Park Planning
MEETINGS & EVENTS | PLANS IN PROGRESS | PARK AND TRAIL PLANS ONLINE
The Park Planning Section creates and updates park master plans.These plans define the future of the park system. Park plans recommend additions and renovations to the park system to provide recreation opportunities, protect significant environmental resources, preserve key cultural resources (i.e., archaeological and historical sites) and promote an interconnected countywide trail system.
Meetings & Events
- Public meeting notices are posted on the Parks Events Calendar and the M-NCPPC Planning Board Schedule
Plans in Progress
- Downtown Silver Spring Dog Park Study
Part of a larger Site Selection Initiative, tell us what you want for a new Urban Dog Park in Downtown Silve Spring.
- 2012 PROS Plan
Planning parks through the year 2022 and beyond. The final plan is now available online. - Countywide Park Trails Plan Amendment
Your input is needed as the public process for this plan amendment gets underway. - Chevy Chase Open Space Urban Park
The process of collecting public input for a concept plan for this down-county park has begun. - Vision Montgomery 2030
A planning project for both parks and recreation for the next 20 years. - Urban Park Guidelines
Give us your input on this planning tool. - Sligo Creek Golf Course Reuse Plan
The County Council voted to extend the life of the golf course. 
Northwest Branch Recreational Park
Let us know what you want for this park. Please take our survey.- Park Recreation & Ancillary Buildings Study
The Department of Parks conducted an assessment of building condition, use and operating costs of the 31 park recreation buildings owned by M-NCPPC in Montgomery County.
Park & Trail Plans Online
COUNTYWIDE PLANS | PARK MASTER PLANS | TRAIL PLANS
Countywide Park Plans
- 2012 Park Recreation & Open Space (PROS) Plan - Planning parks through the year 2022 and beyond. (web page)
- Vision Montgomery 2030 - A planning project for both parks and recreation for the next 20 years. (web page)
- Countywide Park Trails Plan (web page)
- 2005 Park Recreation & Open Space Plan (PROS) / Land Preservation, Parks & Recreation Plan (LPPRP) - December 30, 2005 (pdf, 6.7MB)
- 2005 PROS/LPPRP Exectutive Summary (pdf, 599KB)
An overview of the larger document listed above. - 1998 Park, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Master Plan (web page)
Park Master Plans
- Blockhouse Point Conservation Park Master Plan (web page)
- Brookside Gardens Master Plan (web page)
- Master Plan for Fairland Park - 1991 (pdf, 5.5MB)
- Josiah Henson Special Park Master Plan (web page)
- Legacy Open Space Functional Master Plan (web page)
- Little Bennett Regional Park Master Plan Update (web page)
- Lois Y. Green Conservation Park Master Plan - 2001 (69 pages, pdf., 3.9mb)
- Ovid Hazen Wells Recreation Park Master Plan - 1995 (101 pages,pdf, 6.9mb)
- Rachel Carson Conservation Park Master Plan - 2000 (69 pages, pdf, 4mb)
- South Germantown Recreational Park Master Plan 1999 Ammendment (pdf, 3MB)
- Woodstock Equestrian Park Master Plan (web page)
Trail Plans
- Countywide Park Trails Plan (web page)
- Muddy Branch Trail Corridor Plan (pdf, 3.5MB)
- Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Corridor Plan (web page)
- Little Bennett Regional Park Master Plan Update (web page)
- Upper Rock Creek Trail Corridor Plan (web page)
Montgomery County Department of Parks