RECREATION Bladensburg Waterfront Park
The Gardens Ice House 13800 Old Gunpowder Road Laurel 20707 301-953-0100 thegardensicehouse. pointstreaksites.com Call for public, freestyle and hockey session times.
4601 Annapolis Road Bladensburg 20710 301-779-0371 pgparks.com Daily, sunrise-sunset; Visitors Center, 9am-4pm
Tucker Road Ice Rink
9020 Commo Road Cheltenham 20623 301-627-7755 pgparks.com Daily, sunrise-sunset
10300 Lemons Bridge Road Bowie 20720 301-627-6074 pgparks.com Daily, 8am-dusk
Governor Bridge Natural Area & Canoe Launch
Piscataway Park
Dinosaur Park
PHOTO COURTESY OF BOWIE STATE SPORTS INFORMATION
Clifton Budd playing for the BSU Bulldogs Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary
11704 Fenno Road Upper Marlboro 20772 301-888-1377 or 301-888-1410 dnr.state.md.us Daily, dawn-dusk. Visitors center: Labor Day-Memorial Day, Sat.Sun., 10am-4pm; Memorial DayLabor Day, daily, 10am-4pm.
Mount Rainier Nature/Recreation Center
4701 31st Place Mount Rainier 20712 301-927-2163 pgparks.com Tues.-Sat., 8:30am-5pm Fields adjacent to nature center are closed for repairs
Patuxent River 4-H Center
7600 Governor Bridge Road Bowie 20716 301-627-6074 pgparks.com Daily, 8am-dusk
18405 Queen Anne Road Upper Marlboro 20774 301-218-3079 pgparks.com Call for hours.
Jug Bay Natural Area
Suitland Bog
Patuxent River Park 16000 Croom Airport Road Upper Marlboro 20772 301-627-6074 pgparks.com Daily, 8am-dusk
16000 Croom Airport Road Upper Marlboro 20772 301-627-6074 pgparks.com Daily, 8am-dusk
Cosca Regional Park
Clearwater Nature Center
6000 Block Suitland Road Suitland 20747 301-627-7755 pgparks.com Call for hours.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Patuxent Research Refuge
National Wildlife Visitor Center 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop Laurel 20708 301-497-5580 patuxent.fws.gov Trails and grounds, daily, sunrise4:30pm; visitor center, daily, 9am-4:30pm; gift shop, daily, 11am-4pm
Watkins Nature Center
301 Watkins Park Drive Upper Marlboro 20774 301-218-6702 pgparks.com Mon.-Sat., 8:30am-5pm; Sun. & holidays, 11am-4pm
PARKS Allen Pond Park
3330 Northview Drive Bowie 20715 301-809-3011 cityofbowie.org
Aquasco Farm
16665 Aquasco Farm Road Aquasco 20608 301-627-6074 pgparks.com Daily, sunrise-sunset
13200 block of Mid-Atlantic Blvd. Laurel 20708 301-627-7755 pgparks.com Daily, sunrise-sunset
Fairland Regional Park
13950 Old Gunpowder Road Laurel 20707 301-953-0222 pgparks.com Daily, sunrise-sunset
3400 Bryan Point Road Accokeek 20607 301-283-2113 nps.gov/pisc Daily, dawn to dusk
Rosaryville State Park
8714 Rosaryville Road Upper Marlboro 20772 301-856-9656 dnr.state.md.us Daily, dawn to dusk
School House Pond
14100 Governor Oden Bowie Drive Upper Marlboro 20772 301-627-7755 pgparks.com Daily, sunrise-sunset
Fort Washington Park
13551 Ft. Washington Road Ft. Washington 20744 301-763-4600 nps.gov/fowa Daily, 8am-sunset
Walker Mill Regional Park
Greenbelt Park
6565 Greenbelt Road Greenbelt 20770 301-344-3948 nps.gov/gree/index.htm Daily, dawn-dusk; ranger station, daily, 8am-3:45pm; park headquarters, Mon.-Fri., 8am-4pm
Lake Artemesia
Berwyn Road & 55th Ave. Berwyn Heights 20740 301-627-7755 pgparks.com Daily, sunrise-sunset
8840 Walker Mill Road District Heights 20747 301-699-2400 pgparks.com Daily, 8am-sunset
Watkins Regional Park 301 Watkins Park Drive Upper Marlboro 20774 301-218-6700 pgparks.com Daily, 8am-sunset
Whitemarsh Park
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park 16801 Mount Calvert Road Upper Marlboro 20772 301-627-1286
6411 Oxon Hill Road Oxon Hill 20745 301-839-1176 nps.gov/oxhi Daily, 8am-4:30pm
Patuxent River Park
11000 Thrift Road Clinton 20735 301-868-1397 pgparks.com Daily, sunrise-sunset
10201 Bee Oak Road Brandywine 20613 301-888-1410 dnr.state.md.us Daily, sunrise-sunset
Fran Uhler Natural Area
Oxon Cove Park
Cheltenham Wetlands Park
Cedarville State Forest
Colmar Manor Community Park 3700 Bladensburg Road Colmar Manor 20722 301-927-2163 (Mt. Rainier Nature Center) pgparks.com Call for hours.
301 Watkins Park Drive Upper Marlboro 20774 301-218-6770 pgparks.com Tues.-Fri., 9am-4pm; Sat., 9am4:30pm; Sun., 11:30am-4:30pm
10201 Bee Oak Road Brandywine 20613 301-888-1410 dnr.state.md.us
NATURE CENTERS AND NATURAL AREAS
Dueling Creek Natural Area
Old Maryland Farm
Cedarville State Forest
1770 Tucker Road Fort Washington 20744 301-265-1525 pgparks.com /Things_To_Do/Sports/Ice_ Skating.htm Call for public, freestyle, hockey and bumper-car session times.
Cosca Regional Park 11000 Thrift Road Clinton 20735 301-297-4575 pgparks.com Mon.-Sat., 8:30am-5pm; Sun., 11am-4pm. Renovations ongoing; visitors should follow signs to an alternate entrance when main entrance is closed.
pgparks.com Apr.-Oct., Sat., 10am-4pm; Sun., 12-4pm; weekdays by appointment
100 Whitemarsh Park Drive Bowie 20715 301-809-3011 cityofbowie.org
SKATE PARKS Bowie Skate Park
3330 Northview Drive Bowie 20716 301-262-6200 cityofbowie.org Daily, sunrise-sunset for skateboarding and inline skating
Greenbelt Skate Park
99 Centerway Greenbelt 20770 301-397-2200 greenbeltmd.gov Daily, 9am-sunset
Mount Rainier Skate Park
3700 Block 37th St. and Wells Ave. Mount Rainier 20712 301-699-2255 pgparks.com Daily, dawn-dusk
FITNESS CLUBS Allentown Splash, Tennis and Fitness Park 7210 Allentown Road Fort Washington 20744 301-446-6800 pgparks.com Closed as of spring 2012 for renovations.
Anytime Fitness – Brandywine
15904 SE Crain Highway, Ste. D Brandywine 20613 301-782-2240 anytimefitness.com 24-hour access; staff hours: Mon.-Thurs., 9am-1pm and 3-7pm; Fri., 9am-4pm; Sat., 9am-2pm
Anytime Fitness – Clinton 9130 Piscataway Road Clinton 20735 301-868-4560 anytimefitness.com 24-hour access; staff hours: Mon.-Fri., 8am-12pm and 4-8pm; Sat., 9am-1pm
Arena Fitness
5002 Berwyn Road College Park 20740 301-474-3770 arenafitgym.com Call for hours.
LA Fitness Belcrest
2970 Belcrest Center Drive Hyattsville 20782 301-559-5031 lafitness.com Mon.-Thurs., 5:30am-11pm; Fri., 5:30am-10pm; Sat-Sun, 8am-8pm
LA Fitness Greenbelt 7415 Greenbelt Road Greenbelt 20770 [continued on 12]
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