The Woodstock Project is the largest trail development in Patapsco Valley State Park’s history. A new bridge over the North Branch of the Patapsco River will connect McKeldin’s five-mile adaptive trail system to new adaptive trails in Woodstock. That doubles the park’s adaptive mileage and creates Maryland’s largest natural surface adaptive trail system.
Built for visitors of all abilities, the network also passes local history, including a former granite quarry that supplied stone for the Washington Monument, a filming location from “The Blair Witch Project,” and a stone bridge built by Jesuit priests.
Woodstock currently has no dedicated parking, so many visitors park near the Woodstock Inn. Better access points, parking, and trail infrastructure are central to the project, so people can enjoy Woodstock’s quiet beauty without adding strain to a park already seeing record visitation.
The work reflects what the Friends do best: building on decades of volunteer trail work to expand access to Patapsco’s natural and historic resources while protecting what makes places like Woodstock special.
What does a project like this cost? FPVSP has raised over $500,000 for trail construction so far. When you factor in staff time, volunteer events, signage, kiosks, and other essentials, we expect the total project cost to come in just under $700,000. (This amount does NOT include the bridge over the Patapsco!)
For more information, check out the Friends of Patapsco Valley State Park “The Woodstock Project” webpage that includes a map for the Woodstock Project showing existing trails (that will remain), the new trail, and the bridge location.