Golf in Ellicott City

Ellicott City in Howard County occupies the Patapsco River valley at the fall line, where eighteenth-century mill operations established a community that grew into one of Maryland's most historically significant small cities. The Main Street historic district—rebuilt repeatedly after catastrophic floods—represents one of the finest collections of early American commercial architecture in the Mid-Atlantic. Two golf courses serve Ellicott City: Turf Valley, a resort and conference facility that uses the piedmont's natural topography for its layouts, and Waverly Woods, a well-regarded daily-fee course that has attracted regional recognition for its design quality. Howard County's position between Baltimore and Washington, combined with strong educational and economic metrics, creates robust demand for recreational golf.