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We are constantly making additions and enhancements to the park system to provide recreation opportunities, protect environmental resources, preserve key cultural resources, and promote an interconnected countywide trail system.

Park Plans in Progress

• • • Wheaton Regional Park Master Plan

    Park Plan Library

    Countywide Plans | Park Master Plans | Trail Plans | Studies, Concept Plans & Initiatives

    PLEASE NOTE: Our online park plan library is in the process of moving from an old server. The list below includes links to the plans ready at this time. Please contact us if what you need is not available here.

    Countywide Plans

    • 2017 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Plan Update
      • 2012 Park Recreation & Open Space (PROS) Plan – Planning parks through the year 2022 and beyond. – PDF coming
      • 2005 Park Recreation & Open Space (PROS) Plan / Land Preservation, Parks & Recreation Plan (LPPRP) – PDF coming
      • 1998 Park, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Master Plan – PDF coming 
    • Countywide Park Trails Plan Amendment
      • Countywide Park Trails Plan Update, 1998, amended 2008 – PDF coming
    • Energized Public Spaces (EPS) Design Guidelines
    • Energized Public Spaces (EPS) Functional Master Plan
    • Legacy Open Space Functional Master Plan, 2001 – PDF coming 
    • Vision Montgomery 2030 Strategic Plan – A planning project for parks and recreation for the next 20 years. – PDFs coming

    – Executive Summary (PDF, 2.2MB, 30 pages)
    – Vision 2030 Overview PowerPoint ( PDF, 29 pages)
    – Vision 2030 Volume 1: Needs and Resource Assessment (PDF, 172 pages)
    – Vision 2030 Volume 2: Strategic Plan (PDF 2.6MB, 105 pages)
    – Appendix A – H (PDF, 131 pages)
    – Appendix I (PDF, Large format maps – 30 pages)
    – Appendix J-K (PDF, 22 pages

    Park Master Plans

    • Blockhouse Point Conservation Park Master Plan, 2003 
    • Master Plan for Fairland Park, 1991 – PDF coming
    • Josiah Henson Special Park Master Plan, 2010 (PDF, 5MB)
    • Little Bennett Regional Park Master Plan Update , 2007
    • Lois Y. Green Conservation Park Master Plan, 2001 – PDF file coming
    • Northwest Branch Recreational Park – project on hold 
    • Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park Master Plan, 2014
      • 1995 Ovid Hazen Wells Recreation Park Master Plan – PDF coming
    • Rachel Carson Conservation Park Master Plan- 2000 – PDF coming
    • South Germantown Recreational Park Master Plan 1999 Amendment – PDF coming
    • Wheaton Regional Park Master Plan Update – project on hold 
      • 1987 Wheaton Regional Park Master Plan – PDF coming
    • Woodstock Equestrian Park Master Plan – 2002, amended 2004

    Studies, Concept Plans & Initiatives

    • Park Activity Building Study – An assessment of condition, use and operating costs of the 31 park recreation buildings owned by M-NCPPC in Montgomery County.
    • Chevy Chase Open Space Urban Park
    • Cricket Fields Site Selection – A site selection study for a dedicated cricket field in South Germantown Recreational Park.
    • Ellsworth Park Urban Dog Park
    • Piedmont Woods and Kings Local Parks
    • Solar Farm Site Selection Initiative
    • Wall Park Renovation Plan
    • E-Bikes and E-Scooters Pilot Program