Riverside, Maryland

About Riverside

Riverside, MD is a small unincorporated community located in northeastern Maryland.

Officially, Riverside is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.61 square miles.

📰 Riverside News Today

• New Shluchim to Riverside, Maryland Anash.org · Dec 14
• Theatre Review: ‘Between Riverside and Crazy’ at 1st Stage Maryland Theatre Guide · Mar 7
• 11-year-old girl struck, killed by car while crossing street in Belcamp wmar2news.com · Dec 29
• Monthly Weather Forecast for Riverside, Maryland 21017 The Weather Channel · Dec 28
• Head-on minibike crash kills 19-year-old, seriously injures 16-year-old WUSA9 · Jun 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Riverside Unique

• One of 18 places in the US named Riverside — but the Maryland one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern 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.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Riverside

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Riverside

• America's Best Wings — wings
• Cracker Barrel — american
• Lee's Asian Bistro — asian
• LongHorn Steakhouse — steak house
• Mr. Y's Pizza & Fries — pizza
• Olive Garden — italian
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Plaza Mexico — mexican
• Riverside Pizzeria — pizza
• Riverside Pub & Grille

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Riverside

• Holly Woods Park reviews ★
• Stoney Demonstration State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Belcamp Dog Park reviews ★
• Belcamp Park reviews ★
• Harford Furnace Historic District reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Riverside

• Church Creek Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Riverside

🏘️ Nearby Communities