Seven Oaks is an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. Though it is included in the census-designated place of Odenton, it lies across from Fort Meade and the NSA, and is more apart of those communities. It covers more than 725 acres (2.93 km²) of land, and development began in 1987. The neighborhood includes a nature reserve, an elementary school, a community center with outdoor pool, fitness center, tennis courts, basketball court, 2nd smaller pool on the opposite side of the community, daycare center and a small shopping center. Seven Oaks has approximately 4,000 residential units and 1,500,000 square feet (140,000 m²) of retail, commercial and office space. Seven Oaks has single family homes, town homes, apartments, and duplex homes.