Directions to Aspen Hill
(5013 Baltic Ave., Silver Spring)
From the Beltway: Take Georgia Ave. North (Route 97) and go left on Veirs Mill Road. Follow Veirs Mill about 4 miles to Aspen Hill Road. Go right. Make an immediate left onto Adrian Street and then turn right on Baltic Avenue. Fields are right there on the left.
From Beltway, District and Virginia: Aspen Hill is reachable from Virginia or points northwest of the District by getting off at Connecticut Ave. toward Kensington. In downtown Kensington, be sure to veer LEFT at the Y-shaped intersection of Connecticut and University at Savannah's restaurant. Keep following Connecticut about 2 miles to the intersection of Veirs Mill. Go LEFT, and Aspen Hill Road is about 2 miles, go RIGHT. Then make an immediate left onto Adrian Street and then a quick bend right on Baltic Avenue. Fields entrance is on the left.
ETA from Cabin John Bridge: 25 minutes
Directions to Burning Tree School
(7904 Beech Tree, Bethesda)
I-495 in Montgomery County and exit at River Road (coming from Virginia it's just past the Potomac River). Go toward Washington. Follow about 2 miles and take a left on Beech Tree. Go a few hundred yards and school is on the left.
ETA from Cabin John Bridge: 5 minutes
ETA from Georgetown via GW Parkway: 15 minutes
Directions to Capitalview/Homewood
(2929 Plyers Mill, Silver Spring)
From Beltway: Take Georgia Ave. North (Route 97) and turn left on Plyers Mill Road. Follow Plyers Mill about 1 mile to Oakland Terrace Elementary, on the LEFT.You can park alongside the road (do NOT park in school parking lots) and walk across the basketball courts. Or, go about a mile down the road and take a left at the entrance for Capitalview/Homewood Park. Follow to Fayette, go left and road will deadend at park. You can park in the lot or on the street.
Also From District and Virginia: Take Connecticut Ave. exit toward Kensington, go about 3-4 miles, into downtown Kensington, and go right on Plyers Mill. School and Park are about 2 miles. Very little traffic this route.
ETA from Cabin John Bridge: 15 minutes
Directions to Layhill Local Park
(14901 Layhill Road, Silver Spring)
From Beltway, District and Virginia: Take Connecticut Ave. exit toward Kensington, go about 3-4 miles, into downtown Kensington, and be sure to veer LEFT, staying on Connecticut, at the Y-shaped intersection at Savannah's restaurant. From that point, follow straight on Connecticut about 7 miles--going past major intersections at Veirs Mill, Randolph and Georgia--until Connecticut dead ends into Bel Pre. Go RIGHT and in 2 miles take a LEFT onto Layhill, and in about a mile Layhill Local Park will appear on the right at the bottom of a steep hill. If you see soccer fields on your right and then a golf course, you have gone too far.
Also: Take Georgia Ave. north (Route 97), go about about 4 miles and straight at the intersection at Randolph Road. In a few hundred yards you will approach a Y-shaped intersection. There, veer right onto Layhill Road (Route 182). Go straight for 5 miles, past Bel Pre/Bonifant roads, and Layhill Local Park will appear on the right at the bottom of a steep hill. If you see soccer fields on your right and then a golf course, you have gone too far.
ETA from Cabin John Bridge: 30 minutes
Directions to Veirs Mill Park
(4425 Garrett Park Road, Rockville)
From the District: Take Wisconsin Ave. north through Chevy Chase and Bethesda, heading toward Rockville. Just past the overpass for I-495, veer right for Grosvenor Lane/Beach Drive. Go just a few yards and take a right, then quick left onto Beach Drive. Follow about 3-4 miles until it deadends at Garrett Park Road. Go right, park is immediately on the left.
ETA from Georgetown: 25 minutes
From the Beltway in Virginia: Take Wisconsin Ave. south, do a U-turn where it's legal so you're headed north toward Rockville, and just past the overpass for I-495, veer right for Grosvenor Lane/Beach Drive.Go just a few yards and take a right, then quick left onto Beach Drive. Follow about 3-4 miles until it deadends at Garrett Park Road. Go right, park is immediately on the left.
ETA from Cabin John Bridge: 15 minutes
Directions to Cabin John Regional
(10610 Westlake Drive, Rockville 20852)
From the Beltway in Virginia: Take I-270 north to Democracy Blvd. exit. Take a left at the light off the ramp, just past Montgomery Mall, and take a right on Westlake Drive. Cabin John Park entrance is on the left, not quite a mile.
When you enter the park and come to a “T” intersection, Field 2 is straight ahead, Fields 5 and 6 are to your left, and Fields 3 and 4 to your right.
ETA from Cabin John Bridge: 10 minutes
From the Beltway in Maryland, Points East of Rockville Pike/Route 355: Take 1-270 north to Old Georgetown Road exit. Bear right onto Old Georgetown Road to a left on Tuckerman Lane. Go approximately a mile to a left on Westlake Drive. Go up the hill about a mile and Park entrance is on the right.
When you enter the park and come to a “T” intersection, Field 2 is straight ahead, Fields 5 and 6 are to your left, and Fields 3 and 4 to your right.
ETA from Cabin John Bridge: 12 minutes
Directions to Wheaton Regional
(11715 Orebaugh, Silver Spring)
From the Beltway: Take Georgia Ave. North (Route 97) and follow to Arcola, a few blocks past the University Blvd. intersection. Go right on Arcola, and follow about 3/4 mile, go left on Orebaugh, which is the park entrance. Fields are straight ahead, a few hundred yards. Picnic area, playground, restrooms, dog park, and plenty of shade.
ETA from Cabin John Bridge: 22 minutes