Opportunities From: Maryland Park Service

This is where you will report your hours if you are a camp host at either the Hilton Area or the Hollofield area.

Carroll County Equestrian Council will put their hours here after work days at Morgan Run

This is for anything Morgan Run, whether it be trash clean up, trail work days etc.

Volunteer Rangers at Patapsco Valley State Park assist regular park staff with operations, public service, and resource protection. After completing an initial 40 hours of service, and various trainings, volunteers receive uniforms and an orientation. Special sub-groups include the Volunteer Bike Patrol and Volunteer Mounted Patrol.

Record hours here if you volunteered for a Patapsco Heritage Greenway events....ie, tree plantings, river cleanups etc etc

This is the place to enter hours if you are on the SDCI board, or work any events run by SDCI.

If you are interested in the possibility of becoming a board member of our Friends Group, Soldiers Delight Conservation, Inc. (SDCI), you may attend one of our board meetings. Our meetings are held approximately the second Thursday of alternating months at 7:00 p.m. at the auditorium of our visitor center, located at 5100 Deer Park Road in Owings Mills, Maryland 21117. Please express your interest in attending a meeting by filling out the contact form at our website or contacting our vice president, Lynell Tobler, at 410-922-9690 for information about the date of our next meeting.

If you do not see your volunteer opportunity on one of the tabs, the Anything Patapsco will be where you record your hours. Just fill in the description part so there is record of what you did.

This is where you would record your Soldiers Delight volunteer hours.

If interested in Volunteering at Soldiers Delight, please contact soldiersdelight.statepark@maryland.gov for more details.

This is where Trail captains can enter their time.

Our Trail Captain Program, in collaboration with park management, assigns captains to specific areas of the park. These captains organize work events, perform maintenance, and serve as the eyes and ears of our trail system. When you see volunteers clearing fallen trees, rest assured they have completed chainsaw certification, and first aid training, coordinate each workday with park management, and follow strict safety protocols to keep the trails safe and accessible for everyone.

Each Trail Captain receives training from the Maryland Park Service, and most are certified to operate chainsaws within the park. Captains report issues to Friends, and we handle coordination and permissions with park management. Our Trail Captains work in teams, align their efforts with park staff, and report back to Friends to ensure seamless communication and effective maintenance. Please email info@fpvsp.org if interested in becoming a trail Captain.

This is where you will put your Bike Patrol hours. If interested in becoming a Volunteer Bike Patrol volunteer, please email me at:

volunteerpatapsco.dnr@maryland.gov

This is where you will report hours for any invasive plant removal inside the park, working independently. This is also where you will enter any hours for Adopt A Garden opportunities. This can be volunteering to weed in a garden, or adopt a garden where you would come by weekly, or bi-monthly to weed and tend to an agreed garden area at Patapsco.

⚠️ Before and After You Clean Text the North Duty Phone Number: 443-534-1762.

When: Text before starting and immediately after finishing.

This is where you would submit your hours if you volunteered for any Friends Group Events

If you are interested in being a state park volunteer, but are unable to commit to the any of the current opportunities or can't find an opportunity the meets your interests, you can still sign up and register. Doing so will ensure that the Volunteer Coordinator is aware of your interest and will contact you to explore future possibilities. Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Maryland State Parks.

If you are interested in being a state park volunteer, but are unable to commit to the any of the current opportunities or can't find an opportunity the meets your interests, you can still sign up and register. Doing so will ensure that the Volunteer Coordinator is aware of your interest and will contact you to explore future possibilities. Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Maryland State Parks.