Parks

Cambria Park

Located at the intersection of Cambria Ave. and Keswick St. in Garrett Park, Cambria Park is the Town’s most active recreation area. The park contains the Garrett Park Swimming Pool [link] and the following facilities: A small, multi-use ball field next to the swimming pool; 1.5 acres of wooded open space; shaded playground between Keswick St. and Cambria Woods with play equipment suitable for small children; and Tennis Court no longer used for tennis, this area is often where residents run their dogs, skate board, play street hockey, and the like, where a hardened, enclosed area is desirable.

Garrett-Waverly Park

Located adjacent to Penn Place the park often serves as a “village green� for the Town during special events or on holidays such as the Fourth of July. A concrete basketball court is located at the rear of the park and two regulation tennis courts maintained by the County are located at the corner of Waverly Avenue and Montrose Roads.

Porcupine Woods

Located between Clermont Ave. and Penn Place, Porcupine Woods is the Town’s largest area of open space, with a pathway that provides a restful shortcut through a heavily-wooded 2.5 acre preserve for walkers on their way to or from the Post Office, the MARC station, Penn Place, or simply taking a stroll through Town.

Wells Park

Wells Park is a County Park, maintained by the Town that lies between the railroad tracks and Rokeby Avenue opposite Argyle Ave. The park contains approximately 1.5 acres of heavily wooded open space and a playground with equipment suitable for small children, this playground nestles in a clearing on the northern side of the Park.

Manny’s Woods

Located at 4421 Cambria Ave. (Beside Cambria Tennis Court), this is a small, landscaped area, maintained as a memorial to Manny Flanders Sullivan, a long-time active Town resident, who died in 2003.

Memorial Grove

The Memorial Grove is located at the intersection of Montrose & Waverly Avenues on the Garrett-Waverly Park side. A number of trees have been planted here in memory of Town residents. The Town’s Parks & Open Space Committee [link] is currently considering how to improve and expand the Grove.

Yeandle Park

This property, located at 11321 Kenilworth Avenue, represents the Town’s most recent acquisition of open space. The generous donation of long-time resident Laetitia Yeandle, this park is to be managed primarily as a preserve for local flora and fauna. In a number of years, the Town will remove the house that sits on the property and may install a small playground. The Garrett Park Conservation Trust [link] holds an easement on the property to insure its perpetual state as open space.

Montgomery County Parks near Garrett Park

Druid Drive Neighborhood Park at 5004 Druid Drive in Garrett Park Estates is a small neighborhood playground, a short walk from Garrett Park, with a playground and picnic area.

White Flint Neighborhood Park, 11605 Rokeby Avenue in White Flint Estates adjacent to White Flint Mall has playground, tennis courts, and a multi-use field

Garrett Park Elementary School, 4810 Oxford St., has 2 ball fields, one with a softball diamond and a larger field located behind the school.

Ken-Gar Palisades Park, 4140 Wexford Drive located east of Garrett Park on Beach Drive is a 20.2-acre park that features a playground, softball field, baseball field, multi-use field and tennis courts. There is also a recreation building available for rent. The park is a regular training site of the largest running club in the area, the Montgomery County Road Runners Club.

Rock Creek Trails bounding Garrett Park on the east and continuing south to Washington D.C. is one of the most popular trails in the metropolitan area. Its offer hiking and biking trails, picnic areas, and playgrounds

For more information about County parks, visit www.mc-mncppc.org/parks/index.shtm