Parks Ale Trail September 21, 11am to 3pm
Lake Needwood:
15700 Needwood Lake Circle
Rockville, Maryland 20855
Where to Park and Getting Around the Event
Accessible parking is at 15675-15679 Needwood Lake Cir, Derwood, MD 20855.
We have a wheelchair-accessible shuttle cart to help you get from your vehicle to the event. The shuttle cart will circle the parking lot and offer rides to the path leading to the Main Festival Area. There are two main areas of the event: the Main Festival Area and the Mid-Hike Beer Garden. There will be no shuttle cart service to the Mid-Hike Beer Garden.
Download the Map of Activities – Accessible PDF
This map shows you where the park the activities will be located and includes the names of the resources available to learn more. All are located along the Westside Trail around Lake Needwood.
Main Festival Area
- Main stage with Vertigo Red
- Beer vendors
- Food vendors
- Inflatable axe throwing
- Lawn games
- Kids Tree Climbing
- Sensory Retreat Tent
- Restrooms
Mid-Hike Beer Garden
- Acoustic stage with La Unica
- Beer vendors
- Snack vendors
- Kids Archaeology
- Restrooms
Performers
At the main stage and the acoustic stage, bands will play loud music. If you don’t like loud sounds, you may want to use headphones when going near these stages. In the Main Festival Area, there will also be an accordion player, a living statue dressed in lederhosen, and stilt walkers.
Bathrooms
Accessible porta johns are in the Main Festival Area and the Mid-Hike Beer Garden.
Porta johns do not flush and there are no dryers. Hand sanitizer will be available.
Hand washing stations will be available in the Main Festival Area and Mid-Hike Beer Garden.
Food Concessions
These vendors will be selling food, drinks and alcohol. Alcohol vendors will be checking IDs. Most of the food vendors will also be selling water to drink. Please note vendors are accepting digital payments only. Attendees are also welcome to bring snacks and picnic meals to enjoy during the event.
Food Vendors
- Catalyst Hot Dogs – main
- Silver and Sons BBQ – main
- Anchor Bar – main
- Churros Inc. – main
- Lavish Ice Cream – mid
Drink Vendors
- Waredaca Brewing – mid
- Denizens Brewing Co. – main
- Silver Branch Brewing Company – main
- Two Story Chimney Ciderworks – main
- Silly Yak Beer – main7 Locks Brewing – main
- Babycat Brewery – main
Additional Activities
- Kids archeology – mid
- Inflatable axe throwing – main
- Lawn games – main
- Tree climbing kids – main
Sensory Retreat Tent
There will be a lot of people at the park on the day of the event. If you are feeling anxious or overwhelmed, please visit our “Sensory Retreat Tent”. The tent is a quiet space where you can relax, play with our fidgets and get away from the larger group.
Keep our Parks and Trails Clean
Help take care of our parks by using trash cans and recycling bins appropriately.
Additional Information and Services
For questions regarding accessibility, contact the Program Access office at 301-495-2581 or
ProgramAccess@MontgomeryParks.org.
Please contact 301-670-4660 or visit the event page for any additional information about the Ale Trail