Wheaton Regional Park | |
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Wheaton Park | |
Wheaton Regional Park | |
Type | Public park and protected area |
Location | Wheaton, Maryland, U.S. |
Nearest city | Washington, D.C. |
Coordinates | 39°03′04″N 77°02′35″W / 39.0511°N 77.0431°W[1] |
Area | 538.665 acres (217.990 hectares) |
Elevation | 407 ft (124 m) |
Established | 1960 |
Owned by | M–NCPPC |
Operated by | Montgomery Parks |
Open | Sunrise to sunset |
Status | Open all year |
Water | Pine Lake and ponds |
Budget | $5,000,000 (FY19) (including improvements)[2] |
Parking | 6 lots[3] |
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Facilities |
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Website | www |
Wheaton Regional Park is a public park and county-designated protected area, located in Wheaton, Maryland. It is operated and managed by Montgomery County Parks (Montgomery Parks), a division of a bi-county agency, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M–NCPPC), which serves both Montgomery and Prince George's counties in the Washington, D.C. suburbs of the state of Maryland.[4] The park was established in 1960, incorporating several large parcels of land into one of the county's largest parks, at the size of 538.7 acres (218.0 hectares).[1]