School Field Trip Transportation Grants sponsored by the Friends of Oregon RidgeCLICK HERE ►
Register for our Naturalist-Led Hikes – Me and My Pup on the Ridge or Senior StrollCLICK HERE ►
Learn about Volunteer Opportunities – Stewardship Work DaysCLICK HERE ►
OUR MISSION
The Friends of Oregon Ridge is dedicated to the protection of
Oregon Ridge Nature Center and Park by engaging the public through
education and stewardship, fostering connections
with nature for generations.
Protect. Restore. Enhance. Educate.
Friends of Oregon Ridge
Dedicated to the Nature Center and Park we all love.
You’ve known us for more than 40 years as the Oregon Ridge Nature Center Council, the private, nonprofit, membership organization that sponsors and promotes nature-based events, programs and projects, and champions stewardship at Oregon Ridge Nature Center and Park, entities of Baltimore County’s Department of Recreation and Parks.
Today we continue that mission, but with a new name to better reflect the dedication we all share. Get to know us as Friends of Oregon Ridge as we continue our mission to protect, restore, enhance and educate – for today and for the future.
Already a member of the ORNC Council? Your membership has automatically transfer to Friends of Oregon Ridge!
Rest assured, we’re the same organization we’ve been for over 40 years!
Hours
THE NATURE CENTER IS OPEN FROM 9 A.M. – 5 P.M. DAILY
Business hours are Monday thru Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Nature Center Building is closed for all Baltimore County holidays.
The Park grounds are open every day, sunrise to sunset. The Park is closed and the gates are locked at Sunset. Any vehicles remaining in the park after the gates are locked can be retrieved after sunrise the next morning.
Trail Map
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TRAIL UPDATE
The steps on the Red Trail (between the pipeline and the lake) are temporarily closed due to construction errors caused by a County contractor last year.
To complete the loop, we recommend using the pipeline (northeast), also known as the Loch Raven Shist Trail (Gray), to the Baltimore Gneiss Trail (Purple).
The Orange Trail (behind the lake) is closed due to damage caused by a County contractor last year. Please do not access that trail from any point.
The Oregon Ridge Nature Center Council is actively advocating for the repair of these two damaged trails.
Directions
Oregon Ridge Nature Center, 13555 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville, MD 21030.
From Interstate 83 take Exit 20B – Shawan Road West. Follow Shawan Road to the first light, Beaver Dam Road and turn left. Immediately after making the left onto Beaver Dam Road, there will be a fork in the road. Take the right fork and follow the driveway through the park gates to the parking lot. The Nature Center building is beyond the Kiosk, a short walk up the walkway to the top of the hill.
Please note: The Oregon Ridge Lodge is another facility within the Oregon Ridge Park.
The Lodge area is managed separately from the Nature Center. For information concerning rentals and events happening in the lodge area of the park; please contact the Oregon Ridge Lodge staff at 410-887-1818 or oridge-rp@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Advice and help with Injured Animals
While we do care for rehabilitated animals and are able to answer basic questions, we are not licensed rehabilitators and are not able to take or help with injured animals. If you need advice or help with an injured animal, please contact our local rehabilitation center, Phoenix Wildlife Center at 410-628-9736 or visit their website at www.phoenixwildlife.org.
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OREGON RIDGE NATURE CENTER
13555 Beaver Dam Road,
Cockeysville, MD 21030
OREGON RIDGE NATURE CENTER
Baltimore County Recreation and Parks
410-887-1815
info@friendsoforegonridge.org