Montgomery Parks Extends Hours for Open Parkways for Winter Holidays and Announces Holiday Operating Hours

WHEATON, Md. – Montgomery Parks, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, is extending the hours for its Open Parkways initiative during the upcoming holiday weeks. As a cost-savings measure, the parkways will open one day earlier to prevent employees from working during holiday hours.   

Open Parkways Schedule for Weeks of December 20 and 27, 2021  

Open to pedestrians and cyclists from Thursday, December 23, 2021, at 9 a.m. through Sunday, December 26, 2021, at 4 p.m., and Thursday, December 30, 2021, at 9 a.m.– Sunday, January 2, 2022, at 4 p.m.: 

• Sligo Creek Parkway:  

• Old Carroll Avenue to Piney Branch Road (1.1 miles)  
• Forest Glen Road to University Boulevard West (1.5 miles)  

• Beach Drive from Connecticut Avenue to Knowles Avenue (2.9 miles)  

Open to pedestrians and cyclists from Thursday, December 23, 2021, at 7 a.m. through Sunday, December 26, 2021, at 4 p.m., and Thursday, December 30, 2021, at 7 a.m. through Sunday, January 2, 2022, at 4 p.m.:   

• Little Falls Parkway from River Road to Arlington Road (1 mile)   

Holiday operating hours:   

Brookside Gardens Garden of Lights:  

• Open through January 2, 2022, from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. (Advance timed-entry tickets required, available for purchase here) 

• Closed December 24 – 25, 2021 

Nature Centers: 

• Meadowside Nature Center – closed for renovation work 
• Brookside Nature Center – closed for renovation work 
• Locust Grove Nature Center – closed December 24, 2021 – January 1, 2022 
• Black Hill Visitor Center – closed December 24, 25, 31, 2021 and January 1, 2022 

Friday, December 24, 2021   

• Montgomery Parks’ Headquarters, Customer Service, and Permit Offices (Closed) 
• Brookside Gardens Visitors Center (Closed) 
• Closing at 3 p.m.: Cabin John Ice Rink, Wheaton Ice Arena, Pauline Bentz Addie Tennis  Center, Wheaton Indoor Tennis, Wheaton Sports Pavilion and South Germanton Driving Range   

Saturday, December 25, 2021   

• Montgomery Parks’ Headquarters, Customer Service, and Permit Offices (Closed) 
• Brookside Gardens Visitor Center (Closed)  
• Cabin John Ice Rink, Wheaton Ice Arena, Pauline Betz Addie Tennis Center, Wheaton Indoor Tennis, Wheaton Sports Pavilion, South Germantown Driving Range (Closed) 

Friday, December 31, 2021    

• Montgomery Parks’ Headquarters, Customer Service, and Permit Offices (Closed) 
• Closing at 3 p.m.: Cabin John Ice Rink, Wheaton Ice Arena, Pauline Bentz Addie Tennis 

Center, Wheaton Indoor Tennis, Wheaton Sports Pavilion, and South Germantown  Driving Range  

 Saturday, January 1, 2022  

• Montgomery Parks’ Headquarters, Customer Service, and Permit Offices (Closed) 
• South Germantown Driving Range (Closed) 
• Opening at 12 p.m.: Cabin John Ice Rink, Wheaton Ice Arena, Pauline Bentz Addie Tennis Center, Wheaton Indoor Tennis, Wheaton Sports Pavilion   

About Montgomery Parks      
Montgomery Parks manages more than 37,000 acres of parkland, consisting of 421 parks. Montgomery Parks is a department of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), a bi-county agency established in 1927 to steward public land. M-NCPPC has been nationally recognized for its high-quality parks and recreation services and is regarded as a national model by other parks systems. www.MontgomeryParks.org  

Accessibility     
Montgomery Parks, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, encourages and supports the participation of individuals with disabilities. Please contact the Program Access Office at 301-495-2581 (Voice/TTY), MD Relay 7-1-1 or 800-552-7724 or ProgramAccess@MontgomeryParks.org to request a disability modification. Visit www.MontgomeryParks.org/access for more information.   

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