The following is a working list of cooling center locations across the Baltimore area where you can seek relief from hot weather.
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ANNAPOLIS COOLING CENTER:
The city’s primary cooling center at the Roger “Pip” Moyer Recreation Center (273 Hilltop Lane).
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY COOLING CENTERS:
Anne Arundel County Police Departmentdistrict station lobbies and community rooms open 24/7.
– Northern District: 939 Hammonds Lane, Baltimore
– Eastern District: 204 Pasadena Road, Pasadena
– Western District: 8273 Telegraph Road, Odenton
– Southern District: 35 Stepneys Lane, Edgewater
Anne Arundel County Senior Activity Center Community Roomsare open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
– Annapolis Senior Activity Center: 119 South Villa Ave., Annapolis
– Arnold Senior Activity Center: 44 Church Road, Arnold
– Brooklyn Park Senior Activity Center: 202 Hammonds Lane, Brooklyn Park
– O’Malley Senior Activity Center: 1275 Odenton Road, Odenton
– Pasadena Senior Activity Center: 4103 Mountain Road, Pasadena
– Pascal Senior Activity Center: 125 Dorsey Road, Glen Burnie
– Severn Senior Activity Center: 1160A Reece Road, Severn
– South County Senior Activity Center: 27 Stepneys Lane, Edgewater
Anne Arundel County Public Library Community Roomsopen Monday-Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
– Broadneck: 1275 Green Holly Drive, Annapolis
– Brooklyn Park: 1 East 11th Ave., Baltimore
– Busch Annapolis: 1410 West St., Annapolis
– Crofton: 1681 Riedel Road, Crofton
– Deale: 5940 Deale-Churchton Road, Deale
– Discoveries: The Library at the Mall: 2550 Annapolis Mall Road, Annapolis
– Eastport-Annapolis Neck: 269 Hillsmere Drive, Annapolis
– Edgewater: 25 Stepneys Lane, Edgewater
– Glen Burnie: 1010 Eastway, Glen Burnie
– Linthicum: 400 Shipley Road, Linthicum
– Maryland City at Russett: 3501 Russett Common, Laurel
– Mountain Road: 4730 Mountain Road, Pasadena
– Odenton: 1325 Annapolis Road, Odenton
– Riviera Beach: 8485A Fort Smallwood Road, Pasadena
– Severn: 2624 Annapolis Road, Severn
– Severna Park: 45 West McKinsey Road, Severna Park
BALTIMORE CITY COOLING CENTERS:
When the Baltimore City Health Department issues Code Red Extreme Heat Days, the following cooling centers will be open except when there’s a city holiday. See aninteractive map here.
Baltimore City Senior Centers(open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
– Harford Senior Center (4920 Harford Road, 410-426-4009)
– Hatton Senior Center (2825 Fait Ave., 410-396-9025)
– Oliver Senior Center (1700 N. Gay St., 410-396-3861)
– Sandtown-Winchester Senior Center (1601 Baker St., 410-396-7724)
– Waxter Senior Center (1000 Cathedral St., 410-396-1324)
– Zeta Center for Health and Active Aging (4501 Reisterstown Road, 410-396-3535)
Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services locations(from June 1 through Sept. 1, days and times vary by location)
– Beans & Bread (400 S. Bond St., weekdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
– My Sisters Place Women’s Center (open every day to women and children only at 17 W. Franklin St. from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
– Manna House (435 E. 25th St., weekdays from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
– Franciscan Center (101 W. 23rd St., weekdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
– Weinberg Housing & Resource Center (620 Fallsway, every day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
– Housing Authority of Baltimore City (open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)
– Cherry Hill Homes (2700 Spelman Road)
– Brooklyn Homes (4140 10th St.)
Community cooling center
– ShopRite of Howard Park (4601 Liberty Heights Ave., every day from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.)
The city also encourages residents to visitEnoch Pratt Free Library branchesduring normal business hours as an option to seek relief from the heat.
Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks pools
– Monday-Thursday: Noon-3 p.m. and 4-7 p.m.
– Friday-Sunday: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4-8 p.m.
– Park pool locations are as follows.
– Clifton Park, 2013 Sinclair Lane
– Patterson Park, 148 S. Linwood Ave.
– Riverside Park, 1800 Covington Ave.
– Druid Park Pool, 800 Wyman Park Drive
– Cherry Hill Splash Park, 101 Reedbird Ave.
– Roosevelt Park Pool, 3500 Poole St.
Neighborhood poolsare open Monday-Saturday only, from noon to 3 p.m. and 3:30-6:30 p.m.
– C.C. Jackson, 4910 Park Heights Ave.
– Liberty, 3901 Maine Ave.
– O’Donnell Heights, 1200 Gusryan St. (closed as of June 14 until further notice due to maintenance issue)
– Murdock/Oliver, 1400 E. Lanvale St.
– William McAbee, 1323 N. Gilmor St.
– Farring Baybrook, 4501 Farring Ct.
– ABC Park Splash Pad, 501 S. Caroline St.
– Ambrose Kennedy Splash Pad, 1000 Ensor St.
Pool visitors must have a civic rec account to use the facility, and you canget one here. For questions, call Rec and Parks at 443-677-2418.
BALTIMORE COUNTY COOLING CENTERS:
Baltimore County Public Library branches(Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Sundays)
– Arbutus: 855 Sulphur Spring Road, Arbutus
– Catonsville: 1100 Frederick Road, Catonsville
– co*ckeysville: 9833 Greenside Drive, co*ckeysville
– Essex: 1110 Eastern Blvd., Essex
– Hereford: 16940 York Road, Hereford
– Lansdowne: 500 Third Ave., Lansdowne
– Loch Raven: 1046 Taylor Ave., Towson
– North Point: 1716 Merritt Blvd., Dundalk
– Owings Mills: 10302 Grand Central Ave., Owings Mills
– Parkville-Carney: 9509 Harford Road, Parkville
– Perry Hall: 9685 Honeygo Blvd., Perry Hall
– Pikesville: 1301 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville
– Randallstown: 8604 Liberty Road, Randallstown
– Reisterstown: 21 co*ckeys Mill Road, Reisterstown
– Rosedale: 6105 Kenwood Ave., Rosedale
– Sollers Point: 323 Sollers Point Road, Dundalk
– Towson, 320 York Road, Towson
– White Marsh: 8133 Sandpiper Cir., White Marsh
– Woodlawn: 1811 Woodlawn Drive, Woodlawn
Baltimore County Senior Centersopen weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 410-887-2040 to check locations before you visit.
– Arbutus: 855A Sulpher Spring Road, Arbutus
– Ateaze: 7401 Holabird Ave., Dundalk
– Bykota: 611 Central Ave., Towson
– Catonsville: 501 N. Rolling Road, Catonsville
– co*ckeysville: 10535 York Road, co*ckeysville
– Edgemere: 6600 North Point Road, Edgemere
– Essex: 600 Dorsey Ave., Essex
– Fleming: 641 Main St., Dundalk
– Hereford: Summit Manor, Second Floor, 510 Monkton Road, Hereford
– Jacksonville: 3605A Sweet Air Road, Phoenix
– Lansdowne-Baltimore Highlands: 424 Third Ave., Lansdowne
– Liberty: 3525 Resource Drive, Randallstown
– Overlea-Fullerton: 4314 Fullerton Ave., Overlea
– Parkville: 8601 Harford Road, Parkville
– Pikesville: 1301 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville
– Reisterstown: 12035 Reisterstown Road, Reisterstown
– Rosedale: 1208 Neighbors Ave., Rosedale
– Seven Oaks: 9210 Seven Courts Drive, Perry Hall
– Victory Villa: 403 Compass Road, Middle River
– Woodlawn: 2120 Gwynn Oak Ave., Woodlawn
CARROLL COUNTY COOLING CENTERS:
Relief centers are open during regular business hours atCarroll County Senior Centersand the Department of Citizen Services from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
– Citizen Services Office Building (10 Distillery Drive, Westminster)
– Mount Airy Senior and Community Center (703 Ridge Ave., Mount Airy)
– North Carroll Senior and Community Center (2328 Hanover Pike, Hampstead)
– South Carroll Senior and Community Center (5928 Mineral Hill Road, Eldersburg)
– Taneytown Senior and Community Center (220 Roberts Mill Road, Taneytown)
– Westminster Senior and Community Center (125 Stoner Ave., Westminster)
All branches of theCarroll County Public Library Systemwill also be open as cooling centers during regular business hours from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
– Eldersburg Branch (6400 Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg)
– Finksburg Branch (2265 Old Westminster Pike, Finksburg)
– Mount Airy Branch (705 Ridge Ave., Mount Airy)
– North Carroll Branch (2255 Hanover Pike, Hampstead)
– Taneytown Branch (10 Grand Drive, Taneytown)
– Westminster Branch (50 E. Main St., Westminster)
HARFORD COUNTY COOLING CENTERS:
TheHarford County Public Librarywill offer the cooling centers at library branches from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day.
– Aberdeen (21 Franklin St., Aberdeen)
– Abingdon (2510 Tollgate Road, Abingdon)
– Bel Air (100 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Bel Air)
– Darlington (3535 Conowingo Road, Street)
– Edgewood (629 Edgewood Road, Edgewood)
– Fallston (1461 Fallston Road, Fallston)
– Havre de Grace (120 N. Union Ave., Havre de Grace)
– Jarrettsville (3722 Norrisville Road, Jarrettsville)
– Joppa (655 Towne Center Drive, Joppa)
– Norrisville (5310 Norrisville Road, White Hall)
– Whiteford (2407 Whiteford Road, Whiteford)
HOWARD COUNTY COOLING CENTERS:
Howard County Library Systembranches
– Central Branch, 10375 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia
– East Columbia Branch, 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia
– Miller Branch, 9421 Frederick Road, Ellicott City
– Savage Branch, 9525 Durness Lane, Laurel
– Elkridge Branch, 6540 Washington Blvd., Elkridge
– Glenwood Branch, 2350 Maryland Route 97, Cooksville
– Howard County Recreation and Parks Community Centers
– Gary J. Arthur Community Center, 2400 Maryland Route 97, Cooksville (410-313-4840)
– North Laurel Community Center, 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, Laurel (410-313-0390)
– Roger Carter Community Center, 3000 Milltowne Drive, Ellicott City (410-313-2764)
– Robinson Nature Center, 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia (410-313-0400)
– Kiwanis-Wallas Hall, 3300 Norberts Way, Ellicott City (410-313-2637)
