Editing Crownsville, Maryland (section)

==Parks and recreation facilities==
[[File:House Trail, Bacon Ridge Crownsville Maryland USA.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hiking trail in the Bacon Ridge Natural Area]]
The Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks maintains the [[Generals Highway Corridor Park]] in Crownsville. Facilities include a nature trail and playing fields.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.aacounty.org/recparks/parks/community/generalhwy.cfm | title = General's Highway Corridor Park | publisher = Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation & Parks | access-date = 8 October 2012 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121107161635/http://www.aacounty.org/recparks/parks/community/generalhwy.cfm | archive-date = 7 November 2012 }}</ref>

The Eisenhower Golf Course was Anne Arundel County's first public golf course, built in 1969. The 6,659-yard, 18-hole course was designed by golf architect Ed Ault on more than {{convert|220|acres|km2 sqmi}}.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.eisenhowergolf.com/index.php | title = Eisenhower Golf Course | access-date = 8 October 2012 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120926072254/http://www.eisenhowergolf.com/index.php | archive-date = 26 September 2012 }}</ref>

The [[Bacon Ridge Natural Area]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.srlt.org/our-watersheds/bacon-ridge-natural-area|title=Bacon Ridge Natural Area|website=www.srlt.org|access-date=2016-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aacounty.org/locations-and-directions/bacon-ridge-natural-area|title=Bacon Ridge Natural Area {{!}} Anne Arundel County, MD|website=www.aacounty.org|access-date=2016-09-01}}</ref> is 630 acres of protected land, including forests and marshes, which is open to the public for hiking and nature observation. There is currently a 2.5 mile figure-eight trail accessible from the parking area off Hawkins Rd.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/The-Bacon-Ridge-Project-871635066243564/about/?entry_point=page_nav_about_item&tab=page_info|title=The Bacon Ridge Project - About {{!}} Facebook|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=2016-09-01}}</ref> In the fall of 2016, a second phase of trails was created, adding 4.5+ miles to the trail.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://srlt.org/our-watersheds/bacon-ridge-natural-area|title=Bacon Ridge Natural Area|website=Scenic Rivers Land Trust|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-03-01}}</ref> A fourth phase of trails was added in May 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Patapsco Mountain Bikers {{!}} Ok, you crazies. Bacon Ridge Bike Park opens at noon Friday, May 20th |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/patapscomtb/posts/10166355932330302/ |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}</ref> with parking available at a lot off Severn Chapel Road.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bacon Ridge Natural Area {{!}} Anne Arundel County, MD |url=https://www.aacounty.org/locations-and-directions/bacon-ridge-natural-area |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=www.aacounty.org |language=en}}</ref>