Ask Outdoors Girl: Loch Raven Reservoir parking for anglers

Bob Cwalina of Towson asks: Why is it that fishing enthusiasts have not been allowed to park on the many available spots along the eastern side of Dulaney Valley Road at Loch Raven Reservoir? The only place you can park and hike back to the water is one spot just below the Dulaney Valley bridge. But, now all the "No Parking" signs have been removed strictly for the convenience of deer hunters. If the previous denial of parking was for auto safety, then, obviously, there are now no such concerns. Why can't the fishing people be treated the same as the hunting crowd? This no parking policy has been a real issue for us to access the many good fishing spots along the western edge of the reservoir.

Outdoors Girl cast about for answers before turning to Kurt Kocher, a spokesman for the Baltimore City Department of Public Works: A new parking area was established along Dulaney Valley Road for hunters with disabilities participating in the Loch Raven Deer Management Program. The new parking area provides access to a woods road, which was specifically prepared for participants using wheelchairs or other alternate means of transportation. Other than this new parking area, no new parking has been created along Dulaney Valley Road. Parking exists and has existed along Dulaney Valley Road to accommodate all users.