Frederick County Park and Recreation - Fountain Rock & Catoctin Creek Nature Centers Reviews

A beautiful place to visit, picknic, be in the outdoors without "roughing it". Paved trails make it easy for strolling the little ones around to see all the birds. Activities everywhere for them to experience and the folks in the nature center are perfectly suited to their work. Very kind, considerate and knowledgeable. A great way to spend some time.

GREAT place for families. Animals, cool playgrounds, campfire area, music station, sensory trail! We will be coming back soon!

Beautiful, well manicured park. Great for kids too. Butterfly garden, musical garden, nature center, and senory trail.

Peaceful place to take a walk and see lots of wildlife in the center

We love Catoctin Creek nature center. Great playground, easy access to the creek in multiple places, and the staff inside is always wonderful and helpful.

Lovely nature center with great programs for kids off all ages. Cute sensory walking trail, playground, live animal displays, butterfly garden, educational toys, and more. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly. Lots of parking and pavilions for picnics. I defiantly recommend this little gem in the Catoctin region.

This Park is very clean and spacious. it has a lot of trails, and things to do for the kids. Behind the Natural Center is a natural trail with activities along the trail. This Natural Center trail is not dog friendly - no dogs allowed. All other trails are dog friendly. I took the trail that took me to the creek. The creek is nice and peaceful, and I saw a little tiny frog camouflaged into the pebbles. It has a playground for the kids, restrooms, and some ruins.

Paths are such that people of pretty much a y fitness level can use.

Very cool place, this was our first time visiting the center, for a birthday party. Facility was clean, and the staff was friendly and very patient with the many small children.

It was wonderful the staff was very nice and helpful and got to touch some things. Wished it had been bigger and more creatures.

Plenty of fun for the entire family both, inside and outside.

Awesome nature center, walking trails, and fun for the whole family.

Great place for a family picnic and walking a nature trail.

A great park that has paved paths and unpaved paths. It has several shaded picnic tables and a nice playground for kids. You can also go down toward the stream. There are various programs and the staff in the center are friendly and helpful.

This is a great family park. Great nature center for toddlers with cool animals. Great paved places to walk. Also, a River runs along the back. Loved it.

Fantastic park. Lots of room and the creek is beautiful.

Beautiful trails and playground but the Nature Center is closed on Mondays during the winter months.

Great park to take younger kids. The property is well maintained. There are walking trails both paved and unpaved. The nature center is clean and has a great program. They do offer programs over there summer. We have been there for birthday parties and school field trips. Both have been great. The park has hosted youth cross country meets. This was one of the more difficult courses due to the hills. Plenty of parking. Clean restrooms. The playground is great.

Very friendly and helpful staff. The Parks manager was great in helping me complete my Eagle Scout Project.

This place is great for children. There is a full playground, trails, regular activities, live exhibit of snakes, turtles, tarantula, hissing cockroaches, stuffed animals etc... There are scheduled activities for children and they have wireless internet available.

It's Beautiful! Friendly staff, great Birthday party spot for children

Went with grand daughters cub scout pack. What a gem of a resource for the community!

One of the more hidden gems of Frederick County's park system. A real treat, there are trails leading down to Catoctin Creek as well as a fantastic nature center. Don't tell too many people about it, or it'll be crowded!

Amazing but small nature center. The building and animals inside are cool but what's really cool is the whole park. I saw birds and butterflies I never see, great little trails and a Creek. More to the point the Park service runs some amazing programs there. I highly recommend the summer camp.

Well maintained nature center with attentive staff. Various hiking trails and shelter for get togethers.

Great park. Clean, quiet, with great paved trails and nature center.

An amazing park with plenty of easy but engaging trails to walk on with family or solo.

Do you miss walking on grass? This place offers a little bit of everything. Start behind the visitor's center for a short sensory walk on a shady path. Then head inside the visitors center to see a small, but well stocked reptile exhibit. Your little kids will enjoy splashing on Pebble Beach. It's rocky, so I recommend water shoes. Take a stroll on grassy or paved paths. It's calm and relaxing. There is also a small playground. Picnic tables also available. Bathroom was open and very clean. Loop

Beautiful park, quiet, amazing creek and nice playground. Love it here