Outdoor Activities for a Warm December Weekend

With temperatures close to 70 expected this weekend, it is the perfect opportunity to take advantage outdoor activities in the area. Here are a few of our favorites.

Outdoor Ice Skating at Rockville Town Square 

Come out to enjoy a wonderful once in a life time experience of gliding through the ice while being outdoors! The ice rink is the largest outdoor ice skating rink between Baltimore and Washington DC. It is the largest in all of Montgomery County. The rink is 7,200 square feet.

C&O Canal and Great Falls National Park

The park is a historic waterway, offering mule-drawn boat rides, natural areas & the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center. You can walk or bike along the C&O Canal or hike the rocks of Great Falls. The canal offers a Bicycle Loan program allowing visitors to check out a bike for up to 3 hours for use along the C&O Canal towpath for FREE.

Hiking at Sugarloaf Mountain

The mountain is open every day of the year from sunrise to sunset. During your hike, you might run into white tailed deer, they are abundant on and around the mountain. Other mammals include flying squirrel, red fox, eastern cottontail and raccoon. The forest birds include the great horned owl, pileated woodpecker, wild turkey and red shouldered hawk.

Cut Your Own Christmas Tree 

A Christmas tree cut and ready to move at a tree farm

If you still don’t have your tree, there are several farms offering the opportunity cut your own.

Mayne’s Tree Farm

3420 Buckeystown Pike,Buckeystown, MD 21717

Butlers Orchard

22200 Davis Mill Rd, Germantown, MD 20876

Gaver  Farm

5501 Detrick Road,Mount Airy,  MD 21771

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