Cabin John Regional Park
7400 Tuckerman Lane
Bethesda, MD 20817
Park Manager: 301-299-0024
Hours: Sunrise to sunset, year round. Operational hours of other facilities based within the park will vary; please check listings for each facility.
Announcements
Cabin John Regional Park is one of Montgomery County's biggest and best combinations of nature, sports and recreation. The park encompasses athletic fields, including the beautiful Shirley Povich Field; a full-service ice-skating rink; indoor and outdoor tennis courts; and many picnic areas, trails and camp sites. Kids of all ages can enjoy summer ball games and the miniature train that runs through the park. Many of the facilities are wheelchair accessible. From nature programs and hiking to playgrounds, sports and baseball - Cabin John has something for everyone.
Athletic Area
Pauline Betz Addie Tennis Center
Outdoor Tennis
Courts
Cabin John Ice Skating Rink
Locust Grove Nature Center
Dog Park
Tai Chi Court
The Robert C. McDonell Campground
Trails
Picnic/Playground Areas
Miniature Train
Important Phone Numbers
Tips for Visiting
Park Maps
Athletic Area
Enjoy a variety of sports facilities located within Cabin John Regional Park. Shirley Povich Field, one of several ball fields, is hoeme to the Bethesda Big Train team and the Georgetown University baseball team, and seats 750. Other sports facilities includie a lighted baseball rield, 5 softball fields (1 lighted), 4 lighted tennis practice walls, 9 lighted tennis courts, a pee-wee soccer field, 4 single wall handball courts and one volley court. Pee-Wee soccer field, softball and baseball fields require permits for use. For further information contact Park Permits Office
Pauline Betz Addie Tennis Center
7801 Democracy Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20817
301-765-8650
The Pauline Betz Addie Tennis Center features six indoor tennis courts, a lounge area, and two locker rooms with showers for patrons' use. Professional on-site racquet restringing and regripping is also available.
Outdoor Tennis Courts
Cabin John Regional Park offers four outdoor lighted practice walls and nine lighted outdoor courts.
Cabin John Ice Skating Rink
10610 Westlake Drive
Rockville, MD 20852
301-765-8620
Ice skating in June? Come join the fun at the fully enclosed
Cabin John Ice Rink. Offered is an assortment of programs
including lessons and rental times. Sessions are also available
for the general public, adults only and family time. For your
convenience, rental skates and a snack bar are located within
the facility. Call Cabin John Ice Rink for information about
schedules and fees.
Locust Grove Nature Center
7777 Democracy Boulevard
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
301-765-8660
The Locust Grove Nature Center offers environmental education programs, trail
walks, nature films, conservation projects, workshops and
interpretive exhibits.
Dog Park
10900 Westlake Drive
Bethesda, MD
Located near the miniature train in Cabin John Regional Park, this half-acre dog park is enclosed with a 6-foot chain link fence, allowing dogs to run and exercise off-leash. The facility is open for use sunrise to sunset except on Tuesdays from 9AM-11AM for weekly park maintenance. Dog-park users are encouraged to use the Westlake Drive parking lot. Please remember that all dogs should be on a leash before entering and exiting the park.
Tai Chi Court
7400 Tuckerman Lane
Bethesda, MD 20817
The Tai Chi Court at Cabin John Regional Park is the first Tai Chi court in Montgomery County and joins only few of its kind in the nation. Built through a public/private partnership between M-NCPPC, Montgomery Parks and the Wu Wei Tai Chi Club, the Tai Chi court is a 48-foot-diameter circle of flagstone incorporating the shape of a yin/yang symbol and surrounded by elegant benches in a serene natural setting. It is located near the dog park and miniature train at Cabin John Regional Park.
The Tai Chi court is dedicated to the memory of David C. Chen, Rockville resident and founder of the Wu Wei Tai Chi Club. David Chen practiced Tai Chi in Cabin John Regional Park every week for 12 years before he passed away unexpectedly in 2005.
The Robert C. McDonell Campground
7701 Tuckerman Lane
Rockville, MD 20854
Seven walk-in primitive sites are available with drinking water, grills and tables at Robert C. McDonell Campground. Permits are available for use of campsites and can be obtained from the Park Permit Office.
Trails
Cabin John Regional Park maintains over 5 miles of recreational hiking/biking trails with trails are maintained throughout the Park with several access points throughout the park and nature trails around Locust Grove Nature Center. The almost 9 mile long Cabin John Stream Valley Trail, is also a great choice for long-distance hiking and mountain biking from Goya Drive to the north, through the Cabin John Regional Park and along Cabin John Creek to Macarthur Blvd. to the south.
Picnic Area / Playground Areas
Our picnic and playground areas offer shelters, tables, drinking fountains, grills, restrooms, and playground equipment including ActionPlayland are available to the public. A snack bar is open on weekends and holidays from late spring through Labor Day. Buses require access permits which are issued by the Park Permit Office.
Group picnicking for 175 persons (maximum) is available through reservation. Shelters, restrooms and sports equipment are provided. Light alcoholic beverages are permitted in this restricted area. A fee and permit are required. Call the Park Permit Office to make reservation.
C.P. Huntington Miniature Train
7410 Tuckerman Lane
Rockville, MD 20852
301-765-8670 Train Information
301-650-2880 Party Room Reservations M-F 10am - 4pm
At Cabin John Regional Park both children and adults are entranced by a ride on the miniature train. A replica of an 1863 C.P. Huntington engine with five passenger cars carries visitors on a ten-minute, two-mile ride through the Park. The train does not operate during inclement weather. For schedule and fee information, please call the Train Information line or visit their Facebook page.
Important Phone Numbers
| Park Police EMERGENCY | 301-949-3010 |
| Fire & Rescue EMERGENCY | 911 |
| Park Manager's Office | 301-299-0024 |
| TDD Region II | 301-299-1976 |
| Park Information Line | 301-495-2595 |
| Park Permit Office | 301-495-2525 |
| Park Permit Office TDD | 301-495-2575 |
| Accessibility Information | 301-650-2867 |
| Locust Grove Nature Center (Park Naturalist's Office) new! | 301-765-8660 |
| Ballfield Playing Conditions (recorded message) | 301-299-1975 |
| Miniature Train Station new! | 301-765-8670 |
| Pauline Betz Addie Tennis Center (recorded message) | 301-765-8650 |
| Ice Rink Manager new! | 301-765-8626 |
| Ice Skating Rink (recorded message) | 301-765-8620 |
| Volunteer Services Office | 301-495-2504 |
Tips for Visiting
- Dogs must be kept on a leash.
- Buses require access permits
- Park in designated areas only.
- No alcoholic beverages permitted (except in the Group Picnic Area by permit only)
- Complete Park Regulations
Park Map
Cabin John Regional Park Brochure and Map (pdf, 479KB)
Bus route to our park (pdf)
Montgomery County Department of Parks