Ballenger Creek, Maryland

About Ballenger Creek

Set in the northern part of Maryland, Ballenger Creek is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Ballenger Creek is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 10.8 square miles.

📰 Ballenger Creek News Today

• Cyclist among 4 hurt in Maryland crash WUSA9 · Jun 1
• Ballenger Creek Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• $50,000 Scratch-Off Win for Frederick County Couple Maryland Lottery · Mar 12
• Ballenger Run - Single Family Homes by Ryan Homes in Ballenger Creek MD Livabl · Nov 6
• Crestwood MS Live Weather Cam - 24 Hr Weather Replay - Ballenger Creek, Maryland WeatherBug · Aug 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Ballenger Creek Unique

• The only place in America named Ballenger Creek — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Easy reach of Frederick (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Ballenger Creek

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Ballenger Creek

• BJ's — american
• Big Papi's Tacos — mexican
• Cafe Rio — mexican
• Chili's — tex-mex
• Cracker Barrel — american
• Dutch's Daughter Restaurant
• Eastern 89 — chinese
• Golden Corral — american
• Lucky Corner — vietnamese
• Mariachi

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Best House · Attraction
• Best Secondary House · Attraction
• Best Stone Barn · Attraction
• Gambrill House · Attraction
• Gambrill Mill · Attraction
• Thomas House · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ballenger Creek

• Ballenger Creek Park reviews ★
• Carrollton Park reviews ★
• Kingsbrook Park reviews ★
• Loats Park reviews ★
• Monocacy National Battlefield - Best Farm reviews ★
• Monocacy National Battlefield - Thomas Farm reviews ★
• Monocacy National Battlefield - Worthington Farm reviews ★
• Monocacy River Park reviews ★
• Overlook Park (City Of Frederick) reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Ballenger Creek

🏘️ Nearby Communities