Great place for kids to visit.

Beautiful, sprawling park. Great place to take your family or walk your dog. Theres a nice playground with an outdoor picnic area closeby. Could be the perfect place to throw a birthday for a kid. Theres some long trails and idyllic scenery as well. An all around awesome park. Open everyday, sundown to sunset, completely free.

Love this place. Peaceful and serene

Beautiful Park. Staff In Need of Some Additional Interpersonal Skills Training.The park is stunning. I would suggest that supervisors train their staff (or supervisors attend their own training) around connecting interpersonal relations. I had an off-putting encounter with a ranger based largely on erroneous assumptions.

Beautiful easy trails

Beautiful park and lake. The new Nature Center is nicely done. First off, it has AC which is great on a hot day, and clean bathrooms. Inside the center there are various fish tanks, turtles, a few small snakes, a coloring table, and the staff was friendly.

Beautiful nature center in downtown Baltimore. A cozy wilderness setting within the city. Beautiful trails, well maintained, nice parks and playgrounds. Large dog park as well. Nature center has a variety of activities for kids and adults. Rangers have all been so friendly, polite, and very knowledgeable.

A great local park. Lets all work to keep it in its current tip-top condition!

Very Beautiful Peaceful Place for the special someone and the kids

Beautiful lake and surrounding area to walk around. Our pup loved the dog park and nosing around in the leaves. Lots of space to have a picnic or cookout or whatever youre looking for.

Roland Park is all that. Clean, friendly PPL,, very scenic

Lovely natural play areas with some traditional playground elements, like swings, slides and climbing features, but also a sandbox, mud pit, climbing and scrambling elements made from felled trees.Great paved paths for walking in the park and trails for running, hiking and biking all around the lake. A very nice, if modest, nature center staffed by knowledgeable and helpful rangers. I used to bring my dog here for freeplay and swimming before the county took over with its upgrades and rules, so Ill reserve from sharing my opinion as to THOSE tradeoffs. But, with improved maintenance and supervision of the park, the quality programming (including nature camp options for kids during the summer) and the boardwalk from the Light Rail station, its undeniably a great place for all ages.

Clean, beautiful and well kept. Nice dog park. Could use more parking near the bridge.

Great way to spend the day. Very calming to walk around the water, theres a playground and dog park

Nice playground and paved paths. Also they have actual bathrooms in the nature center vs port o pots (although they have some of those close to playground too), which made life a lot easier for our 3 year old.

This is a great park for children, teens and adults. Bring the dogs (please clean after them). You can fish, ride bikes, jog as well as take nature hikes. If l sound like a kid in a candy store, its because I realize this park is a gem.

Great place to walk your dog, bird watching, picnics.

Great park. Hiking trails. Playground.

Great place to take the dogs

Despite what the prior reviews have stated, the practice of off leash dogs and poop everywhere is not accurate. Our family goes here to walk our dogs and to run/bike and I have never had an issue with either scenario. The layout is great-you can park on one side of the lake and be a stones throw from the spillway with access to fishing or park near the metro station and take the elevated wooden bridge path through the covered canopy. There is a plethora of wildlife ranging from groundhogs to deer, I even spotted a turtle this afternoon. I would feel safe in recommending this area for joggers, as there are cameras throughout the park and trail system.

Its a great place to walk around

Clean, well maintained, and educational. Has multiple picnic pavilions and play area. BBQ grills are available. Large dog park is enclosed so the dogs can run around and not get away from the owner.

This park has nice trails, plenty of parking, and a level-2 EV car charger nearby. The dreaded spot-a-pot has been replaced with real restrooms.

Very peaceful and quiet. Suitable for all ages. It could be one of my favorite spots to frequent if I were to stay in Baltimore.

Beautiful. Welcoming. Clean. Relaxing

They have made a lot of changes.. Acorn area for little ones to play.. Fire pit and pavilion with grill.. And a doggie park.. Great trails and wildlife.. Great day.. Relaxing

Just had a graduation party under the Pavillion. My guests were so pleased with the location. It was a great experience and the Park Rangers were extremely helpful. I will return, hopefully indoor restroom facility will be completed soon.!

Very relaxing and family friendly place to visit.

Theres a tiny cave on the side of the lake thats at the end of the old parking street. Also, canoeing is fun here, though the fish jumping out of the water at me were a little scary. Theres serpentine in the northern part and supposedly copper in the middle/southwestern part, but Ive never seen the latter.

This park is great for family hikes and other activities that are held here. There is a dog park, which Ive never used, but looks cool. The fishing here is pretty good, also.

One of my favorite places in Baltimore.

Gorgeous lake, waterfall, lots of trails for hiking, clean beautiful playground. Park rangers always visable. A lot of wildlife. Dog park there also with pretty swimming area. Also beautiful in the winter!

Easy to get to by light rail and very peaceful