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Reservoir Hill, Baltimore — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Reservoir Hill is a historic residential neighborhood of Baltimore, set between Druid Hill Park and the Jones Falls valley.
About Reservoir Hill
Where to stay in Reservoir Hill
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Reservoir Hill is a quiet residential neighborhood, so hotel beds are scarce along its streets. Most visitors stay in central Baltimore instead. The setting is leafy and low-key.
Old rowhouses climb the slope between Druid Hill Park and Bolton Hill, and travelers who want a calm base near parkland rather than downtown will find the blocks around McCulloh Street and North Avenue well removed from the city's central quarters.
About Reservoir Hill
What are the main landmarks in Reservoir Hill?
Reservoir Hill wears its landmarks lightly. The Baltimore Streetcar Museum sits nearby along the Jones Falls, and grand old houses line the streets that climb toward Druid Hill Park. Streets do much of the work here.
McCulloh Street and North Avenue frame the neighborhood's edges, while Druid Park Lake Drive traces its northern boundary against the green of Druid Hill Park, the largest open space on the district's doorstep.
What is the history of Reservoir Hill?
Reservoir Hill rose as one of Baltimore's nineteenth-century residential districts, its houses built on the high ground beside Druid Hill Park. The park drew families uphill. Growth followed the slope.
Rows of substantial houses filled the ground between the parkland and the Jones Falls, and the neighborhood settled into the residential character it has kept since, framed by McCulloh Street and North Avenue rather than by heavy industry.
Where is Reservoir Hill?
Reservoir Hill lies in Baltimore, bounded by Druid Hill Park to the north, Bolton Hill to the south, and the Jones Falls to the east.
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Updated July 2026