County To Hold Equestrian Demonstrations At New North Potomac Park

Montgomery Parks will unveil major new additions to the Woodstock Equestrian Park at a ribbon cutting event on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 10 a.m.

#MoCo Online: How Do You Make Picnic Reservations?

Montgomery County posts about how to reserve a picnic shelter or other park facility.

  What happened to spring? How did we leap right to summer? Well, Montgomery County officials must have been watching as temperatures approached 90 degrees this week, because on Tuesday they posted information on Facebook about how to reserve a picnic shelter or other park facility. All you have to do is go to the Montgomery Parks park permit website and fill out an online form. The permits site also includes answers to frequently asked questions and a way to find facilities available for rent, including:

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Montgomery Parks To Eliminate Dog Park Permit Fee

County dogs will soon be able to frolic for free at the department's five public dog parks.

County dog owners have one more gift coming their way this holiday season, courtesy the Montgomery County Department of Parks—the annual $40 dog park permit fee is no more. The fee, which was instituted in July 2010, may have been keeping some dog owners away from the department’s five dog parks, said parks spokeswoman Melissa Chotiner. While parks officials don’t have numbers indicating use of the parks has declined, “anecdotally, we were hearing from park managers saying they were noticing the use has gone down since the permit fee was started,” Chotiner said. The fee will be eliminated effective in January, and the department will look into ways to make up the lost revenue, according to a parks statement. The fee was unpopular among …

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County’s Newest Park Opens in Darnestown Saturday

Ribbon-cutting ceremony for Darnestown Heritage Park set for 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10

County officials plan to celebrate the minting of a new park in Darnestown on Saturday. A ceremonial ribbon-cutting ceremony for Darnestown Heritage Park is set for 9:30 a.m. at 14015 Darnestown Road. Darnestown Civic Association leaders, Montgomery County Isiah Leggett and Montgomery County councilman Craig Rice, D-Dist. 2, of Germantown, were expected to offer remarks. Darnestown Heritage Park was built on nearly a half acre of undeveloped land near Darnestown and Seneca roads, an effort spurred from the community’s desire to give the rural, unincorporated place a clear focal point that highlights Darnestown’s history. Montgomery County Planning board approved the facility design for the park in 2007, county records show. More details …

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The President's Corner

Red Leaves, White-Water Rapids, and Sandy Beaches

A look at some of the area's best outdoor destinations

The Fall is a great time to get outdoors. Enjoy the foliage, running water, and sandy river banks, right here in North Potomac area. Here's an overview of the some best areas for hiking, biking, bird watching and other natural pursuits in the vicinity of North Potomac.  Muddy Branch Stream Valley Park (Montgomery County Parks Department) Flowing from north of Gaithersburg all the way to the Potomac River, the Muddy Branch and its surrounding forests wind their way right through the heart of North Potomac. The park is home to deer (of course), but also river otter, beaver, gray and red fox, numerous bird species and much more. Efforts are underway for a trail along nearly the entire length of the park, from the Kentlands to the Potomac …

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