Black Hill Regional Park (Little Seneca Lake)
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🥾 Hike · Boyds
2 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 20 min driveFrom Rockville · Parking: Free lots by the visitor center and the dock
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Handles heat · Wind-OK
- ⏱️Typical visit: 2 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall
A 500-acre lake next to Germantown. The paved Black Hill Trail along the shore rolls easily with a stroller; summer weekends bring pedal boat and kayak rentals and a covered pontoon tour boat, and the hilltop visitor center has live turtles, scopes, and kids' crafts. It's the lake upcounty families go to most.
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