Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery Parks will host seasonal events for March as well as special spring events and programs. Several facilities will open for the season in March and Spring Break camps are available for students to enjoy sports, arts and crafts, nature activities and more while they are off from school. Facility Openings: March 1 marks the […]

Montgomery Parks, part of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission is offering a variety of programs and activities during the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday weekend. Most park facilities are open during the weekend and on the holiday. Brookside Gardens Visitors Center and the Park Permits Office are closed on Monday, January 20. […]

Maryland’s emancipation of its enslaved population took place nearly 150 years ago in 1864. Each November, Montgomery Parks marks this historic milestone with a weekend of educational activities, tours and demonstrations at various African American historic sites in our parks. This year’s celebrations of freedom from enslavement in Maryland include hikes on the Underground Railroad […]

Montgomery Parks is seeking input on proposed trail signage intended to improve wayfinding along the 14-mile hard surface Rock Creek Hiker-Biker Trail in Montgomery County and the adjacent neighborhood trail connectors leading to the main trail. Input will also be used to inform the development of a Trail Signage Design Manual that will be used […]

Montgomery Parks has announced that construction will begin at North Four Corners Local Park on, or around September 9. The construction will continue through the fall of 2014 and will enhance the park with many new amenities. The first phase of the construction will occur in the undeveloped portion of the park (along University Boulevard). […]

Montgomery Parks, part of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, is reporting that elevated levels of microcystin have been detected in Lake Frank, in addition to Lake Needwood, which was determined in late July. The department is urging residents to use caution when recreating on or near both lakes which are located within Rock […]

Montgomery County Recreation and Montgomery Parks, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, recently received the Project Excellence Award from the Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals (SORP) for their Vision 2030 Strategic Plan and the 2012 Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan. The prestigious award recognizes outstanding accomplishments in the field of outdoor recreation research, […]

Montgomery County Recreation and Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission  Montgomery Parks  announce a diverse line-up of summer camps and programs for 2013.  Hundreds of affordably priced offerings, including aquatics, ice skating, tennis, theatre, overnight nature camps, robotics and golf, are featured among many other options. Camps and summer programs are available for tots to […]