Lake Elkhorn Park

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Lake Elkhorn is a 37-acre (150,000-m2) reservoir in Columbia, Maryland’s Owen Brown neighbourhood. It is the third and largest lake in Columbia. A tiny dam, a park with a picnic pavilion, and a two-mile (3-kilometer) walking path around the lake are the primary attractions. The route, which is bordered by a park and townhouses, was completed in 1982. The Elkhorn branch of the Little Patuxent River is named for the lake, which was established in 1974. In 1969, Spiro Agnew announced the arrival of the first Columbia-based scientific enterprise, Hittman Associates, which relocated from Howard Research and Development for better lease rates. The EPA then hired Hittman to advocate reuse of storm water runoff from all of Columbia’s reservoir systems for residential drinking water to save money on development expenses, using Wilde Lake as an example. The Columbia Association is in charge of the lake. Lake Elkhorn is a 37-acre reservoir in Columbia, Maryland’s Owen Brown neighbourhood. It is the third and largest lake in Columbia. A tiny dam, a park with a picnic pavilion, and a two-mile (3-kilometer) walking path around the lake are the primary attractions. The route was constructed in 1982. It is surrounded by homes and a park. The Elkhorn branch of the Little Patuxent River is named for the lake, which was established in 1974. In 1969, Spiro Agnew announced the arrival of the first Columbia-based scientific enterprise, Hittman Associates, which relocated from Howard Research and Development for better lease rates. The EPA then hired Hittman to advocate reuse of storm water runoff from all of Columbia’s reservoir systems for residential drinking water to save money on development expenses, using Wilde Lake as an example. The Columbia Association is in charge of the lake.

Lake Elkhorn Park Location

Parking lot, Patuxent Branch Trail, Columbia, MD 21045, United States

https://www.columbiaassociation.org/explore-columbia/get-outside/lakes/

+14107153000

Driving Directions From Columbia Maryland, USA

Head northeast toward US-29 S 0.2 mi
Merge onto US-29 S 0.1 mi
Take exit 18 toward Oakland Mills 0.2 mi
Merge onto Broken Land Pkwy 1.4 mi
Turn left onto Cradlerock Way 0.3 mi
Turn right onto Dockside Ln 125 ft
Turn left 492 ft
Lake Elkhorn Park

Driving Directions From Ellicott City Maryland, USA

Take Old Columbia Pike, US-29 S and Broken Land Pkwy to Dockside Ln in Columbia 13 min (7.9 mi)
Head southwest on Old Columbia Pike toward Roussey Lane 1.5 mi
Turn right onto MD-103 W 0.1 mi
Use any lane to turn left to merge onto US-29 S toward Washington 4.4 mi
Take exit 18 toward Oakland Mills 0.2 mi
Merge onto Broken Land Pkwy 1.4 mi
Turn left onto Cradlerock Way 0.3 mi
Drive to your destination 2 min (0.1 mi)
Lake Elkhorn Park