Greenwich Neighborhood Park
The Equipment
A tunnel, three slides and a variety of climbing options are found on the large playground piece at this Bethesda park. The most unusual part of the equipment is the two bouncy seesaws suspended from two poles above; four people can sit, but you only need two, as the person diagonal from you is your seesaw partner. Standalone pieces include a springy racecar seesaw, springy dinosaur, small playhouse, and two regular, one bucket, and one adaptive swing. There’s no fence around the playground, which is filled with woodchips.
The Scene
Set back a fair distance from busy Old Georgetown Road, the park has a tiny parking lot with only four spaces (though eight cars crammed into it on my visit). Nearby Glenwood and Northfield roads are other options for parking (watch for posted restrictions). Right next to the playground, there are two tennis courts and a basketball court. Just beyond the playground is a large grassy area peppered with trees — not so great for a makeshift soccer field but perfect for making stick piles and the like. The park’s trees provide some shade on the playground equipment. There are many benches scattered around, as well as four picnic tables, including one in a gazebo. Just a few blocks south of Suburban Hospital and a few minute’s drive northwest of Downtown Bethesda, Greenwich Park is a good stop-off and a not-too-isolated place to play.
Age Recommendation
All ages
Restrooms
None
Review and photos by Kathleen Seiler Neary.,
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