Sherwood Forest is an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.

[1] In the early 1900s, oriental rug salesman William Cochran joined a group that planned to build an amusement park on what was Startzman Farm, outside of Annapolis.

In 1914, there was a place called Sherwood Forest where Cochran began clearing trees to build a bucolic summer resort for middle-class families.

341 homes were built in the planned community along with a golf course, clubhouse, softball field, general store, post office, swimming pool, bowling alley, library, pier, marina, and tennis courts.

The Sherwood Forest Club runs a summer camp for the children of its residents.