College Park parkrun

From Greenbelt Metro station, take the C2 bus (Wheaton Station). Exit at Baltimore Ave. and Metzerott Rd. (about 6 stops). Walk 100 yards downhill on Metzerott Rd.
From College Park Metro station, take either the 86 bus (Calverton) or the 83 bus (Cherry Hill). Exit at Baltimore Ave. & Tecumseh St. (about 4 stops). Walk 1 block north, cross Baltimore Ave, and walk 100 yards downhill on Metzerott Rd.

Alternatively, walk (30 mins), bike (10 mins) or Uber ($5) from College Park Metro.

The start is easily reached on foot or by bike on the Paint Branch Trail, which connects to many other area trails. The trail abuts the Univ. of Maryland campus. The start is a 7 minute walk from the footbridge behind The View.

Directions to limited parking next to the START
From Route 193 (University Blvd), turn east onto Metzerott Rd. After a quarter mile, three small parking lots are on the left and right shortly before the trail. Note that Metzerott Rd can be directly accessed from Baltimore Ave (Route 1) only on foot or by bike.

Directions to ample parking near start and post-run coffee
On most Saturdays there is ample free parking in University of Maryland Lot 11b, a pleasant 0.4 mile walk to the start, and convenient for post-run coffee. This lot is unavailable before football games and other special events ? check signs for restrictions. Enter the Univ. of Maryland campus at Route 1 and Campus Drive. Turn right onto Paint Branch Drive. Drive 1/3 mile and turn right into the lot. Park in the SE corner next to the Paint Branch Trail and walk 0.4 miles north to the start. Post-run coffee and snacks can be found directly across the footbridge from this lot.
Our course map shows this parking location.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: The Board & Brew, 8150 Baltimore Ave, College Park. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in The Board & Brew, 8150 Baltimore Ave, College Park - please come and join us!

College Park parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:

• Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
• Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
• Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
• We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
• Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
• Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
• Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
• If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
• If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
• It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
• Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.
• You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.
• parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.

We hope these tips help to ensure that College Park parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.

All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.

parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.

For more information, please see our Support page.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email collegepark@parkrun.com to help.

parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.

To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.