15-year Fort Smallwood Park renovation nearly complete

A project to renovate Fort Smallwood Park, a former military site turned public beach, is nearing completion after about 15 years.

Though Anne Arundel’s Department of Recreation and Parks drew up plans for the project in 2009, acquiring the funding for the $15 million project dragged out the process, said Anne Arundel Recreation and Parks Director Jessica Leys. After restoring the shoreline and rehabilitating the beach in 2022, the next phase of the project is set to be done at the end of this month.