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    Piney Orchard Nature Preserve

    4.6 (7 reviews)

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    Springtime lilies
    Renata K.

    This place would be 5 stars if it wasn't for all the bugs and mosquitoes during summer. Ugh! I can't even go there anymore because there's just so many of them!!! Swarms! However, it's really nice starting in the fall to early spring so I definitely recommend going there around that time. the pond is very pretty with lilies all over!

    A pink lotus flower on Duck Cove Pond.
    Avionna Desh S.

    Piney Orchard Nature Preserve Trail has a lot to offer and will impress. Once you reach Duck Cove Pond, you will be introduced to nature's majesty at its fullest. Various birds can be seen, ducks and geese swimming in the pond, turtles basking in the sun, beaver lodges, and flora and fauna. There is a trail that encompasses the pond. In the middle of the pond, is a small foot bridge that gives visitors a spectacular view. You will enjoy your walk along Lone Wolf trail. Red Maple Swamp is a beauty all in itself. The biggest complaint will be parking. Note: Watch where you're parking......Google Maps directed me directly to Duck Cove Pond. Unfortunately, these directions did not take into consideration that the parking is reserved for residents only and the parking belongs to residents. Do not park there. Towing is in effect. There is a very small, limited parking lot at the preserve entrance near the the River's Edge / Piney Orchard Nature Preserve Trail sign. Also, an entrance exists at Strawberry Lake Way and Piscataway Run Drive resulting in a walk to reach the pond. There was along-the-road parking (near Piscataway Run Drive) which I utilized and proceeded onto the trail. Trail maps are at each entrance point. Again, be careful of any parking signs.

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    Burba Lake

    Burba Lake

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    (10 reviews)
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    Always a great place to walk or watch the birds in the lake. Nice place to park if you work or live…read morenearby to do some thinking. This is on a military facility. I love quiet time. Unless there's a cookout going on this is a very peaceful place to just unwind. Or bring the kids to play at the playground. You can also walk your dog. Just make sure he is on a leash.

    I live on Fort Meade (2nd time). The previous reviews are accurate for their time. When I first…read morelived here, 2000-2003, Burba was really nice, well maintained, the water quality was good and there were enough little bluegill/sunfish to make a kid tired of catching them. This is no longer a "good" fishing spot, and not the overall family recreation area that it could be. This not just an old guy "get off my lawn" observation [okay its a little bit of that]. For many complex reasons the resource is no longer in good shape. There are far too many year round Canada Geese (nutirent load/water quality aspects), the shoreline is not regualrly groomed/maintained. The asphalt path that rings the lake is also in rough shape. It looks nice from a distance, and the playgrounds are still usable. But Burba Lake is a shadow of its former self right now. I understand the realities of the resources to restore it - but I do wish there was a way to do so. If there were a magic wand: -greatly reduce geese -restore water flow into lake (feeder streams in terrible shape) -maintain bank vegetation -restore native water plants -manage algae blooms -drop in structure for fish habitat -stock a variety of native fish species (I've only seen sunfish/turtles)

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    The park is so beautiful this time of the year.
    The park is so beautiful this time of the year.
    04-25-24
    04-25-24
    The filimentous algea that rings the pond spring/summer

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    The filimentous algea that rings the pond spring/summer

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