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NEIGHBORHOOD
AMENITIES
North Chevy Chase Pool – 5 blocks, walking distance.
Includes:
• Large pool, lap pool, baby pool
• Tennis courts
• Basketball courts
• Volleyball area
• Swim team, pre-team, dive team
• End of year doggie dive/swim
Audubon Naturalist Society
• 3 blocks to back entrance to sanctuary
• Children’s programs/classes, storytelling, summer
camps
Beach Drive/Rock Creek Park – close by; miles of
trails for running/biking
Shopping
Chevy Chase Shopping – About 1 mile (Connecticut
Ave.)
• Starbucks/Einstein Bagels –nice walk/bike ride
• Marcella Pizzeria and Deli– casual Italian; very good
subs
• Chevy Chase Supermarket- free mechanical pony rides for
the kids; sells beer & wine
Downtown Kensington – About 2 miles
• Kensington Farmer’s Market – Saturday morning
• Antique row, Café Monet coffee shop
• New Safeway under construction
• Note: annual labor day parade and festival
Two to Three Miles to downtown Bethesda, Silver Spring,
Northwest DC
Parks & Libraries
Parks
• “Purple Park” – Jones Mill Road; playground
area
• Meadowbrook Park – large playground, fields, stables,
tennis
• Rock Creek Hills Park - playground, multi-use field, and
tennis
Noyes Library for Young Children
• One Room library in Kensington
• Programs for babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers
Chevy Chase Library hosts weekly story hours for young
children
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