The splash fountain is on the for the 2022 season! Please enjoy the park and the water during normal hours, 9am to 8pm everyday. As always, please be respectful of the park and keep sand in the sandbox. We want … Continue reading
Summer in the Park
New Expanded Green Space!
A project is underway to expand the street wells surrounding the park on the corner of North Calvert and East Madison Streets. The point is to beautify the corner, expanding the park to the street level to increase visibility with … Continue reading
Splash Pad Time!
The fountain is now turned on for the 2021 summer. Come beat the heat and splash around. As always please keep the play sand off the the splash pad as the sand will cause irreparable damage to the fountain heads. … Continue reading
Help Wanted!
The MVBA Children’s Park Committee is looking for more volunteer members. The committee, which is also registered as a “Friends of” volunteer group with Baltimore City’s Recreation and Parks department, handles the stewardship of the Mount Vernon Children’s Park. Some … Continue reading
Little Free Library Fundraiser
Dear neighbors and park visitors, we are holding a new fundraiser for the Mt. Vernon Children’s Park. Our goal with this fundraiser is to get a Little Free Library box added to our park, stocked full of children’s books for … Continue reading
Splash Pad Turned On!
Thanks to our generous neighborhood volunteer, Steve Johnson, the water feature in the park is once again operational for the 2020 Summer. The splash pad is on a timer and is operational between 9am and 8pm The water is triggered … Continue reading
New Shade Umbrella
After a successful GoFundMe campaign last year, we were able to purchase and install a giant 10 foot shade umbrella in the park this summer. We placed the umbrella in the lower park, where there aren’t any trees to provide … Continue reading
Willow Whips
We are taking the quarantine as an opportunity to try something new at the park! We planted Canastota willow cuttings and created little trellis arches in hopes of having living archways in the failed hedge maze area of the playground. … Continue reading
The Arbor, by David Hess
Hess Industries
The Splash Pad is ON!
The splash pad is now officially on for the rest of the summer! We want to give our immense thanks to Steve Johnson for repairing the leak and in general, for all the hard work he has put in getting the fountain to work again these past few years.
In order to use the splash pad, simply place your hand on the center of the flower censor on the splash pad. The water will cycle for a few minutes and then shut off. Simply touch the sensor again to restart. Please note, the water will automatically shut off at 8pm daily.
Also, while using the park, please remind children to keep the sand in the sandbox. If too much sand gets onto the splash pad, this can ruin the fountain heads.
Thank you, and enjoy the water play and the park this summer!
Mount Vernon Children's Park 