A short trip during Memorial Day weekend has always left me apprehensive. A lot of people just like going to the beach that weekend. Me? I don’t like too much crowd. So I avoid the beach. But where do you go on such a nice, cool and pleasant day like May 26, 2008? With gas prices the way it was we had to go somewhere close. Somewhere you could have a picnic, run around and soak up the sun from under a shaded tree. Somewhere like The Black Hill Regional Park in Maryland, a mere 7 miles away from our home.
The Black Hill Regional Park is a 1,843 acre park located in Montgomery County, Maryland, and encompasses the Little Seneca Lake (505 acre) and offers a variety of activities such as:
- Picnic tables and shelters
- Rowboat, kayaking or canoing
- Launching and mooring private boats
- Riding the pontoon boat around the lake
- Fishing
- Paved and natural trails
- Volleyball courts Children’s playground
- A half-acre sized dog park
- Educational programs
- A beautiful view of the lake
Some of these services such as renting a picnic shelter or riding the pontoon boat do require a fee. If you prefer not to spend money there are plenty of alternatives, no fees attached.
Now this is not the first time we’ve gone to this park. The MCPAA has had more than a few picnics there that we have actually attended but this is the first time we are going at the spur of the moment, with only two days to plan. And we had a plan to avoid the crowds, make sure we got a good spot and have some fun. We would go with some friends, each family bringing a different kind of meal for variety. Pot Luck you know. And we would go early to beat the crowd, something like 8 am. That way we could choose the best, most comfortable, under-the-shade spot. Now that was a plan! And everything went on exactly as planned, except for that 8 am thing. Our friends got there 9 am, we made it around 11:30 am, a minor setback that prevented us from having the choicest spot available. But it was shaded.
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