Patuxent River Park
Patuxent River Park is a park in Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland. Patuxent River Park is situated nearby to Horsepen Park Playground, as well as near the athletics track Horsepen Park Bicycle Skills Course.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bowie State station and Bowie Race Track.
Bowie State station
Railway station
Photo: Woogers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bowie State station is a regional rail station on the Northeast Corridor, located adjacent to the campus of Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland. It is served by MARC Penn Line commuter rail trains. Bowie State station is situated 1 mile west of Patuxent River Park.
Bowie Race Track
Bowie Race Track was an American horse racing track located just outside the city limits of Bowie, Maryland. It operated from 1914 through 1985. The facility is now a training center for Thoroughbred racehorses. Bowie Race Track is situated 3,500 feet southeast of Patuxent River Park.Don S. S. Goodloe House
Building
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
The Don S. S. Goodloe House, a 1915–16 Colonial Revival style building veneered with brick, is significant for its association with Don Speed Smith Goodloe, the first principal of the Maryland Normal and Industrial School. Don S. S. Goodloe House is situated 1 mile west of Patuxent River Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bowie and Collington.
Bowie
Photo: J1729, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bowie is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S. Per the 2020 census, the population was 58,329. Bowie has grown from a small railroad stop to the largest municipality in Prince George's County; it is also the fifth most populous city and third largest city by area in the U.S. state of Maryland.
Collington
Neighborhood
Collington was a settlement in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, dating from colonial times. Collington has been subsumed by the city of Bowie. Collington is situated 3 miles south of Patuxent River Park.
Crofton
Town
Patuxent River Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.01328° or 39° 0′ 48″ northLongitude
-76.74788° or 76° 44′ 52″ westOperator
M-NCPPCOpen location code
87F52772+8ROpenStreetMap ID
way 794625806OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Highlights include Horsepen Park Playground and Horsepen Park.
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