# Regulation .11 Other Recreational Activities.

Current through 2026-01-20. Source: COBRA Register Volume 04, Issue 02. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## Regulation .11 Other Recreational Activities.

Balt., Md., COBRA § 21.02.04.11 (2026)

A. Picnicking.

  (1) Except as provided in <cite data-path="21.02.04.11|A.|(3)">§A(3) of this regulation</cite>, picnicking is permitted within a WQMA between sunrise and sunset.

  (2) A person picnicking within a WQMA shall ensure personal refuse is removed from the area upon departure.

  (3) A person picnicking within a WQMA may not:

    (a) Picnic in:

      (i) The Loch Raven Skeet and Trap Center;

      (ii) The Pine Ridge Golf Course;

      (iii) A Maryland State Police pistol range;

      (iv) A Baltimore County Police pistol range;

      (v) A watercraft launch area;

      (vi) An area directly adjacent to storage or maintenance of City owned equipment or vehicles;

      (vii) An area with steep banks;

      (viii) An area with rocky promontories; or

      (ix) An area where there is danger of a person falling into the water with resultant risk of injury or drowning.

    (b) Use a heating source, including:

      (i) A fire;

      (ii) A gasoline or alcohol stove;

      (iii) A propane grill or stove; and

      (iv) A gasoline or charcoal grill;

B. Nonmotorized biking.

  (1) A person may operate a nonmotorized bicycle in a WQMA on a designated bicycle route.

  (2) A person operating a nonmotorized bicycle in a WQMA shall:

    (a) Ensure the nonmotorized bicycle is equipped with a bell to be sounded upon approaching a:

      (i) Curve; or

      (ii) Crest of a hill.

    (b) Yield the trail in the presence of a:

      (i) Hiker; or

      (ii) Horseback rider.

  (3) A person may not operate a nonmotorized bicycle in a WQMA:

    (a) On a deer trail;

    (b) On a designated bicycle route that is wet or muddy;

    (c) At an excessive speed; or

    (d) Through a:

      (i) Wetland; or

      (ii) Environmentally sensitive area.

C. Organized group activities.
A person may participate in an organized group activity within a WQMA if a fully executed Right of Entry Agreement is obtained from the Department in accordance with <cite data-path="21.02.04.12">Regulation .12 of this chapter</cite>.