The Department of Recreation and Parks is authorized by the Baltimore City Charter to provide leisure activities through management of recreation centers and the municipal parks system.

In other words, the Department strives to:

To provide a recreation and parks system that is responsible and directed by the needs of people of Baltimore. To preserve, protect and enhance the city's park lands and public green spaces as a way to improve the physical and mental health of the people of Baltimore. To invite and encourage individuals, families, schools, businesses and other community groups to become partners in our efforts to invigorate and sustain the city's natural and leisure resources.

VISIT THE BALTIMORE ZOO
Visit the Zoo, and meet more than 2,000 animals - including chimpanzees, warthogs, elephants, leopards, and more! Take a safari through Africa. Discover hands-on adventures in our #1-rated Children's Zoo. And explore the winding path through the Lyn P. Meyerhoff Maryland Wilderness. Directions to the Zoo The Zoo is located in beautiful Druid Hill Park - less than 10 minutes from Baltimore's Downtown Inner Harbor. Parking is FREE! From I-83 North and South - Take Exit 7 (West) to Druid Park Lake Drive and follow signs to the Zoo.

The Baltimore Zoo
Druid Hill Park
Baltimore, MD
21217

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