[RP TownTalk] Dog Parks and Trails Nearby?

[Andrew Ninnemann]

Hi Dwight,

Thanks so much for your thorough reply.  The information is VERY helpful.

Happy new years everyone!
Andrew

On Sun, Dec 28, 2014 at 12:58 PM, Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
> <http://www.pgparks.com/Your_Parks/Trails/Anacostia_Tributary_Trail_System.htm>"
> 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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