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Prince George's County -- Recreation
www.mncppc.org
Administrative offices
Arts & Cultural Heritage Division: 301-446-3232, TTY 301-446-3234
Central Area Operations: 301-218-6700, TTY 301-218-6768
Maintenance & Development Division: 301-780-2300, TTY 301-699-2544
Natural and Historical Resources Division: 301-627-2270, TTY 301-699-2544
Northern Area Operations: 301-445-4500, TTY 301-445-4512 301-445-4509 (Español)
Public Affairs and Marketing Division: 301-446-3300, TTY 310-446-3402
Park permits: 301-699-2400, TTY 301-699-2544
Park Planning and Development Division: 301-699-2525, TTY 301-699-2544
Prince George’s County Park Police Headquarters: 301-459-9088, TTY 301-459-3051
Southern Area Operations: 301-203-6000, TTY 301-203-6030
Special Programs: 301-446-3400, TTY 301-446-3402
Sports, Health and Wellness Division: 301-446-6800, TTY 301-446-6802
Aquatic centers, swimming pools, water parks
Ellen Linson Swimming Pool (seasonal)
5211 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740
301-277-3719
TTY 301-446-6802
Fairland Aquatics Center
13820 Old Gunpowder Road
Laurel, MD 20707
301-362-6060
Glenarden/Theresa Banks Memorial Pool
8615-A McLain Ave.
Glenarden, MD 20706
301-772-5515
TTY: 301-218-6768
Glenn Dale Splash Park (seasonal)
11901 Glenn Dale Blvd.
Glenn Dale, MD 20769
301-352-8980
TTY: 301-218-6768
Hamilton Splash Park (seasonal)
3901 Hamilton Street
Hyattsville, MD 20781
301-779-8224
TTY: 301-445-4512
J. Franklyn Bourne Memorial Pool (seasonal)
6500 Calmos St.
Seat Pleasant, MD 20743
301-350-4422
TTY: 301-218-6768
Lane Manor Splash Pool (seasonal)
7601 West Park Drive
Hyattsville, MD 20783
301-422-7284
TTY: 301-446-6802
North Barnaby Splash Park (seasonal)
5000 Wheeler Road
Oxon Hill, MD 20745
301-894-1150
TTY: 301-203-6030
Prince George’s Community College Pool — Robert I. Bickford Natatorium
301 Largo Road
Largo, MD 20774
301-322-0676
TTY: 301-699-2544
Rollingcrest — Chillum Splash Pool
6122 Sargent Road
Chillum, MD 20782
301-853-9115
TTY: 301-445-4512
Boys and girls clubs
Big Brothers-Big Sisters National Capital Area
10210 Greenbelt Road
Lanham, MD 20706
301-794-9170
Fax: 301-794-9180
Volunteer hotline: 888-Need-Big (888-633-3244).
www.bbbsnca.org
Girl Scouts Council of the Nation's Capital
The Smallwood Building
2670 Crain Highway
Suite 101
Waldorf, MD 20601
301-638-5373
Fax: 301-638-7016
Toll free: 800-834-1702
www.gscnc.org
Girl Scouts is the world’s largest organization for girls and is open to ages 5 to 18. Daisy Girl Scouts are ages 5 to 6 and in kindergarten or first grade. Brownie Girl Scouts are ages 5 to 8 and in first, second or third grades. Cadette Girl Scouts are ages 11 to 14 and in sixth, seventh, eighth or ninth grades. Senior Girl Scouts are ages 14 to 17 and in grades nine through 12. Residents who wish to be put in contact with the troop closest to them should call Sheeleah Prince at 301-861-5864, ext. 4021.
Maryland 4-H Center
8020 Greenmead Drive
College Park, MD 20740
301-314-9070
Fax: 301-314-7146
www.Maryland4H.org
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Xtreme Teens
Youth Services Office
7833 Walker Drive, Suite 110
Greenbelt, MD 20770
301-699-2255
TTY 301-446-3402
www.pgxtremeteens.com
M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation
Friday and Saturday night programs for ages 12 to 17 are from 7 to 10 p.m. at the county’s community centers. The program includes sports, games, trips, workshops and tournaments. The program is free with center identification.
Prince George’s County Boys & Girls Club Sports Office
7833 Walker Drive, Suite 430
Greenbelt, MD 20770
301-446-6800
TTY: 301-446-6802
Fax: 301-446-6801
http://pgcbgc.org/
Executive director: Calvin L. Massie
The Boys & Girls Club has 33 neighborhood clubs across the county that offer youth teams in various sports, including football, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, track and wrestling.
The Boy Scouts of America National Capital Area Council
9190 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20814-3897
301-530-9360
Fax: 301-564-9513
www.boyscouts-ncac.org
The National Council of the Boy Scouts of America supports more than 300 local councils. Tiger Cubs is a school-year program for first grade or 7-year-old boys with an adult. The Cub Scouting program is for boys in the second through fifth grades or who are ages 8 through 10, and a program called Webelos (We’ll Be Loyal Scouts) is for fourth- or fifth-grade boys (age 10). The Boy Scouting program is for ages 11 to 17, Varsity Scouting is for ages 14 to 17.
Ice skating
City of Bowie Ice Arena
3330 Northview Drive
Bowie, MD 20716
301-809-3090
Herbert W. Wells Ice Rink (seasonal)
5211 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740
301-277-3717
TTY: 301-454-1493
The Gardens Ice House
13800 Old Gunpowder Road
Laurel, MD 20707
301-953-0100
TTY: 301-699-2544
Tucker Road Ice Rink
1770 Tucker Road
Fort Washington, MD 20744
301-265-1525
TTY: 301-454-1493
Movie theaters
Academy Stadium Theaters
6198 Greenbelt Road
Greenbelt, MD 20770
301-220-1155
AMC Loews Center Park 8
4001 Powder Mill Road
Beltsville, MD 20705
888-262-4386
AMC Magic Johnson Capital Center 12
800 Shoppers Way
Largo, MD 20774
301-324-4220
Hoff Theater
University of Maryland, College Park
Adele H. Stamp Student Union
College Park, MD 20742
301-314-8488, ext. 48587
P&G Old Greenbelt
129 Centerway Road
Greenbelt, MD 20770
301-474-9744
Regal Cinemas Bowie Crossing Stadium 14
15200 Major Lansdale Blvd.
Bowie, MD 20716
301-262-7433
Regal Royale 14
6505 America Blvd.
Hyattsville, MD 20782
301-864-6980
Nature centers
Clearwater Nature Center
11000 Thrift Road
Clinton, MD 20735
301-297-4575
TTY: 301-699-2544
Mount Rainier Nature and Recreation Center
4701 31st Place
Mount Rainier, MD 20712
301-927-2163
TTY: 301-699-2544
Patuxent Wildlife Visitor Center
10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop
Laurel, MD 20708
301-497-5760
http://patuxent.fws.gov
Watkins Nature Center
301 Watkins Park Drive
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
301-218-6702
TTY: 301-699-2544
Regional/county parks and facilities and Nature center
Recreation centers
Allentown Splash Tennis and Fitness Park
7210 Allentown Road
Fort Washington, MD 20744
301-449-5566
TTY: 301-446-6802
Fitness Center and Swimming Pool
Baden Community Center
13601 Baden Westwood Road
Brandywine, MD 20613
301-888-1500
Beltsville Community Center
3900 Sellman Road
Beltsville, MD 20705
301-937-6613
Berwyn Heights Community Center
6200 Pontiac St.
Berwyn Heights, MD 20740
301-345-2808
Bladensburg Community Center
4500 57th Ave.
Bladensburg, MD 20710
301-277-2124
Bowie Community Center
3209 Stonybrook Drive
Bowie, MD 20715
301-464-1737
Cedar Heights Community Center
1200 Glen Willow Drive
Seat Pleasant, MD 20743
301-773-8881
College Park Community Center
5051 Pierce Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
301-441-2647
College Park Youth Services Center
4912 Nantucket Road
College Park, MD 20740
301-345-4425
Columbia Park Elementary School Community Center
1901 Kent Village Drive
Landover, MD 20785
301-341-3749
Deerfield Run Community Center
13000 Laurel-Bowie Road
Laurel, MD 20708
301-953-7882
Fairland Sports and Aquatics Complex
13820 and 13950 Old Gunpowder Road
Laurel, MD 20707
301-362-6060
TTY: 301-490-4750
Fitness Center and Gymnastics Center
Glassmanor Community Center
1101 Marcy Ave.
Oxon Hill, MD 20745
301-567-6033
Glenarden Community Center and Theresa Banks Complex
8615 McLain Ave.
Glenarden, MD 20706
301-772-3151
Glenn Dale Community Center
11901 Glenn Dale Blvd.
Glenn Dale, MD 20769
301-352-8983
Good Luck Community Center
8601 Good Luck Road
Lanham, MD 20706
301-552-1093
Greenbelt Community Center
15 Crescent Road
Greenbelt, MD 20770
301-397-2208
Harmony Hall Regional Center
10701 Livingston Road
Fort Washington, MD 20744
301-203-6040
Hillcrest Heights Community Center
2300 Oxon Run Drive
Temple Hills, MD 20748
301-505-0896
Huntington Community Center
13022 Eighth St.
Bowie, MD 20720
301-464-3725
Indian Queen Recreation Center
9551 Fort Foote Road
Fort Washington, MD 20744
301-839-3957
John E. Howard Community Center
4400 Shell St.
Capitol Heights, MD 20743
301-735-3340
Kentland Community Center
2411 Pinebrook Ave.
Landover, MD 20785
301-386-2278
Kettering/Largo/Perrywood Community Center
431 Watkins Park Drive
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
301-390-8390
Lake Arbor Community Center
10100 Lake Arbor Way
Mitchellville, MD 20721
301-333-6561
Langley Park Community Center
1500 Merrimac Drive
Hyattsville, MD 20783
301-445-4508
Marlow Heights Community Center
2800 St. Clair Drive
Temple Hills, MD 20748
301-423-0505
North Brentwood Community Center
4012 Webster St.
North Brentwood, MD 20722
301-864-0756
Oakcrest Community Center
1300 Capitol Heights Blvd.
Capitol Heights, MD 20743
301-736-5355
Palmer Park Community Center
7720 Barlowe Road
Landover, MD 20785
301-773-5665
Patuxent Community Center
4410 Bishopmill Drive
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
301-780-7577
Peppermill Community Center
610 Hill Road
Landover, MD 20785
301-350-8410
Potomac Landing Elementary School Community Center
12500 Fort Washington Road
Fort Washington, MD 20744
301-292-9191
Prince George's Plaza Community Center
6600 Adelphi Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782
301-864-1611
Prince George’s County Trap and Skeet Center
10400 Good Luck Road
Glenn Dale, MD 20769
301-577-7178
TTY: 301-249-4252
Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex
8001 Sheriff Road
Landover, MD 20785
301-583-2400
TTY 301-583-2483
www.pgsportsandlearn.com
Fitness Center, Gymnastics Facility and Swimming Pool
Prince George’s Stadium
4101 Crain Highway
Bowie, MD 20717
301-805-6000
TTY: 301-699-2544
Rollingcrest-Chillum Community Center
6120 Sargent Road
Chillum, MD 20782
301-853-2005
South Bowie Community Center
1717 Pittsfield Lane
Bowie, MD 20716
301-249-1622
Stephen Decatur Community Center
8200 Pinewood Drive
Clinton, MD 20735
301-297-4648
Sugar Ray Leonard Amateur Boxing Center
7707 Barlowe Road
Palmer Park, MD 20785
301-386-5888
301-446-6834
TTY 301-446-6802
Suitland Community Center
5600 Regency Lane
Forestville, MD 20747
301-736-3518
Temple Hills Community Center
5300 Temple Hills Road
Temple Hills, MD 20748
301-894-6616
The Prince George’s Equestrian Center/Show Place Arena
14900 Pennsylvania Ave.
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
301-952-7900
301-952-7999 (events hotline)
TTY: 301-952-7998
Tucker Road Community Center
1771 Tucker Road
Fort Washington, MD 20744
301-248-4404
Upper Marlboro Community Center
5400 Marlboro Race Track Road
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
301-627-2828
Vansville Community Center
6813 Ammendale Road
Beltsville, MD 20705
301-937-6621
William Beanes Community Center
5108 Dianna Drive
Suitland, MD 20746
301-568-7719
YMCA Potomac Overlook
10709 Indian Head Highway
Fort Washington, MD 20744
301-203-2302
YMCA Prince George’s County
3501 Moylan Drive
Bowie, MD 20715
301-262-4342
Regional/special parks
Bladensburg Waterfront Park
4601 Annapolis Road
Bladensburg, MD 20710
301-779-0371
TTY: 301-699-2544
Cosca Regional Park
11000 Thrift Road
Clinton, MD 20735
301-868-1397
TTY: 301-203-6030
Fairland Regional Park
13820 and 13950 Old Gunpowder Road
Laurel, MD 20707
301-362-6060
TTY: 301-490-4750
Old Maryland Farm at Watkins Regional Park
301 Watkins Park Drive
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
301-218-6770
TTY: 301-699-2544
Patuxent River Park/Jug Bay Natural Area
16000 Croom Airport Road
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
301-627-6074
TTY: 301-699-2544
Walker Mill Regional Park
8840 Walker Mill Road
District Heights, MD 20747
301-699-2400
TTY: 301-699-2544
Watkins Regional Park
301 Watkins Park Drive
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
301-218-6700
TTY: 301-218-6768
Senior centers
Berwyn Heights Senior Center
8603 57th Ave.
Berwyn Heights, MD 20740
301-474-0018
Open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday
Bowie Senior Center
14900 Health Center Drive
Bowie, MD 20716
301-809-2300
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays; Closed on Sunday
Camp Springs Senior Center
6420 Allentown Road
Camp Springs, MD 20748
301-449-0490
TTY 301-446-3402
Open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
City of Laurel Department of Parks and Recreation - Division of Senior Services
422 Montgomery St.
Laurel, MD 20707
301-776-6168
Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
Closed Saturday and Sunday
Evelyn Cole Senior Center
4400 Shell St.
Capitol Heights, MD 20743
301-386-5525
TTY 301-446-3402
Special Events: 301-454-1252
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
At the John E. Howard Community Center until August (because of renovations at Seat Pleasant Activity Center)
After August, at Seat Pleasant Activity Center
Open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
Seat Pleasant Activity Center (After August)
5720 Addison Road
Seat Pleasant, MD 20743
Gwendolyn Britt Senior Activity Center
4009 Wallace Road
North Brentwood, MD 20722
301-699-1238
TTY 301-446-3402
Open 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
Langley Park Senior Activity Center
1500 Merrimac Drive
Hyattsville, MD 20783
301-408-4343
TTY 301-446-3402
Open 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center
7120 Contee Road
Laurel, MD 20708
301-206-3350
TTY 301-446-3402
Open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday
Closed on Sundays
Sports centers
FedEx Field
1600 FedEx Way
Landover, MD 20785
301-276-6000
www.redskins.com
The stadium seats more than 92,000 and is home to the National Football League’s Washington Redskins. FedEx Field also hosts a variety of other sporting events and concerts, and the stadium has facilities available for social and corporate events. Call 301-276-6731.
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