Make a Reservation
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.
Smaller shelters are located within our Local Parks throughout the county. Cabin John Regional Park and Valley Mill Special Park offer Group Picnic Areas for larger, semi-private group picnics.
Picnic shelters can be rented from April – October.
Reservations can be made online at ActiveMontgomery.org beginning January 1.
Email our Park Permits Office with questions
Call the Permit Office at (301) 495-2525 during hours of 8:30am to 5:00pm for additional information.
Picnic Shelter rental fees
The shelters located at Wheaton Regional Park and the two Group Picnic Areas at Cabin John Regional Park and Valley Mill Special Park are available by permit only. All other shelters in Montgomery Parks may be used on a first-come, first-served basis, but permit holders will be given priority at all times. Picnic shelters are available weekdays and weekends between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m., from April 1 through October 31.
Group Picnic Areas
Cabin John or Valley Mill
Per day (9am-8pm)
Montgomery County &
Prince George’s County Residents
$400
Non-residents
$500
Local Parks Picnic shelter
Per day (9am-8pm)
Montgomery County &
Prince George’s County Residents
$110
Non-residents
$130
Regional/Recreational Parks
Per day (standard size)
Montgomery County &
Prince George’s County Residents
$170
Non-residents
$200
Per day (large, Black Hill)
Montgomery County &
Prince George’s County Residents
$250
Non-residents
$300
Electricity Fee
$30
Please contact the Permit Office for shelters with electricity
Big Pines Local Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity is 32
Black Hill Regional Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity for Picnic Shelters A, B, C, I, J is 100
Capacity for Picnic Shelters D, E, F, G, H is 40
Blueberry Hill Local Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity is 64
Cabin John Regional Park Picnic Areas
Capacity for each picnic shelter is 40
Capacity for Group Picnic Area is 175
Calverton-Galway Local Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity is 40
Damascus Recreational Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity for Picnic Shelter A is 62
Capacity for Picnic Shelter B is 68
Capacity for Picnic Shelter C is 45
Darnestown Local Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity is 64
East Norbeck Local Park
Capacity is 40
Fairland Recreational Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity of each picnic shelter is 25
Georgian Forest Local Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity is 40
Greenbriar Local Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity is 24
Gunners Lake Local Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity is 40
Hillandale Local Park Picnic Shelter A
Capacity is 40
Hillandale Local Park Picnic Shelter B
Capacity is 40
Hunters Woods Local Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity is 24
Johnson’s Local Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity is 64
Laytonsville Local Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity is 60
Long Branch-Wayne Local Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity is 40
Mount Zion Local Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity is 80
Olney Mill Neighborhood Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity is 40
Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity for each picnic shelter is 90
Redland Local Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity is 40
Ridge Road Recreational Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity for Picnic Shelter A is 75
Capacity for Picnic Shelter B is 75
Capacity for Picnic Shelter C is 40
Rock Creek Regional Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity for each shelter is 40
South Germantown Recreational Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity for each shelter is 40
Stewartown Local Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity for Picnic Shelter 1 is 40
Capacity for Picnic Shelter 2 is 64
Stratton Local Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity is 40
Sundown Local Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity is 60
Takoma-Piney Branch Local Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity is 48
Washington Square Neighborhood Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity is 64
Waters Landing Local Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity is 40
Wheaton Forest Local Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity is 40
Wheaton Regional Park Picnic Shelter
Capacity for each picnic shelter is 40
Valley Mill Special Park Picnic Area
Capacity is 100