[RP TownTalk] Dog Parks and Trails Nearby?

[ourdollmom at aol.com]

Don’t want to alarm anybody but it is my understanding that no dog should drink or swim in our waters due to some bacteria that can make a dog very sick.  Maybe Lynn’s vets might know but ever since I was told this a couple of yeas ago I do not let my dog drink any place but home or take his water with me.  Back in the 60s when I moved here before they concreted the sides of Well waterway - every time it rained the kids and the dogs and I would jump in the branch and bounce along never realizing that a flash flood could have swept us away.  






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From: Dwight Holmes
Sent: ‎Sunday‎, ‎December‎ ‎28‎, ‎2014 ‎12‎:‎58‎ ‎PM
To: Andrew Ninnemann
Cc: towntalk at riverdale-park.org





Andrew - Welcome to Riverdale Park, and to TownTalk!  I'm not a dog owner, so hopefully others with better and more up to date knowledge will chime in here.  But if you haven't discovered the network of trails officially called "Anacostia Tributary Trail System" but usually referred to locally as simply "the bike trail", I hope you'll find it to be both people- and dog-friendly.  One easy access point to our local piece of that system (which is the Northeast Branch Trail) is on Riverdale Rd just east of the elementary school, right at the rickety old bridge (which is long overdue for replacement!).  You'll see signs and markings indicating that the trail crosses the road there. If you go north on the trail, you'll go through one of the several riverside parks in the area and then continue on to the College Park Airport, and eventually Lake Anacostia (where there are also restroom facilities!).  You can continue on from there on the Paint Branch Trail which takes you under Route 1, through campus, and eventually up as far as Home Depot at the Beltway.  This trail bridges under all the roads except for Riverdale Rd and Cherry Hill Rd., which makes it especially enjoyable to use.  If you head south from Riverdale Rd., the trail takes you along the levees, then joins up with the Northwest Branch Trail that takes you to West Hyattsville Metro, the Sligo Creek Trail and points northwest!  It also connects you to the Anacostia Trail which eventually will connect to DC and a host of other trails, some of which are still in construction or planning stages.



There's also of course the newly-opened local trail that follows the old trolley line (parallel to the railroad tracks) between Franklin's and our Town Center, and will connect up with the College Park portion of that trail in the not-too-distant future.




There are dog parks in College Park (right on the Paint Branch Trail next to campus at Mezzerott Rd (sp?), and a new park in Hyattsville which I believe is on Ager Road.  I don't know the policies regarding use of those parks by non-residents.  There has long been a dream of a Riverdale Park Dog Park, but I don't know the current status of that project.




Hope this is helpful!




Dwight Holmes



On Sun, Dec 28, 2014 at 12:34 PM, Andrew Ninnemann <andrew.ninnemann at gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

I'm in the midst of adopting my first dog and I just recently moved to Riverdale Park. I don't know the area very well as of yet, so I was hoping for suggestions for dog parks, dog friendly trails, and local places to take your dog swimming.  Any and all suggestions are welcome.

Thanks in advance for your help!!

Andrew
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