If you are looking for a place to have a fun day to spend with family, and get them away from staring at screens or electronics all day, Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD just might be right up your alley. Its adjacent from Wheaton Regional Park, which has a neat Merry-Go-Round and an Old School Train ride kids and families should enjoy.
Brookside is great to accomplish an array of activities, and is free for the public, compared to other botanical gardens within the area. You can stroll and look at the botany.
I find it’s quite spacious that one can do a jog around the campus. I once jogged the full circumference of Brookside, and it took me 2 1/2 hours roundtrip to cover major assigned parts of the garden trail. You can walk your dog, as their also is a dedicated dog park on site.
Brookside is one of the busier botanical gardens I’ve noticed since my several times of visiting there. It’s rare from the several times I have gone to that park that I don’t see another user less than half a block walking as well. So, it may be rare you may feel isolated when checking it out . It’s very scenic I find year-round even when the leaves change. Their are still quite vibrant plants and flowers worth taking a look at during the late fall and winter, the same as the warmer seasons. I’ve seen it as a great place to go on a nice free romantic date. I’ve also seen workplaces have retreats for their employees there or get-togethers. Brookside appears to be enjoyed by many as it appears to be very friendly for elderly and people with disabilities to visit.
Their is a visitor center, where guest can use the restroom and check out any event the garden maybe having.
I don’t believe I’ve seen any or many bicyclist at Brookside riding the trail, as it’s a very busy botanical garden with many types of tourist or visitors. Perhaps for safety reasons such an activity would have to be cautioned. However, I’m quite sure if one reaches out to the staff of the center or reviews their facility’s policies, rules for bicyclist should be confirmed there.
I would say if you are a Washington DC local, Brookside Gardens to me stands as a great place to create family traditions and build childhood memories .
If Brookside Botanical Gardens sounds like the type of place you want to reminisce from please take a look at their website here: https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
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