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Park Permits Office

Locations and Hours

Parkside Headquarters
9500 Brunett Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20901
301-495-2525
Monday – Friday, 8:30am-5pm Reservations (8:30-4:30pm) 

Northern Region Headquarters
12900 Middlebrook Road, Room #1500
Germantown, MD 20874
301-495-2480
Monday - Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm

In the event of an emergency, call Park Police at 301-949-3010.

Announcements

Attention!Due to unforeseen technical difficulties, our new online booking service will not be available until February 2, 2009. As of January 6, 2009, however, all facilities can be reserved for the upcoming 2009 season via fax, mail, over the phone, or in person at either Permit Office location.

Hourly Athletic Field Fees

Information on Athletic Field Permits and Fees
NOTE: The Planning Board approved the new hourly fee schedule proposed by staff at their Thursday, October 23, meeting. These new fees will go into effect on January 1, 2009, for the season starting April 1, 2009. View the staff response memo submitted to the Board. A full copy of the original Board Packet presented at the September 15 meeting, including memo and attachments can also be downloaded for review.

Spring/Summer 2009 Ball Field Application

Spring/Summer 2009 window for accepting ball field applications is now approaching, note also that a new fee structure is in effect for 2009.

  • Recreation Departments (Montgomery County & Takoma Park): December 1 - December 15
  • Adopt-a-field Agreements,tournaments,one-time events, camps/clinics/classes etc.: December 1
  • Game field and practice application requests: December 15 to January 15
    NOTE: Applications received prior to December 1 will NOT be processed. (This does not apply to Montgomery County & Takoma Park Recreation Departments.)
  • 2009 Season Dates:
    • Spring/Summer Ballfield Season: April 1- August 15
    • Fall/Winter Ballfield Season: September 1- November 30

Germantown Park Permit Office hours of operation NEW

Information and Reservations

For information on special use permits or to learn more about our picnic shelters, park activity buildings, campgrounds, athletic fields, and other permitted locations, check out our directory of permitted facilities and services .

Please note the Commission Park Rules and Regulations while selecting the facility of your choice.

Making Reservations

An application form must be submitted to request a reservation for all permitted facilities. Application forms are available at our Permit Office locations or by clicking on the links below.

Application forms must be submitted with payment in one of four ways:

  • Online through our reservation system. For picnic shelters, group picnic areas, park activity buildings, Woodside Gymnasium or bus spaces, go to our general reservation system. For submission of athletic field practice requests, go to our ballfield reservation system.
    NOTE: Field availability is not available on our site, additionally, only practice requests may be submitted. If you don't know which facility you want to reserve, please search our directory of permitted facilities and services first.
  • Via fax (facsimile) to 301-495-2484. To apply via fax, via regular mail, or in person, you must complete a downloadable application form.
  • Via regular mail to the Park Permit Office in Silver Spring . To apply via fax, via regular mail, or in person, you must complete a downloadable application form.
  • In person at either Park Permit Office location. To apply via fax, via regular mail, or in person, you must complete a downloadable application form.

Updated Park Permit Policies

Athletic Field Use Permit Policy (pdf, 172KB) (approved June 19, 2008)
Outdoor Tennis Court Use Permit Policy (pdf, 138KB) (approved June 19, 2008)

Please Note

Germantown Park Permit Office hours of operation

  • Closed Tuesdays and Thursdays
  • Opened Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 8:30AM - 4PM for reservations only and until 4:30PM for key pickup/return. Additionally, the office is closed between 1pm-2pm for lunch on the opened days.

Fall and future use of the Germantown Community fields

Effective immediately please contact the Germantown Community center directly at 301-601-1680, Germantown Community Center, 18905 Kingsview Rd., Germantown.

Ballfield users of M-NCPPC Local Park school field sites

NOTE: Effective December 2008 (submission window for the Spring/Summer 2009 Season) the Park Permit Office will resume the scheduling of the Park school fields again, please contact the Park Permit Office directly if you have any questions. Following are the school site fields: Beverly Farms ES;  Bradley Hills ES; Burning Tree ES; Cannon Road ES; Farmland ES; Galway ES;  Garrett Park ES; Greenwood ES; Luxmanor ES; New Hampshire Estates ES; Newport Mill MS; Oakland Terrace ES; Parkland MS; Silver Spring International MS/Sligo Creek ES (Old Blair); Wood MS & Wood Acres ES.

Date of last update: December 31, 2008