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The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park

Northwest Branch Trail - 2017

Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park totals more than 1320 acres traveling along Northwest Branch Stream.

Famed environmentalist and biologist Rachel Carson (1907-1964) lived near the southern end of this stream valley while she wrote her most famous book—Silent Spring (1962). To learn more about Carson, visit the webpage for the Rachel Carson Conservation Park.