There are many temptations for an active lifestyle, as there is golf, dining, shopping and dozens of recreation opportunities. Anne Arundel County is known as the "land of pleasant living". The County's superior quality of life on the Chesapeake Bay, its rich heritage and proximity to Baltimore and Washington D.C., make the County a great place to live, work, raise a family or retire. Carroll’s Creek residents truly have the world at their fingertips.