Friends of Quiet Waters Park

The Enchantment Until June 22, 2025 The Fairy House Festival opened with blue skies and a breeze at its back! The Holly Pavilion and the Holly Pavilion Trail were transformed into a place for celebration of so much that is … Continue reading →

We have a variety of music including Blues, Funk, Rock, Country, and Latin to name a few. Concerts will start on July 19th, Saturday Evenings at the Park Stage. Start Times change as summer days get shorter. Season ends on … Continue reading →

Entries Now Open for the 11th AnnualFriends of Quiet Waters Park Photo Contest We have a few changes on how we will conduct our photo contest. Most importantly, we will no longer be accepting photo entries by email. We believe … Continue reading →

May Bird Bulletin Courtesy of Kate Neall, owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Gambrills. • Spring has sprung and love is in the air! From dancing, to eating, to nest building, to singing – birds have many courtship rituals. May is the … Continue reading →

“The imagination is a place all by itself – a separate country. Now, you’ve heard of the French nation, the British nation. Well, this is the Imagination. It’s a wonderful place.”* We invite everyone to spend some time in the … Continue reading →

Quiet Waters Park Birds in the Winter Early on a January morning Jim Collatz and Jack Turner met up at the park to count all the birds they would see that day as part of the Audubon Christmas Bird Count, … Continue reading →

Many thanks to those who participated in the survey.  Your thoughts and comments were very significant for this process.   A full report, including a summary of the comments, are shown below.  Special thanks also to the Annapolis Neck Peninsula Federation … Continue reading →

Come see our large steel & brass “Atomic Kaleidoscope” in the Formal Garden between the Visitor Center and the Blue Heron building. The magic happens when you look through one of the three different level viewfinders while spinning the base. … Continue reading →

Thank you to everyone who was able to participate in the 2024 Box Turtle Study! Some of you may know that this study is actually a restart, and that the previous study ended in 2010. The 2024 season was a … Continue reading →

The Anne Arundel Department of Parks and Recreation has developed 3 “Master Plan Concepts” – each with a different theme – for the new property acquired for the Park in 2019. These 3 Concept Plans released for public review and … Continue reading →