Free & Cheap Things to Do in College Park, MD

  • The list below includes 512 free or cheap things to do in or near College Park, Maryland, including 121 different types of inexpensive activities like Tennis, Swimming Pool, Running/Jogging and Bowling.
  • From Paint Branch Trail to American Center For Physics, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in College Park and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Washington, Arlington, Silver Spring and Annapolis.
  • The list below includes 512 free or cheap things to do in or near College Park, Maryland, including 121 different types of inexpensive activities like Tennis, Swimming Pool, Running/Jogging and Bowling.
  • From Paint Branch Trail to American Center For Physics, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in College Park and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Washington, Arlington, Silver Spring and Annapolis.
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Enjoy lunch at this College Park board game cafe
5.2 Miles
62% 13 votes
Swimming Pool 1201 Jackson Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904 MoreLess Info
A public water park, Martin Luther King Jr. Swim Center provides a venue for lap and recreational swimming, fitness classes and swimming lessons. The center features lap and leisure pools, a lazy river, a diving board and water slides.
5.3 Miles
100% 2 votes
Parks 3039 Fairland Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904 MoreLess Info
Featuring a cricket field, Calverton-Galway Local Park offers visitors a variety of lighted fields for baseball, soccer, and softball. In addition to the sports fields, there are open fields for general recreation and a playground for children.
5.9 Miles
100% 2 votes
Swimming Pool 2224 Washington Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 MoreLess Info
At a depth of 9 feet, Rock Creek Garden Pool offers visitors a shallow pool for recreational swimming. The pool has equipment like inflatables to use in the pool, as well as a lounge area with chairs and umbrellas.
6.0 Miles
100% 2 votes
Parks 10000 Woodland Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20902 MoreLess Info
General Getty Neighborhood Park offers visitors park amenities like community chess tables, picnic areas, walking paths, and more. The playground has a pirate themed climbing structure with ropes and slides.
6.2 Miles
63% 8 votes
Ice Skating 13800 Old Gunpowder Road, Laurel, MD MoreLess Info
The ice is always ready for hockey players, figure skaters and recreational skaters at The Gardens Ice House. The rink features skate time rental, lessons, camps, and clinics, and has a cafe, pro shop, and upstairs fitness center.
6.3 Miles
89% 9 votes
Science Museums 2500 Linden Ln, Silver Spring, MD 20910 MoreLess Info
At the National Museum of Health & Medicine, visitors can study both on-site and virtual exhibits. The location contains historical, anatomical, and neuroanatomical collections as well as a historical archive and a human development anatomy center.
6.6 Miles
25% 12 votes
Dog Park Orebaugh Ave & Arcola Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20902 MoreLess Info
The Wheaton Regional Dog Park offers pets the chance to play on a grass surface. The location also features a 6-foot chain link fence so owners can let their dogs off their leashes safely.
6.6 Miles
75% 4 votes
Skating Rinks 11751 Orebaugh Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20902 MoreLess Info
The Wheaton Ice Arena is a public ice skating facility that offers ice skating lessons, ice hockey classes, and skating exhibitions throughout the year. The facility contains an NHL sized ice rink and a workout center.
6.8 Miles
83% 6 votes
Sculpture Parks 13200 Mid-Atlantic Blvd, Laurel, MD 20708 MoreLess Info
Featuring Cretaceous-era plants and fossils, Dinosaur Park has a fenced-in fossil area where visitors can help search for fossils. The park has a garden with interpretive signs as well as a small picnic area.
7.0 Miles
100% 50 votes
Gardens 1400 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton, MD 20902 MoreLess Info
A part of the Brookside Gardens, the Brookside Nature Center is home to a range of interpretive wildlife exhibits and plant gardens which help visitors understand the local ecosystem better.
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