2012 Howard County Plein Air SCHEDULE & DIRECTIONS

SCHEDULE:  All paint-outs start at 9:00AM unless otherwise noted:  please check start times!

NOTE that we also are meeting on Wednesday for a couple of these sessions

Friday APRIL 27: Brighton Dam Azalea Gardens

Friday MAY 4: Howard County Living Heritage Farm Museum

Saturday MAY 12: Brookside Gardens, Wheaton (9:30am)
Wednesday, MAY 16: Woodlawn Manor, Sandy Spring (9:30am)
Friday MAY 18: Howard County Conservancy
Friday MAY 25: Patuxent Wildlife Refuge (9:30am)
Friday, JUNE 1: Black Rock Mill, Germantown (rained out)
Friday JUNE 8: Lake Elkhorn
Saturday JUNE 16: Clark’s Elioak Farm
**CHANGE!!**  Friday JUNE 29 Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, Washington DC (9:30am)
Saturday JULY 7: Ellicott City (in conjunction with the “Paint It!” plein air event)
Friday, JULY 13: Tridelphia Reservoir
**NEW!!** Friday JULY 20: Black Rock Mill, Germantown (9:30am)
Wednesday JULY 25: Greenbridge
Saturday AUGUST 11: Cromwell Valley State Park (9:30am)
Saturday AUGUST 18: Patapsco Valley Park, Avalon-Orange Area
**NEW!!** Friday AUGUST 24: Patuxent Wildlife Refuge (9:30am)
Friday AUGUST 31: Back Creek Nature Park, Annapolis
Saturday, SEPTEMBER 8: Brookside Gardens (9:30am)
Saturday, SEPTEMBER 15: Patapsco Valley Park, Daniels Area
Friday SEPTEMBER 21: Scott’s Cove
Friday SEPTEMBER 28: Howard County Living Heritage Farm Museum
Saturday OCTOBER 6: Howard County Conservancy – Fall Festival (noon to 4pm)
Saturday OCTOBER 13: Lake Kittamaqundi
Friday OCTOBER 19: Centennial Park
Friday OCTOBER 26: TBD

DIRECTIONS FOR THE 2012 SCHEDULE
NOTE: Some Parks have small entrance fees for day-use parking

Back Creek Nature Park: 7314 Edgewood Road, Annapolis

• From Columbia / Route 29, take MD-100 EAST
• Go 13.5 miles and take Exit 13A for Route 97 SOUTH, towards Annapolis/Bay Bridge
• Go 13.8 miles: keep LEFT to take the US-50 EAST / US-301 NORTH exit towards Annapolis/Bay Bridge
• In one half mile take the MD-665 exit towards Aris Allen Blvd/Riva Rd
• Stay to the RIGHT to take MD-665 SOUTH at exit 22 toward Riva Rd
• Go 2.7 miles and keep STRAIGHT onto Forest Drive
• Go 2.4 miles and Forest Drive becomes Bay Ridge Road
• Go a third of a mile and turn LEFT onto Edgewood Road. The first (West) entrance is about 1 mile down Edgewood Road; the second (East) entrance is a little further and has more parking – we’ll meet there.

Black Rock Mill: 16500 Black Rock Road, Germantown, MD

• Take Route 29 NORTH to I-70 WEST
• Go 19 miles on I-70W and take exit 68; stay to the left onto MD-27 SOUTH/Ridge Road
• Go 5.8 miles and make a RIGHT onto Main St/MD-108
• Go about a mile then make a LEFT to get back onto MD-27 SOUTH/Ridge Road
• Go 6.5 miles then turn LEFT onto MD-355 SOUTH/Frederick Road
• Go about a mile and make a slight RIGHT onto MD-118/Germantown Rd
• Go 4.7 miles and turn RIGHT onto Black Rock Road. The Mill is about 2 miles down on the right
• OR: take Route 29 SOUTH to the MD-198 exit, towards Laurel/Burtonsville
• At the next traffic circle, take the second exit onto Old Columbia Pike
• After about a mile, make a slight right to stay on MD-198/Old Columbia Pike
• After about 3.5 miles, MD-198 will become MD-28/Norbeck Road
• Go 8.2 miles and make a slight RIGHT onto East Gude Drive
• Go 3.6 miles and make a slight RIGHT onto Key West Ave/MD-28 WEST
• Go 8.5 miles and turn RIGHT onto Black Rock Road. The Mill is about half a mile down on the left.

Brighton Dam Azalea Gardens

• From Columbia / Route 29, take MD-108 WEST
• Move to the right lane as you approach the intersection with MD-32, but do not get onto MD-32
• Immediately after passing the ramps to MD-32, go RIGHT onto Ten Oaks Rd (the right-hand lane is a right turn only lane onto Ten Oaks)
• At the fork, bear LEFT onto Brighton Dam Road; go about 3 miles
• Immediately after crossing the dam, turn LEFT into the parking lot of the Visitors’ Center

Brookside Gardens: 1800 Glenallen Ave., Wheaton, MD

• Take Route 29 SOUTH and make a RIGHT onto Fairland Ave (that’s about 16 miles south of the intersection of Route 29 and Route 40 in Ellicott City)
• Go 2.3 miles and turn RIGHT onto East Randolph Road
• Go 2.9 miles and turn LEFT onto Heurich Road
• Go 3-tenths of a mile; the Gardens are located where Heurich Rd ends at Glenallen Ave

See their site:  http://www.montgomeryparks.org/brookside/contact_hours_directions.shtm

Centennial Park

• From Columbia / Route 29, take MD-108 WEST
• From the first traffic light at Columbia Road, go 7 tenths of a mile and then turn RIGHT at the second traffic light at the entrance to Centennial Park
• Follow the signs to the Boat Ramp Dock (make the first RIGHT and then swing LEFT down to the Boat ramp parking lot)

Clark’s Elioak Farm: 10380 Clarksville Pike (MD-108), Ellicott City, MD

• From Columbia / Route 29, take MD-108 WEST
• Pass through three traffic lights: the first at Columbia Road; the second at Ten Mills Road/Centennial Park; and the third at Beaverbrook/Centennial Lane.
• The driveway entrance to Clark’s Elioak Farm is on your RIGHT; it is 1.4 miles west from the first light at Columbia Road and just one tenth a mile past the third traffic light at Beaverbrook/Centennial Lane. The entrance is marked by the mailbox with the address (10380) and by two stone pillars. Go down the driveway and park at the farm house.

See their site:   http://www.clarklandfarm.com/DIRECTIONS%20TO%20ELIOAK.htm

Cromwell Valley Park, Willow Grove Farm

• From Columbia / Route 29, take I-70 EAST towards Baltimore
• Take the Baltimore Beltway / I-695 NORTH towards Towson
• Stay on the Beltway past I-795, past both the 83s, past York, Dulaney Valley, and Providence Roads, to EXIT 29 onto Cromwell Bridge Road. Turn LEFT/NORTH at the light.

There are two entrances to the Cromwell Valley Park, both on the left: PASS THE FIRST ENTRANCE (which is Sherwood Farm). Go 4 tenths of a mile further and TAKE THE SECOND ENTRANCE, also on the LEFT, which is Willow Grove Farm. Follow the driveway over the bridge to the parking lot.

Ellicott City, Parking Lot D

• From Columbia / Route 29, take the exit for Route 40 EAST
• At the first light, make a RIGHT onto Rogers Avenue, heading for Historic Ellicott City
• Turn RIGHT and follow the signs to stay on Rogers Ave and continue towards Main Street, Ellicott City OR keep LEFT onto Court House Drive and then keep RIGHT onto Ellicott Mills Drive
• Both Rogers Ave and Ellicott Mills Drive end at Main Street:  from either road, make a LEFT onto Main Street
• The entrance to Parking Lot D (the largest of the Ellicott City parking lots) is Hamilton Street and will be on the RIGHT just after the Post Office; park in the free spaces towards the rear of the lot

Greenbridge Area, Tridelphia Reservoir

• From Columbia / Route 29, take MD-108 WEST
• Move to the right lane as you approach the intersection with MD-32, but do not get onto MD-32
• Immediately after passing the ramps to MD-32, go RIGHT onto Ten Oaks Rd (the right-hand lane is a right turn only lane onto Ten Oaks)
• At the fork, bear LEFT onto Brighton Dam Road; go about 3 miles and cross the dam
• Go another mile or so and at the traffic light, turn RIGHT onto New Hampshire/MD-650
• After about ½ mile, turn RIGHT onto Green Bridge Road and follow it to the end at the boat launch parking lot

Howard County Conservancy: 10520 Old Frederick Rd, Woodstock, MD

• Take Route 29 all the way NORTH, past all the entrance ramps to I-70, till Rt. 29 dead-ends at Old Frederick Road (MD-99)
• Turn LEFT onto Old Frederick Road/MD-99
• Go about 3.2 miles to the entrance to the Howard County Conservancy, on the RIGHT

See their site:  http://www.hcconservancy.org/directions.php

Howard County Living Farm Heritage Museum: 12985 Frederick Rd, West Friendship, MD

• From Columbia / Route 29, take the exit for Route 40 WEST
• Counting the first light at St.John’s Lane, go west to the sixth traffic light and turn LEFT onto Frederick Road/MD-144 WEST (do not turn at the fifth light: it says Frederick Rd, but it puts you onto Frederick Rd heading back East)
• Go about 4.9 miles to the entrance to the Howard County Living Farm Heritage Museum, on the LEFT (it’s not too far after you cross MD-32)

See their site:  http://www.farmheritage.org/

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens: 1550 Anacostia Ave NE, Washington DC

• From Columbia / Route 29, take MD-100 EAST
• Pass the exits for I-95 and Route 1 and then go SOUTH on I-295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway)
• Take the Eastern Avenue exit.  At the top of the ramp, go STRAIGHT through the light, down the service road. Kenilworth Avenue should be on your left, and apartments on the right
• Go down two streets and make a RIGHT onto Douglas Street
• At the end of Douglas Street, make a RIGHT onto Anacostia Avenue.  The park is about a block and a half up from there on the LEFT
• If you miss the exit, take the next one and take the first RIGHT.  At the end of the street make another RIGHT, and continue to the park entrance

See the site:  http://www.nps.gov/keaq/planyourvisit/directions.htm

Lake Elkhorn, Columbia

• From Columbia / Route 29, take Exit 18 onto Broken Land Parkway heading EAST
• Pass the first (North) Cradlerock Way and turn LEFT onto the second (SOUTH) Cradlerock Way
• Pass Broken Staff on the right and then turn RIGHT onto Dockside Lane
• Follow that to the parking lot at the Lake

Lake Kittamaqundi, Columbia

• From Columbia / Route 29, take Exit 20B towards the Town Center
• Keep LEFT to stay on Little Patuxent Parkway where it splits with Governor Warfield Parkway
• Follow Little Patuxent Parkway past Sterrett Place and Wincopin Circle; turn LEFT at the traffic light just before Little Patuxent Parkway swings to the right at the Library (there’s an entrance to Columbia Mall on your right)
• Follow that road down to the lower parking lot by the Rouse Building and next to the Lake

Patapsco Valley State Park, Avalon/Orange Area

• From Columbia / Route 29, take MD-100 EAST
• Take Exit 6 off MD-100 to go NORTH on Route 1
• Follow Rt. 1 North till it goes under I-895 and crosses the Patapsco River
• Then turn LEFT onto South Street (there’s a big facility on the south corner with a sign that says “Vehicles for Change”)
• Make an immediate LEFT into the Park
• Stop at the Honor System box, take an envelope, put $2 in, detach the parking permit from the top, put envelope in box, put parking permit on your rear-view mirror
• Continue about 1 mile to a stop sign at Gunn Road; go RIGHT and then RIGHT again into the Avalon Visitors’ Center parking lot

Patapsco Valley State Park, Daniels Area

• Take Route 29 all the way NORTH, past all the entrance ramps to I-70, till Rt. 29 dead-ends at MD-99/Rogers Ave
• Turn RIGHT onto Rogers Avenue
• Proceed a little over ½ mile to traffic circle; go LEFT onto Old Frederick Road (that’s ¾ of the way around the circle)
• Go about ½ mile and then turn LEFT onto Daniels Road
• Follow Daniels all the way to the end (about 1 mile) to largest parking lot on the RIGHT

Patapsco Valley State Park, Pickall Area

• Take Route 29 all the way NORTH, past all the entrance ramps to I-70, till Rt. 29 dead-ends at MD-99/Rogers Ave
• Turn RIGHT onto Rogers Avenue
• Proceed a little over ½ mile to traffic circle; go LEFT onto Old Frederick Road (that’s ¾ of the way around the circle)
• Follow Old Frederick Road past Daniels Road, down and across the Patapsco River
• Immediately after crossing the river, turn RIGHT onto Johnnycake Road
• The park entrance is to your immediate RIGHT

Patuxent Wildlife Refuge: 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel

• From Columbia / Route 29, take MD-100 EAST
• Pass the exits for I-95 and Route 1 and then go SOUTH on I-295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway)
• Follow I-295 SOUTH to the exit for Powder Mill Rd: go LEFT (EAST) on Powder Mill Road
• Go 1.7 miles and turn RIGHT onto Scarlet Tanager Loop; we’ll meet in the Visitor Center parking lot (1.4 miles down the Loop)

See their site:  http://www.fws.gov/northeast/patuxent/VClocation.html

River Hill Garden Center: 12165 Clarksville Pike, Clarksville, MD

• From Columbia / Route 29, take MD-108 WEST
• Go about 6 miles to the River Hill Garden Center, on the left
• OR if you’re coming up Rt 29 from the south, you can take MD-32 WEST to exit 20/ MD-108 EAST, towards Clarksville. Then the Garden Center is about half a mile along MD-108, on the left.
• Please park at either end of the parking lot, out of the way of the primary customer parking areas.

Scott’s Cove, Rocky Gorge Reservoir

• From Columbia / Route 29, take MD-216 EAST towards Laurel
• Go RIGHT onto Crest Road
• Go LEFT onto Scaggsville Road
• Go RIGHT onto Pineway Road
• Go RIGHT onto Harding Road
• Parking lot is on the LEFT

Town of Oella: 425 Oella Ave., Catonsville, MD

(These directions will take you a longer way, but it’s less confusing)

• From Columbia / Route 29, take the exit for Route 40 EAST
• At the first light, make a RIGHT onto Rogers Avenue, heading for Historic Ellicott City
• Turn RIGHT and follow the signs to stay on Rogers Ave and continue towards Main Street, Ellicott City
• Rogers Ave ends at Main Street: make a LEFT onto Main Street
• Follow Main Street going EAST through downtown Ellicott City
• As soon as you cross the Patapsco River, you’ll pass Oella Ave on the left and then make the immediate LEFT onto Westchester Ave
• Follow Westchester until it intersects with Oella; at that intersection is the Country Corner Store; park in the lot next to the store

See their site:  http://catonsville.exploremd.us/oella/business/country_corner_store/

Tridelphia Area, Tridelphia Reservoir

• From Columbia / Route 29, take MD-108 WEST
• Move to the right lane as you approach the intersection with MD-32, but do not get onto MD-32
• Immediately after passing the ramps to MD-32, go RIGHT onto Ten Oaks Rd (the right-hand lane is a right turn only lane onto Ten Oaks)
• At the fork, bear LEFT onto Brighton Dam Road; go about 3 miles and cross the dam
• Go another mile or so and at the traffic light, turn RIGHT onto New Hampshire/MD-650
• Pass the turn for Green Bridge Road and swing LEFT to continue on MD-650 for another 2 and ½ miles or so
• Turn RIGHT onto Georgia/MD-97 NORTH
• After about ½ mile, turn RIGHT onto Tridelphia Lake Road (there’s a small brown sign at the turn that says “Tridelphia Rec. Area”)
• Follow that to its end at the boat launch parking lot

Woodlawn Manor: 16501 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring, MD

• Take Columbia / Route 29 south to the MD-198 exit, towards Laurel/Burtonsville
• At the next traffic circle, take the second exit onto Old Columbia Pike
• After about a mile, make a slight right to stay on MD-198/Old Columbia Pike
• After about 3.5 miles, MD-198 will become MD-28/Norbeck Road
• Go another 1.8 miles and turn right onto Norwood Road
• The entrance to Woodlawn Manor is about .8 miles further, on the right. Be sure to park on the Manor property, not on the adjacent police grounds.
• NOTE: The Manor will be closed, so there will not be access to the restrooms there. The closest restroom appears to be at the Olney Ale House, about 1.4 miles north up MD-182/Dr.Bird Rd/Norwood Rd.