Fort Detrick
Nallin Farm Recreational Area
Reservation: 301-619-3237 or stop by
Community Recreation Office, Building 1520,
Room 148 (in Post Library), Monday-Friday, 1000-1600
Pavilion Reservation
The Nallin Farm Recreational Area is open to Fort Detrick active duty military and families, U.S. DOD APF/NAF civilians, and retirees for their activities and group picnics. The area is complete with three shelters, a grill pavilion, horseshoe pits, a stocked trout pond, playground, and bathrooms. The large pavilion accommodates 150-175 people and the two smaller ones up to 50.
Individuals or groups wanting to reserve a pavilion for their exclusive use, must complete a Nallin Farm Pavilion Reservation Form and pay a reservation fee. The Reservation Form is available online as a fillable PDF Form. Groups must reserve the area seven days in advance by contacting the Community Recreation Office, 301-619-3237 from 1000-1600 (Monday through Friday).
Nallin Farm Recreational Area is open from sunrise to sunset daily. All individuals and groups must leave the pavilions and area before dark.
Nallin Farm Pavilion Reservation Form [PDF]
How to use the PDF Form
The Nallin Farm Pavilion Reservation Form is available on the web as a PDF Form which can be filled out online.
- If you are using Acrobat Reader - You can fill out the form online, print and fax the printed copy to the Chief, Community Recreation Division, 301-619-6363.
- If you are using Acrobat Standard or Acrobat Professional - You can fill out the form on-line and SAVE the completed form on your computer then E-mail your saved file as an attachment to: USAGDirMWR@amedd.army.mil
Fishing on Fort Detrick
All individuals, regardless of age, fishing at Nallin Farm pond must have a Fort Detrick fishing permit. Individuals are no longer required to possess a State of Maryland fishing license with a trout stamp to fish in Nallin Farm pond unless they plan to remove the fish from the Installation.
Fishing permits are sold by the Automotive Skills Center, Building 1431, from 0900 to 1700, Monday, Friday, and Saturday and 0900-2100 on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays.
Download Costs/Rules & Regulations [PDF]
Golf Driving Range
Community Recreation Office
Phone: 301-619-2498/3237
The Fort Detrick Family and MWR Golf Driving Range is closed for the Winter months and will reopen in the Spring of 2012.
For addition information, please contact the Community Recreation Office, 301-619-3237.
Fort Detrick Nallin Farm Recreation Area has a Carry-In and Carry-Out Trash Policy
Most State and local parks and forest picnic areas, shelters, beaches, and other day-use areas have a Trash Free program. Fort Detrick is no different with their Carry-In and Carry-Out Trash policy at the Nallin Farm Recreation Area. Nallin Pond visitors will need to provide their own trash bags for their disposable trash, separate their trash from recyclable items, bag and carry their trash and recyclable items to the provided receptacles on site after each visit. Fort Detrick Waste Management provides a large, centralized trash dumpster for disposable items and a recycle trailer for recyclable plastics, aluminum cans, and glass containers.
Why?
Home away from home: Nallin Farm Recreation Area belongs to all of us...and just like home...we need to care for it and keep it clean. Too many visitors would fill the trash receptacles and leave the area. The next visitor would have to contend with unsightly, filled trash cans or carry someone else's trash to the trash dumpster.
Less mess: Removal of the garbage and recycling containers immediately after each visit eliminates the smells and mess they create. It also cuts down on scavenging insects, bees, rodents, and geese.
Reduce, reuse, and recycle: The State of Maryland and Fort Detrick promotes and encourage all residents to recycle and reduce waste. Better yet, we can make new choices of what to bring with us. The more reusable things we pack, the less garbage we'll create. It's good for us and for our environment.
Thank you for helping by "toting out what you toted in".
Ideas for Cutting Down on Waste:
- Reuse
- Bring reusable cups, plates, and utensils.
- Bring beverages in reusable containers.
- Use cloth napkins and tablecloths.
- Reduce
- Buy durable outdoor equipment. It may cost more at first, but it will last longer. That saves money and resources.
- Repair old equipment. Replace the torn webbing on beach chairs. Put patches on leaky air mattresses. Don't throw them away!
- Recycle
- Separate recyclables from the rest of your trash.
- Typical recyclables: aluminum cans, steel (tin) cans, bimetal cans, #1 and #2 plastics, glass, paper, and cardboard. Bag them up and dispose of them through your community recycling program.
- Typical non-recyclables: paper or cardboard that has contained food, and #3 - #7 plastics. Discard these items in your home garbage.
Help close the "recycling loop" by buying products made from recycled materials.
