Schooley Mill Park is located at 12975 Hall Shop Road in Highland, Maryland. Highland is southwest of Baltimore and about 9 miles from Columbia, Maryland.
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A new playground was recently added to the park after the removal of an old playground. The new playground is located close to the multi-purpose building and the restrooms. There’s a large parking lot right beside the playground.
![Schooley Mill Park Playground Fence](https://beentheredonethatwithkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Schooley-Mill-Park-Playground-Fence-1024x603.jpg)
The playground is fully-fenced, with the opening in the fence located on the opposite side of the playground from the parking lot. The fence can be latched shut.
![Schooley Mill Park Tractor](https://beentheredonethatwithkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Schooley-Mill-Park-Tractor-1024x675.jpg)
The toddler / pre-school playground is themed with a tractor hauling corn. This play structure includes a small ropes climber and slide. There’s also a set of monkey bars on the other end of this play structure.
![Schooley Mill Park Dish Swing](https://beentheredonethatwithkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Schooley-Mill-Park-Dish-Swing-761x1024.jpg)
The larger play structure has three slides, one is a tube slide and the other two are regular open slides. There’s also a set of swings lining one side of the playground area. The swings include a dish swing, regular swings, and baby swings.
![Schooley Mill Park Flowers](https://beentheredonethatwithkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Schooley-Mill-Park-Flowers-1024x768.jpg)
Other play structures at this playground include a teeter totter, inground merry-go-round and a set of musical flowers.
![Schooley Mill Park Merry-go-round](https://beentheredonethatwithkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Schooley-Mill-Park-Merry-go-round-1024x849.jpg)
Schooley Mill Park Restrooms
Outside the fence, there’s a large building that has restrooms. There’s also a few picnic tables and a small charcoal grill. The restrooms were open when we visited in April of 2023.
![Schooley Mill Park Teeter Totter](https://beentheredonethatwithkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Schooley-Mill-Park-Teeter-Totter-1024x768.jpg)
The park also has a sand volleyball court and tennis courts. When we visited, a game of cricket was happening on one of the large open fields.
![Schooley Mill Park Tennis Courts](https://beentheredonethatwithkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Schooley-Mill-Park-Tennis-Courts-1024x752.jpg)
Looking for more fun playgrounds in Maryland?
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