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Rock Creek Regional Park, Rockville, MD

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Sports & Outdoors

Rock Creek Regional Park

A large Montgomery County park with two lakes, wooded trails, picnic shelters, and boating.

15700 Needwood Lake Circle, Rockville, Maryland 20855 · Rockville, MD

About Rock Creek Regional Park

Rock Creek Regional Park covers roughly 1,800 acres in Montgomery County, Maryland. Its two lakes, Lake Needwood and Lake Frank, anchor the grounds, and visitors can walk or bike along more than 13 miles of trails through woodland and shoreline. Activities include picnicking, fishing, and boating, with canoe, rowboat, and pedal boat rentals at the Lake Needwood Boat Shop. Other features include a nature center, playgrounds, an archery range, a treetop adventure course, and a golf course run by a county authority.

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