Oxon Hill Farm (Oxon Cove Park)
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🐐 Farm · Oxon Hill
1.5 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 40 min driveFrom Rockville · Parking: Free lot, never seen it full
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Fine on cold days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1.5 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall
A free farm run by the National Park Service right off the Beltway: cows, horses, sheep, and chickens around a big red barn, ranger-led chicken feeding and cow milking on weekends, and from the hilltop a view across the Potomac to DC and Alexandria.
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Oxon Hill, Maryland
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