Montrose Park

Montrose Park

 

Location: R Street NW (between 28th and 32nd)  Washington,DC   

Park Website

Metro:

Dupont Circle - 1.1 miles (Red )  
Rosslyn - 1.6 miles (Orange/Blue)








My Opinion:

Features:

This is one of our favorite parks... probably our favorite.  We used to live nearby and would come of Montrose a couple times each week.  My kids were really excited to visit it again.  The playground is actually quite small.  Just one slide (plus a half slide for little ones), some fun things to climb on, a sandbox, some swings, and a merry-go-round.  But there's just something about this place.  It's relaxing for adults and kids just seem to love it.

What's Unique:

 This is what keeps my kids begging to go back to this park.  They loved it as toddlers, as we slowly walked it around in circles, and they love it now that they're older and can push it for themselves, or even better push it slowly for a little one.

 This is also pretty cool.  Kids hang under it, crawl over the top, and this big kid likes to see how many times I can back and forth before my arms give out.










The playground was renovated with support from the Georgetown community,  and they put the money to good use.  The playground surface and equipment are well maintained, and the whole playground fits nicely into historic Georgetown, the wrought iron railing and style of the equipment blending in nicely with the gas lights lining the park path and the brick sidewalks on R Street.

Restrooms:Yes, but they're a short walk form the playground.  There is a small building with restrooms if you follow the paved path that cuts diagonally across the grass toward R Street.

Sun/Shade: mostly shade - the park has some beautiful old trees so there will usually be shade somewhere on the playground unless you're there right at noon.

Surface:
Springy rubber surface

Enclosure: the main area is enclosed, but the swings and sandbox are outside the fence.

Nearby:

Georgetown!  A right turn on R Street will take to out to Wisconsin Avenue where you'll find a variety of shops and restaurants.  If you take a right on Wisconsin, you'll get to a brand new Safeway and a Whole Foods a little farther up.  There's also a Starbucks across from the Safeway.  A left turn on Wisconsin will take you into the heart of Georgetown, M Street, the waterfront, and a lot more restaurants.

Two recommendations for great places to eat with kids:
Le Petit Corner Store - tiny little place mostly filled with Turkish groceries, but the paninis are amazing.  The owners are friendly and go out of their way to take care of customers.  This is no fast food joint, so be prepared to wait for you food...  relax, take a look at the groceries, sit outside and people watch... it's worth the wait.

Papa Razi - great place for a fancier meal with kids.  Our kids love the food and feel like it's a treat to go there, we love the food and don't feel like we're making a compromise just because we're dining with kids.  Great atmosphere inside and they also have a second floor deck it you want to eat outside.

 Also near the playground is Dumbarton Oaks where you can tour the historic house and the beautiful gardens surrounding the property.  If you'd prefer a less formal walk in the woods, down the hill to the west of the playground you can explore paths that connect to Rock Creek Park.