Best places: Nature preserves in Friendship Heights Village

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Marshy Point Nature Center
Park
👍👍 Great fun for for the kids. We came for the Annual Spring Festival and we had a good time. Lots of exhibits to look at. And educational to learn about our local environment.
4.80 (581 reviews) (~75.27 km from centre)
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Loch Raven Reservoir Park
Nature preserve
Natural area around a water reservoir offering fishing, boat rentals, birdwatching & picnicking.
4.70 (1.5K reviews) (~72.05 km from centre)
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Mason Neck State Park
State park
Riverfront home to nesting bald eagles, osprey & herons, with woodland & marsh boardwalk trails.
4.70 (1K reviews) (~36.28 km from centre)
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Renfrew Museum and Park
Open air museum
👍👍 This is a really interesting historical site with an amazing collection of pottery. The tour of the grounds and house was phenomenal. Lots of interesting artifacts to see and learn about. Definitely worth a trip.
4.80 (413 reviews) (~95.87 km from centre)
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Catoctin Creek Park & Nature Center
Park
Verdant park known for its native wildlife, charming walking trails & a cozy nature center.
4.80 (399 reviews) (~62.82 km from centre)
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Lake Roland Nature Council
Nature preserve
Multifaceted green space with trails, pavilions, waterfront activities & an off-leash dog park.
4.70 (761 reviews) (~59.94 km from centre)
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Robinson Nature Center
Nature preserve
18-acre center exploring the local ecosystem via a planetarium, nature exhibits & wooded trail.
4.70 (664 reviews) (~30.23 km from centre)
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Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary
Nature preserve
👍👍 My favorite park in the DMV area. Beautiful ecosystems with an amazing abundance of wildlife. I’ve never seen so many ospreys in one spot. The park has a bunch of trails and they are well marked and maintained. The boardwalk through the marsh is a highlight every time I go. The Patuxent River and w...
4.80 (342 reviews) (~39.03 km from centre)
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Howard County Conservancy
Non-profit organization
👍👍 Absolutely wonderful! Great free programs, amazing summer camp, schools out programs, and they have a nature preschool now! Lots of resident animals that are excited to meet you. Over 200 acres and 3 miles of trails! Staff are friendly and helpful always. Also a great venue for weddings or events!
4.80 (315 reviews) (~43.22 km from centre)
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Terrapin Nature Park
Nature preserve
👍👍 The ongoing pandemic has definitely taken a toll on a lot of businesses and public places since a consumer’s mindset to buy anything outside of essentials or to visit a public place like a park or beach, has crippled down significantly. Now by living with what has become the new normal, it is commen...
4.60 (1.3K reviews) (~66.47 km from centre)
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Dora Kelley Nature Park
Park
Sizable park offering trails & a nature center with animals & environmental classes.
4.70 (477 reviews) (~15.35 km from centre)
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Watkins Nature Center
Park
👍👍 Great park with lots to do! Very popular destination. Paved walking paths throughout as well as hiking trails in the woods. Nature Center has live animal habitat displays and programs for nature and crafts. Mini-golf, railroad, and carousel closed, but nature Center, park an playground open. Season...
4.70 (404 reviews) (~26.66 km from centre)
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Patuxent River Park - Jug Bay Natural Area
Nature preserve
This 7,000-acre park offers a variety of trails & water activities, plus a rural-history museum.
4.70 (294 reviews) (~38.95 km from centre)
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Scott's Run Falls
Nature preserve
👍👍 Located close to the Great Falls. This is a unique waterfall with mesmerizing views. If you like the outdoors, you're going to like it here. Hiking trails abound within within proximity of the water fall.
4.70 (283 reviews) (~9.84 km from centre)
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Motts Run Reservoir Recreation Area
Nature preserve
Forested park featuring a reservoir with boating & fishing, plus hiking & orienteering trails.
4.60 (432 reviews) (~82.27 km from centre)
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Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Nature preserve
This 1-square-mile urban area is a bird refuge & breeding area with diverse grasslands and marshes.
4.60 (417 reviews) (~37.76 km from centre)
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Fountain Rock Nature Center
Nature preserve
22-acre park with a pondside deck, hiking areas & old lime kilns, plus a nature center with animals.
4.70 (251 reviews) (~61.95 km from centre)
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Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail
Nature preserve
👍👍 Great place to run and just a few minutes away from I-83. If you go north from here, you’ll cross into Pennsylvania in just under 7 miles. It’s a slight uphill (about a 1% grade) all the way to New Freedom (a town that’s about a mile north of the MD-PA border) and then goes slightly downhill to York...
4.80 (185 reviews) (~83.87 km from centre)
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Liberty Reservoir
Nature preserve
Waterside nature preserve offering boating & shore fishing, plus hiking & birdwatching.
4.50 (843 reviews) (~53.65 km from centre)
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Wye Island NRMA
Nature preserve
A 2,450-acre park with managed goose & deer hunting, wildlife viewing, trails, camping & boating.
4.70 (233 reviews) (~82.05 km from centre)
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