About
LocationEllicott City MD
SizeMedium — about a day
Acres221 acres
Good forHikingWildlife Viewing

The David Force Natural Resource Area is a 221-acre (89 ha) wildlife area in Ellicott City, Maryland. It is located between Route 70 and 40 adjacent to the Turf Valley development in Howard County, Maryland, and operated by the Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks. The resource area was created to protect water quality, provide habitat for wildlife, and support recreational hiking and nature observation purposes. Part of the area has been identified for a future 36-acre David Force Park to be developed in the 2028 - 2032 time frame at an estimated cost of $6 million. The area is named after David W. Force (1909-1966), a founder of Force and Christhill construction and former Howard County judge who made national headlines for sentencing an African American to lashings in 1951, and later a county commissioner who ran on a slow growth platform in 1962 who was one of three that approved the development of Columbia for The Rouse Company.

Location

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Trails (18)
  • Bethany Bypass0.4 mi · Easy · 7 ft up · 15 min · from David Force Natural Resource Area
  • Boones Bounty0.3 mi · Easy · Flat · 15 min · from David Force Natural Resource Area
  • Don't Fall In0.1 mi · Easy · 16 ft up · 15 min · from David Force Natural Resource Area
  • Evelyn's Adventure0.1 mi · Easy · 16 ft up · 15 min · from David Force Natural Resource Area
  • Even Foxes Need a Bench0.3 mi · Easy · 48 ft up · 15 min · from David Force Natural Resource Area
  • Force of Nature0.2 mi · Easy · Flat · 15 min · from David Force Natural Resource Area
  • Little Patuxent Flats0.7 mi · Easy · 45 ft up · 15 min · from David Force Natural Resource Area
  • Mullineaux Connector0.1 mi · Easy · Flat · 15 min · from David Force Natural Resource Area
  • Mullineaux Orchard0.9 mi · Easy · 39 ft up · 30 min · from David Force Natural Resource Area
  • Raven Woods0.2 mi · Easy · 8 ft up · 15 min · from David Force Natural Resource Area
  • The Fox and the Hound0.5 mi · Easy · 36 ft up · 15 min · from David Force Natural Resource Area
  • The Narrows0.2 mi · Easy · Flat · 15 min · from David Force Natural Resource Area
  • The Springs of Excelsior0.2 mi · Easy · 41 ft up · 15 min · from David Force Natural Resource Area
  • Turf Ridge0.5 mi · Easy · 38 ft up · 15 min · from David Force Natural Resource Area
  • Turf Traverse0.5 mi · Easy · 65 ft up · 15 min · from David Force Natural Resource Area
  • Turf Valley0.4 mi · Easy · 78 ft up · 15 min · from David Force Natural Resource Area
  • Turf Valley Flats0.2 mi · Easy · 23 ft up · 15 min · from David Force Natural Resource Area
  • TVO Grass Trail0.3 mi · Easy · Flat · 15 min · from David Force Natural Resource Area

Trail data: USGS National Map / PAD-US, the National Park Service, state agencies, and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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