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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 - Wednesday - Friday, 8:30am-4:00pm

Alerts

The Germantown Park Permit office will be closed Friday July 18, 2008, we apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you.

The priority submission for Fall ball field applications ended July 1, 2008. We continue to accept applications on a first come first served basis.

Announcements

Planning Board Approves New Policies

The Planning Board approved the updated Athletic Field Use Permit Policy (pdf, 172KB) and Outdoor Tennis Court Use Permit Policy (pdf, 138KB) on Thursday, June 19. In response to comments received, staff is currently exploring the inclusion of an appeal process for athletic field users who are denied permits for specific fields or days to make allocation more balanced. Once an appropriate appeal process is identified, it will be included in the updated Athletic Field Use Permit Policy and posted on this site.

Fall 2008 window for accepting ball field applications

  • Recreation Departments (Montgomery County & Takoma Park) - May 15
  • Adopt-a-field Agreements, tournaments, one-time events, camps/clinics/classes etc. - June 1
  • Game field and practice application requests - June 1 to July 1
    NOTE: Applications received prior to June 1 will NOT be processed and the fees are non-refundable. (This does not apply to Montgomery County & Takoma Park Recreation Departments.)
  • 2008 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. Please note that field availability is not available on our site, additionaly, 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.

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

Effective immediately please contact Community Use of Public Facilities (CUPF) at 240-777-2706 regarding future use of the MC Park fields, surrounded by the following schools: 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. Additionally, these fields may not be used December 1 - March 31 and August 15 - August 31.

Date of last update: July 10, 2008