Carderock Recreation Area

#4186 among destinations in the United States

Park, Relax in park

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Carderock Recreation Area is a 100-acre park in Carderock, Maryland, part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. The area is well known as a destination for its outdoor activities of rock climbing, hiking and biking. It is bounded by the Potomac River on the south and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on the north, and it is accessed from Clara Barton Parkway from the same exit as Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center. ()

Elevation: 105 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 38°58'20"N, 77°11'57"W

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Carderock Recreation Area – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Congressional Country Club, Billy Goat Trail, Great Falls Park, Glen Echo Park.

1.9 miNE
Golf
Congressional Country Club, Bethesda
50 min walk • Congressional Country Club is a country club and golf course in Bethesda, Maryland, United States. Congressional opened in 1924 and its Blue Course has hosted five major championships, including three U.S. Opens and a PGA Championship. Founding life members include William H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G.
2.9 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Billy Goat Trail, Great Falls
75 min walk • The Billy Goat Trail is a 4.7-mile hiking trail that follows a path between the C&O Canal and the Potomac River within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park near the Great Falls in Montgomery County, Maryland.
3 miW
Park
Great Falls Park, Great Falls
77 min walk • Great Falls Park is a small National Park Service site in Virginia, United States. Situated on 800 acres along the banks of the Potomac River in northern Fairfax County, the park is a disconnected but integral part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
3.2 miE
Art gallery, Historical place, Park
Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo
82 min walk • Glen Echo Park is an arts and cultural center in Glen Echo, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Located about 9 miles northwest of the city's downtown area, the park's site was initially developed in 1891 as a National Chautauqua Assembly.
3.2 miSE
Museum, Military museum
CIA Museum, McLean
81 min walk • The CIA Museum, administered by the Center for the Study of Intelligence, is a national archive for the collection, preservation, documentation and exhibition of intelligence artifacts, culture, and history.
3.2 miE
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Clara Barton National Historic Site, Glen Echo
83 min walk • The Clara Barton National Historic Site, which includes the Clara Barton House, was established in 1974 to interpret the life of Clara Barton, an American pioneer teacher, nurse, and humanitarian who was the founder of the American Red Cross.
3.1 miNE
Golf
Burning Tree Club, Bethesda
80 min walk • Burning Tree Club is a private, all-male golf club in Bethesda, Maryland. The course at Burning Tree has been played by numerous presidents, foreign dignitaries, high-ranking executive officials, members of Congress, and military leaders.
0.6 miS
Park, Nature and wildlife
Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean
17 min walk • Scott's Run Nature Preserve is a nature preserve in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Located in McLean, it is bordered by Virginia State Route 193 to its south, Interstate 495 to its east and the Potomac River to its north. It encompasses 336 acres of woodland with its...
2.8 miSE
Historical place, Farm, History museum
Claude Moore Colonial Farm, McLean
72 min walk • Claude Moore Colonial Farm, originally Turkey Run Farm, was a U.S. park in Virginia re-creating and re-enacting life on a tenant farm circa 1771. The park closed permanently on December 21, 2018.
3.3 miNW
Area
Olmsted Island, Great Falls
84 min walk • Olmsted Island is a small island in the middle of the Potomac River in the U.S. state of Maryland, near Great Falls which is a part of C & O Canal National Historical Park, located across the river from Great Falls Park. It is a part of Potomac, Maryland.
1.2 miE
Area
Plummers Island, Glen Echo
32 min walk • Plummers Island is a 12-acre Potomac River island in Montgomery County, Maryland, about nine miles upriver from Washington, D.C. The Washington Biologists' Field Club has called the island "the most thoroughly studied island in North America".