Directions to Charlotte's Quest Nature Center, Manchester, MD


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Continue to end of Wilhelm Lane.

From the Westminster Area

Take Northeast MD RT 27
Contine on MD RT 27 to the intersection of MD RT 27 & MD RT 30.
Make a right hand turn on MD RT 30 heading South.
Go to the next light in the center of town (Main St, York ST, Westminster ST intersection)
Make a left on York ST.
Turn left onto Wilhelm Lane
A sign saying Charlotte Quest Nature Center is on 
the right side of the road
Drive to the end of Wilhelm Lane.

From the Baltimore Area

Take I-83N (Jones Falls Expwy)
Take I-695W (Pikesville) Exit on Right
Take Exit 19 (I-795, Northwest Expwy) on Right
Take Exit 9A (Hanover) on Left
Go straight through the next light
Turn Left onto MD RT 30N
Continue heading North on MD RT 30 to the town of Manchester
At the light in Manchester (Main ST, Westminster ST & York ST intersection)
Turn right onto York ST
Turn left onto Wilhelm Lane
A sign saying Charlotte Quest Nature Center is on 
the right side of the road
Drive to the end of Wilhelm Lane.

From the Hampstead Area

MD RT 30 Heading North
Follow MD RT 30 North to the town of Manchester
At the light in Manchester (Main ST, Westminster ST & York ST intersection)
Turn right onto York ST
Turn left onto Wilhelm Lane
A sign saying Charlotte Quest Nature Center is on 
the right side of the road
Drive to the end of Wilhelm Lane.

From the Pennsylvania Area

PA RT 94 Heading South
Cross over the Mason/Dixon Line into Northern Maryland
PA RT 94 becomes MD RT 30
Follow MD RT 30 South into the Manchester.
Turn left onto York ST.
Turn left onto Wilhelm Lane
A sign saying Charlotte Quest Nature Center is on 
the right side of the road
Drive to the end of Wilhelm Lane.

Charlotte's Quest
NATURE CENTER
and Pine Valley Park

3400 Wilhelm Lane
PO Box 864
Manchester, Maryland 21102
410.374.3395
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HOURS OF OPERATION

Charlotte's Quest is under the direction of the Manchester Parks Foundation and the Town of Manchester. Charlotte's Quest Nature Center is operated by volunteers and one paid staff member, the Naturalist, and is maintained by donations, grants, memberships, and in-kind gifts. No government funding is received.

The Nature Center's Interpretive Building will be open the:

First Sunday of each month: 
12:30 PM until 4 PM (except holidays)
and during special events and programs

Weekdays:
are by appointment

Our 4 1/2 miles of trails, Walnut Pond, the Stream of Life, the natural springs and forests are open everyday from dawn until dusk. You are welcome to park and walk in.

Feel free to park at the gate and walk in during the hours that the Interpretive Building is not open.

MISSION STATEMENT

It is the mission of the Manchester Parks Foundation to be stewards of the environment by protecting the watershed area and our precious natural resources, by teaching environmental education to the public, by the restoring of the native plants and animals, and by maintaining a diverse natural world.

The Manchester Parks Foundation is the caretakers of Charlotte's Quest Nature Center and Pine Valley Park.
Charlotte's Quest
NATURE CENTER
and Pine Valley Park

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A Non-Profit
501(C)3
Organization