The park is bordered by Washington Boulevard to the south, Monroe Street to the west, Bayard Street to the east, and the Mount Clare Branch of the Baltimore Terminal Subdivision railroad to the north.

[2] The park's namesake comes from the historic Carroll family, who owned the property surrounding Mount Clare Mansion.

After the Carrolls left Mount Clare in 1840, German immigrants leased the land for private use, using the name Schuetzen Park.

[3] Once under city ownership, the property was landscaped for public use by the Olmsted Brothers.

[4] Carroll Park features the historic Mount Clare Museum House, a golf course, basketball courts, baseball fields, and a skate-park.