Enchanted Forest (Maryland)

Enchanted Forest
LocationHoward County, Maryland
Coordinates39°16′49″N 76°51′24″W / 39.28028°N 76.85667°W / 39.28028; -76.85667
StatusDefunct
OpenedAugust 15, 1955
Closed1995[1]
ThemeNursery rhymes and fairy tales
Operating seasonSummer
Attendance300,000
Area52 acres (210,000 m2)
Entrance to Enchanted Forest Amusement Park in 1987.
The Sliding Board in 1987.

The Enchanted Forest was a theme park in Ellicott City, Maryland, on U.S. Route 40 (Baltimore National Pike) near the intersection with Bethany Lane. Other theme parks with the same name have since opened elsewhere.

  1. ^ Murray, Shanon D. (May 20, 1996). "Shuttered park hampers stores Enchanted Forest, landmark since 1954, will not open this year". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 7, 2017.