Exploring with 3 kids under 3 during a pandemic (and beyond!)
Places and things to do in Prince George’s County, MD
We are SO looking forward to fall fun this year! I've put together a list of all the local fall activity venues I could find. In this post you'll find info on nearly 30 different fall activity venues in our area. I plan to visit many of these early in the season and will do… Continue reading 2023 Maryland Fall Activity Guide!
Glenn Dale Splash Park11901 Glenn Dale BlvdGlenn Dale, MDPG/Moco Resident:$4/child, $5/adult, 2&under free!Non-resident:$6/child, $7/adults, 2&under free!CLOSED ON MONDAYS! This week we visited Glenn Dale Splash Park! The last time I came here I was about 10 years old and I remember it being crazy busy with summer camps, chaotic and not very clean - so… Continue reading Glenn Dale Splash Park
Laurel Library/Emancipation Park507 7th StreetLaurel, MD Today I’m sharing a FOUR PART adventure that only involves getting your kids out of the car ONCE! Nothing better than being able to do multiple fun things without having to buckle and unbuckle 3 kiddos in the car seat a million times. 🤪 On this adventure we: ⭐️… Continue reading Laurel Library/Emancipation Park
Hollywood Gateway Park9814 47th Place College Park, MD If you’ve ever driven past the IKEA on Rt. 1 in College Park, MD, this teeny-tiny little park may have caught your eye. Just down the hill across the street from the IKEA entrance is this brand new park, just completed in 2020. I was curious about this… Continue reading Hollywood Gateway Park
Jug Bay Natural AreaPatuxent River Park 16000 Croom Airport Rd.Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 Jug Bay Natural Area is located in in Croom (southern PG county). This was about a 30 minute drive for us and well worth it! When I put the address in my GPS it actually directed us to a maintenance area past the… Continue reading Jug Bay Natural Area
Frontier Fort PlaygroundGood Luck Community Center8601 Good Luck RoadLanham, MD This playground was our 10th PG County Imagination Playground - Click here to see the full list! This playground is located right on Good Luck road but is set back from the road a bit and has a fence to block it off from the… Continue reading Good Luck Community Center
Pirate Ship PlaygroundMarlton Park8061 Croom Road Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 This playground was our first stop on a 2-part adventure to southern Prince Georges county! This was our 9th PG Imagination Playground - the Pirate Ship Playground at Marlton Park! It was a quiet, cute little playground - the main structure is made to look like… Continue reading Marlton Park
Patuxent Research Refuge - South Tract10901 Scarlet Tanager LoopLaurel, MD 20708 The main entrance to Patuxent Research Refuge (South Tract) is located off of Powder Mill Rd. in Laurel. I came here frequently as a kid, took my students here on field trips when I was teaching, and now love bringing my own kids! It… Continue reading Patuxent Wildlife Refuge
Orchard PlaygroundFairwood Park 12390 Fairwood ParkwayBowie, MD 20720 Fairwood park is located behind Fairwood shopping center and is another PG Imagination Playground! It is supposed to be an orchard theme but I didn’t really see many elements of that - still an awesome playground nonetheless! There are flat paved walking trails around the park area so… Continue reading Fairwood Park
Paint Branch Trail4620 Cherry Hill RdCollege Park, MD 20740 Paint Branch trail runs from the Cherry Hill neighborhood in College Park, all the way to Lake Artemesia (3.5 miles) and connects to several other trails, including Indian Creek Trail (where the Indian Creek tee-pee playground is located!) This is a GREAT spot to explore and… Continue reading Paint Branch Trail
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