South Germantown Recreational Park

This playground is simply one of the best around. If you are looking to hit a playground that takes you out of your regular neighborhood playground routine — this is it.
There is:
— Plenty of parking
— huge structures that will entertain for hours
— bathrooms
— moving bridges
— picnic benches
— large grass spaces for soccer, tag, and picnics!
Did I mention this place is huge? No shortage of slides, clubhouses, unique swings, oh and the whole things is a castle and a pirate ship. It doesn’t get better than that.
The playground has simple enough areas that the early climber will be enterained. Angled walkways. Tunnels, small slides etc. It’s really great for any age though.
Be sure to pack a lunch and enjoy a beautiful day out here. We live about 20 min away, but it is always worth the drive out.

It’s beautiful here, I brought my grandparents here for a stroll because they couldn’t walk the long distances at the rio. There’s a magnificent sunrise and sunset if you wanted to show up for hat. Ample parking, I have never had a problem.

This is ONLY for the Splash Park.
The Splash Park is great & the kids have lots of fun. More water ‘features’ than similar parks. It’s VERY crowded; even if you follow your kids you can lose them. There’s a ton of day care groups visiting.
Problem is the changing rooms/​bathrooms are REALLY dirty. The ‘outdoor showers’ were also dirty, and 1 was missing a functional handle. 1 of the changing rooms was used for storage, but wasn’t locked (not great considering how young the average kids are here).

Huge park and the home of the Washington Spirit!
Love coming here for the Spirit matches, ample parking, tons of fields as well. Well kept surfaces, and the facilities are top notch and clean. Nothing else to say but to come here for a great day out (even if you’re not attending a match)!

We come here about twice each summer to the splash park. The prices are reasonable and the place is clean. There are about 5 changing rooms out in the splash area, and two clean bathrooms. I didn’t see any showers. So no way to wash off the chlorine after you play. Tho there might there, but I didn’t see ‘em. There are a lot of parents with little kids. Everyone is very well behaved and the water is warm. You can smell the chlorine, so you know it’s chlorinated. This is a zero depth water par/​fountain so no «pool» experience. Hubby said there’s a small air pillow to jump on, but I didn’t see it. I think it’s behind the water fall feature.
Unfortunately, they aren’t affiliated with the germantown rec center 10-​punch card pass. So they are different passes. So that was a little bit of a bummer.

This is a beautiful park! I usually come here to watch my friends play soccer. I found out that this is the only park in the area that has fireworks on 4^th of July. We celebrated the holiday here and had an absolute blast! There were food trucks, performances and fireworks… all for free!

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This recreation area is super spacious and very well taken care of.

Would be e nice if the facility would update its website to reflect what the actual hours of operations truly are.

Went to sports complex to watch grandson play basketball and was charged $ 50.00 for a two day pass. $ 25.00 ea. for two. My wife and I could only stay for one game,(he was playing two) but knew he would play the next day Is why we got the two day pass. $ 15.00 for one day. Once inside we found there was no seating at the court he was on. My wife has a bad knee and cannot stand for a long period of time so we decided to leave. We had not been there five minutes and was denied a refund. I found it pathic that with the amount of money they bring in that they don’t provide seats or bleachers to sit on and once you pay a refund is out of the question. Will never go back.

I love going anywhere where I can not only bike, but also take my dog to run around.
I think we totally just found our new summer outdoor hangout. Big, spacious, clean, and Not a ton of people! (well, on the days we went, which happened to be no swimming and soccer events). Nice, long walking/​biking trails; manicured lawns for soccer, football, golfing, baseball, and cricket; indoor soccer plex; indoor pool areas; tons of parking; playgrounds for kids to play; an area to bbq; mini golf; boating in the summer (on a small pond); archery.
It’s like Blackhill Park but on steroids!

Went to screamplex here. Don’t waste your time! Go to markoffs! Spend the majority of the time standing in mud. 80% of the people trying to scare you don’t have costumes on. Waste of time and money. Don’t bother with this one.

i am a part time nanny so when it’s warm i take my girls here! it’s clean, a lot of places you can sit and eat lunch. very kid friendly and pretty big. they have different obstacles the kids can do, they have a «rock mountain» you can climb. it’s Awesome even as a grown up i love it haha!

Giant adventure playground. Hours of fun, tires the kids out what more could you ask for.

This is the «castle» playground, and we’ve been to the playground area lots of times. It’s wonderfully fun for kids — full pirate ship, great bike track — large climbing castle, lots of swings, rock wall, outdoor music, playhouses — but an absolute madhouse on weekends. Parents will spend all of their time looking for kids in a swarm of other people’s kids. My suggestion is to go on a weekday.

Your little knights and princesses will love this medieval themed outdoor playground. It does have the normal climbing and swinging equipment, but what makes this place really great is the SHIP and FORT the kids get to play in, run around, and pretend to man. It’s really spacious and my kids love that there’s a lot to do. We brought our lunch and played all day here in the summer. Great for large groups of kids too, because they will have plenty of space to roam.

Wish this place was closer but taking a drive out from Gaithersburg/​Rockville is a great pleasure to see my son so excited to come here to the Adventure Playground (Castle Playground). Even for me as an adult it’s so exciting to see such a big adventure play ground. There is an abundance of slides, tunnels, bridges, tubes, and stair cases. Picnic tables and benches surround the park around a side walk path for families who want to have lunch or a picnic.
The park also has shaded picnic areas with grills (I think) Nice walking/​running/​bike path that leads to the indoor/​outdoor soccer plex. There is also a mini gold (putt putt) area and splash park that I have yet to take my son to, I have heard the splash park gets pretty crowded.
I have taken my son to the indoor swimming pool, great for all ages. They have a small wading area for babies that leads into a deeper three-​foot area with seats lining the side, water falls, water buckets that spill when filled, mini slides the youngsters. As well as big slides, lap lanes, and diving boards for big kids and adults. To bad this place can’t alternate to an out door pool for the summer time because who wants to be indoor swimming when you can be outside. But I am guilty I enjoyed bringing my son here during hot summer days when he was a baby so he wasn’t over exposed in the sun and cold water.
It’s amazing how much activity they fit into this center. I’m not sure why this park got three starts by some reviewers because there is so much to do here. Germantown for a long time needed a place like this and it’s great that this area was finally utilized and not used for more homes.

3.5 stars for mini-​golf
Not anything super exciting, but a decent course that costs 5 bucks to play.

The pool and splash park are both very nice. Have not used anything else there.

South Germantown Rec Park is a delightful medley of lush, sweeping soccer fields, clean and spacious picnic areas, and a hodgepodge of playgrounds ranging from the very vintage to the very contemporary. It also includes a seasonal splash playground, substantial mini golf course, a verdant driving range, and a towering, indoor swim center that resembles a fortress more than a swimming hole. Also notable are the park’s sprawling biking and walking paths and the Maryland SoccerPlex, home to the Washington Freedom women’s professional soccer team, among other recreational facilities.
This is a great place to bring the kids for a little family time, or for couples to go jogging or Frisbee tossing. Note that some places – like the picnic shelters – may require reservations for large events.