Wheaton Regional Park

Wheaton Regional Park
Wheaton Park
Wheaton Regional Park
Fall reflections, November 2019
Map
TypePublic park and protected area
LocationWheaton, Maryland, U.S.
Nearest cityWashington, D.C.
Coordinates39°03′04″N 77°02′35″W / 39.0511°N 77.0431°W / 39.0511; -77.0431[1]
Area538.665 acres (217.990 hectares)
Elevation407 ft (124 m)
Established1960 (1960)
Owned byM–NCPPC
Operated byMontgomery Parks
OpenSunrise to sunset
StatusOpen all year
WaterPine Lake and ponds
Budget$5,000,000 (FY19) (including improvements)[2]
Parking6 lots[3]
Connecting transport[3]
Facilities
  • Brookside Gardens
  • F. Frank Rubini Athletic Complex
  • Wheaton Sports Pavilion
  • Brookside Nature Center
  • Wheaton Indoor Tennis Facility
  • Wheaton Ice Arena
  • Wheaton Miniature Train
  • Ovid Hazen Wells Carousel
  • Wheaton Riding Stables
  • Wheaton Regional Park Picnic Areas
  • Wheaton Regional Park Trails
  • Adventure Playground
  • Montgomery Dog Park
Websitewww.montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/wheaton-regional-park/

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]

  1. ^ a b "Parks and Trails Atlas of Montgomery County, MD". mcAtlas.org. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Montgomery County Maryland Capital Budget: Wheaton Regional Park Improvements". Apps.MontgomeryCountyMd.gov. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Wheaton Regional Park Map" (PDF). MontgomeryParks.org. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "Montgomery County — Our Departments — The Maryland–National Park and Planning Commission". MNCPP.org. Retrieved January 16, 2019.