Allen Pond Park, Bowie

Name: Allen Pond Park
Address: 3330 Northview Drive, Bowie, 20716, United States

#5 among attractions in Bowie

Top attraction, Lake, Park, Relax in park

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Allen Pond Park is an 85-acre multi-use park, located in and managed by the City of Bowie in Prince George's County, Maryland. The park includes an Ice Arena, Amphitheater, boat rentals, Skate Park, 10-acre stocked pond, six lighted ballfields, picnic areas and pavilions, walking and biking trails, a lighted basketball court, fitness station and several playground areas. It is also the home of Opportunity Park, which offers 100% accessible experiences at its tot lot, school-aged playground, fitness cluster and fishing. The park has a 39% total wood coverage, with the pond occupying 12% of the park. The parking lot that services the park can be accessed from 3404 Mitchellville Road, across from the Mitchellville Road Soccer Fields, and from the main 3330 Northview Drive entrance. ()

Elevation: 118 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 38°56'3"N, 76°44'14"W

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3330 Northview DriveBowie 20716 United States

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Allen Pond Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Great Chase, Bowie Town Center, Superman – Ride of Steel, Firebird Roller Coaster.

2.6 miSW
Amusement, Theme park, Amusement ride
Great Chase, Upper Marlboro
67 min walk • Great Chase is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags America in Prince George's County, Maryland. This is a junior coaster that replaced the previous junior coaster, the Cannonball that ran from 1993 to 1998.
0.7 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Bowie Town Center, Bowie
18 min walk • Bowie Town Center is an outdoor shopping mall located in Bowie, Maryland that opened in November 2001. The mall is located on Emerald Way near the interchange of US Route 301 and US Route 50.
2.8 miSW
Amusement, Amusement ride, Amusement park
Superman – Ride of Steel, Bowie
71 min walk • Superman – Ride of Steel are steel roller coasters located at two different Six Flags parks in the United States, including Six Flags America in Woodmore, Maryland, and Six Flags Darien Lake in Darien, New York. At Six Flags Darien, the coaster was renamed Ride of Steel in 2006, dropping Superman from the name.
2.7 miSW
Amusement, Amusement ride, Amusement park
Firebird Roller Coaster, Bowie
68 min walk • Firebird is a floorless roller coaster located at Six Flags America in Prince George's County, Maryland. The roller coaster had originally debuted in 1990 as a stand-up roller coaster named Iron Wolf at Six Flags Great America.
2.7 miSW
Amusement, Amusement ride, Amusement park
The Joker's Jinx, Bowie
68 min walk • The Joker's Jinx is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags America in Prince George's County, Maryland. The ride utilizes linear induction motor technology to launch the train from 0 to 60 mph in just over three seconds.
2.9 miSW
Fun park with kiddie rides and coasters
Six Flags America, Largo
75 min walk • Six Flags America is a theme park located in the Woodmore CDP of Prince George's County, Maryland, near Upper Marlboro, and in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
0.6 miS
Specialty museum, Museum
National Capital Radio & Television Museum, Bowie
15 min walk • The National Capital Radio & Television Museum, located in Bowie, Maryland, was established to educate the public on the development and history of electronic media while exhibiting a collection of radio and television technology from the past.
2.3 miN
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Belair Mansion, Bowie
58 min walk • The Belair Mansion, located in the historic Collington area and in Bowie, Maryland, United States, built in c. 1745, is the Georgian style plantation house of Provincial Governor of Maryland, Samuel Ogle.
3.5 miN
Church
Sacred Heart Church, Bowie
91 min walk • Sacred Heart Church in Bowie, Maryland is a Catholic Church established in 1729. The church was originally built on part of the Jesuit estate known as White Marsh Manor.
2.3 miN
Museum
Belair Stable Museum, Bowie
58 min walk • The Belair Stable Museum is located at 2835 Belair Drive in Bowie, Maryland. It is operated by the City of Bowie, Maryland. The building once housed the Belair Stud Farm until 1957 when the Woodward family sold the Belair Estate to Levitt & Sons for the construction of Belair at Bowie.
3 miN
Concert hall, Theater, Universities and schools
Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, Bowie
78 min walk • Bowie High School is a public high school in Bowie, Maryland, United States and a part of Prince George's County Public Schools. It serves Bowie, Queen Anne CDP, and portions of the Brock Hall, Fairwood, Glenn Dale, and Woodmore CDPs. It serves sections of the former Greater Upper Marlboro CDP.