Station Area-Existing Conditions | Riverdale Park
Open Space
Riverdale Hills Neighborhood Playground—a variety of playground equipment. Madison Hill Community Park—borders two academic recreation fields to the north and south. Templeton Knolls Neighborhood Park—playground equipment, passive recreation space, and trails. Fletcher’s Field Community Park—baseball and football fields, playground equipment surface courts, and gathering areas. Riverside Drive Neighborhood Park—football fields, baseball fields, and gathering areas. Riversdale Historic Site—Riversdale House Museum, the Trowning-
The open space diagram, shown below, locates existing parks, playgrounds, trails, and recreation centers within and surrounding the half-mile radius study area as potential amenities for future development. A large network of neighborhood and community parks exists in close proximity to the proposed Riverdale Park station location. Parks located within the half-mile radius include: Browning’s Grove Neighborhood Park—passive recreation space, surface courts, playground equipment, and gathering pavilions. Riverdale Community Recreation Center—several baseball fields, one football field, and large gathering areas. Anacostia River Stream Valley Park—mainly wooded, shared-use paths, and trails.
Baines House and Riverdale Baptist Church (Refreshing Spring Church of God)
Parks located outside of the half-mile radius include:
East Pines Neighborhood Recreation Center—surface tennis and basketball courts.
The parks along the Northeast Branch form an interconnected network of green spaces and recreational areas, connecting to larger greenway systems to the north and south.
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