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The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

Permits & Rentals – Picnic Shelters

Reserve a Picnic Shelter

Montgomery Parks offers covered picnic shelters throughout the county for large and small groups to host picnics or events.

Multiple shelters are located within Regional or Recreational Parks, where there are a variety of amenities and activities for guests. These shelters have picnic tables, grills, and access to permanent restrooms.

The shelters located at all Regional and Recreational Parks and the two Group Picnic Areas at Cabin John Regional Park and Valley Mill Special Park are available by permit only. 

Smaller shelters are located within our Local Parks throughout the county.

Picnic shelters are available weekdays and weekends 9am to 8pm from April 1 through October 31 and reservations can be made up to three days before the event.

Big Pince Local Park Picnic Shelter

Big Pines Local Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity is 32
Travilah, MD 20878

Picnic Shelter at Black Hill Regional Park

Black Hill Regional Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity for Shelters A, B, C, I, J is 100
Capacity for Shelters D, E, F, G, H is 40
Boyds, Maryland 20841

blueberry hill local park picnic pavilion

Blueberry Hill Local Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity is 64
Derwood, MD 20855

Picnic Area at Cabin John Regional Park

Cabin John Regional Park Picnic Areas

Capacity for each Shelter is 40
Capacity for the Group Picnic Area is 175
Bethesda, MD 20817

Picnic Shelter at Calverton-GalwayPark_Facility

Calverton-Galway Local Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity for each Shelter is 40
Fairland, MD 20904

Facility at Damascus Recreational Park

Damascus Recreational Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity for Shelter A is 62, B is 68, and C is 45
Damascus, MD 20872

Darnestown Local Park Picnic Shelter

Darnestown Local Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity is 64
Darnestown, MD 20874

picnic shelter East Norbeck Local Park

East Norbeck Local Park

Capacity is 40
Norbeck, MD 20906

Fairland Picnic Shelter

Fairland Recreational Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity of each Shelter is 25
Fairland, MD 20866

Picnic Shelter at Georgian Forest Local Park

Georgian Forest Local Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity is 40
Silver Spring, MD 20906

Greenbriar local park

Greenbriar Local Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity is 24
Travilah, MD 20854

picnic shelter at gunners lake local park

Gunners Lake Local Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity is 40
Germantown, MD 20874

Hillandale Local Park picnic shelter

Hillandale Local Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity for each Shelter is 40
Hillandale, MD 20903

Picnic Shelter Hunters Woods Local Park

Hunters Woods Local Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity is 24
Gaithersburg, MD 20879

Picnic Shelter Rental Johnson's Local Park

Johnson’s Local Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity is 64
Gaithersburg, MD 20877

Picnic Shelter Laytonia Recreational Park

Laytonia Recreational Park Picnic Shelter

Laytonia RP #1 and #2 – capacity 48, option to add electricity.
Gaithersburg, MD

Laytonsville Local Park Picnic Shelter

Laytonsville Local Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity is 60
Laytonsville, MD 20882

Picnic Sheter at Long Branch Wayne Park

Long Branch-Wayne Local Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity is 40
Silver Spring, MD 20901

Picnic Shelter Mount Zion Local Park

Mount Zion Local Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity is 80
Brookeville, MD 20882

picnic shelter at Facility at Olney Mill Neighborhood Park

Olney Mill Neighborhood Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity is 40
Olney, MD 20832

picnic shelter Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park

Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity for each Shelter is 90
Clarksburg, MD 20871

picnic shelter Facility at Redland Local Park

Redland Local Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity is 40
Gaithersburg, MD 20855

Picnic Shelter at Ridge Road Recreational Park

Ridge Road Recreational Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity for Shelter A and B is 75
Capacity for Shelter C is 40
Germantown, Maryland 20876

picnic shelter rock creek regional

Rock Creek Regional Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity for each Shelter is 40
Rockville, Maryland 20855

picnic shelter south germantown park

South Germantown Recreational Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity for each Shelter is 40
Boyds, Maryland 20841

picnic shelter at Stewartown Local Park

Stewartown Local Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity for Shelter #1 is 40
Capacity for Shelter #2 is 64
Gaithersburg, MD 20879

picnic shelter Stratton Local Park

Stratton Local Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity is 40
Bethesda, MD 20817

Picnic Shelter Sundown Road Local Park

Sundown Local Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity Shelter #1 is 60
Shelter #2 Laytonsville, MD 20882

Picnic Shelter at Takoma-Piney Branch Local Park

Takoma-Piney Branch Local Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity is 48
Takoma Park, MD 20912

Picnic Shelter at Washington Square Neighborhood Park

Washington Square Neighborhood Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity is 64
Gaithersburg, MD 20877

Picnic Shelter at Waters Landing Park

Waters Landing Local Park Picnic Shelter – Closed

Closed for Remodeling
Germantown, MD 20874

picnic shelter wheaton forest local park

Wheaton Forest Local Park Picnic Shelter

Capacity is 40
Wheaton, MD 20902

Picnic Shelter wheaton regional park

Wheaton Regional Park – Picnic Shelter

Capacity for each Shelter is 40
Wheaton, MD 20902

Picnic Shelter at Valley Mill Special Park

Valley Mill Special Park – Group Picnic Area

Capacity is 100
Colesville, MD 20904