The trail and surrounding park is a popular place for locals to jog, walk, bicycle, roller-skate, and take their children to the playground.

Plans for the Sligo Creek Parkway were developed in 1929 and land acquisition started the next year, aided by the Capper-Crampton Act of 1930.

This section was aligned to follow the path of the storm drain through the narrow valley in the vicinity of the Fall Line.

In some places, the trail was moved as bridges have been relocated, recreational facilities have been added or altered, or the course of the stream has changed.

It begins in Carole Highlands and ends inside the Wheaton Regional Recreation Park (WRRP).