Soldier's Delight Natural Environment Area

Soldier's Delight Natural Environment Area is located near Owings Mills, Baltimore County, Maryland. It consists of 1,526 acres of Maryland Wildland and 1,900 acres of Natural Environment Area. Soldier’s Delight is part of the Maryland Wildlands Preservation System. The site protects rare serpentine soil and more than 39 rare, threatened, or endangered species of plants, rare insects, rocks and minerals. There are seven miles of hiking trails for hikers but not for bikers and horseback riders, in order to protect fragile soils. There is a visitors’ center open on Saturdays that offers environmental education programs, exhibits on the natural and cultural history of the area and a scavenger hunt. Bowhunting is permitted from mid-November to the end of January.

5100 Deer Park Rd, Owings Mills, MD 21117, Phone: 410-461-5005

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