Editing College Park, Maryland (section)

==Sports and recreation==

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The sport culture in College Park centers around the 20 men's and women's sports teams fielded by the University of Maryland. These teams compete in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] [[Big Ten Conference]] and have won over 44&nbsp;national championships.<ref>{{cite web |title=National Championships |url=http://www.umterps.com/genrel/md-national-championships.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503095442/http://www.umterps.com/genrel/md-national-championships.html |archive-date=May 3, 2012 |access-date=April 23, 2012 |publisher=Umterps.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=University of Maryland National Championships |url=https://umterps.com/sports/2015/4/30/national-championships.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905214839/https://umterps.com/sports/2015/4/30/national-championships.aspx |archive-date=September 5, 2018 |access-date=October 9, 2018 |website=umterps.com}}</ref> In 2008 and 2010, ''[[The Princeton Review]]'' named the University of Maryland's athletic facilities the best in the nation.<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2008/07/28/daily36.html Maryland colleges get high and low marks on Princeton Review study] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510011628/http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2008/07/28/daily36.html|date=May 10, 2011}}, ''Baltimore Business Journal'', August 1, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=August 1, 2011 |title=Best Colleges Press Release |url=http://www.princetonreview.com/best-press-release.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321041634/http://www.princetonreview.com/best-press-release.aspx |archive-date=March 21, 2015 |access-date=April 23, 2012 |publisher=Princetonreview.com}}</ref> The largest of these facilities are the [[SECU Stadium]] for football and lacrosse (capacity 51,802), the [[XFINITY Center (College Park, Maryland)|XFINITY Center]] for basketball (capacity 17,950), and the [[Ludwig Field]] for soccer (capacity 7,000).

College Park offers 11 parks maintained by the city and the Maryland-national capital park & planning commission.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parks & Playgrounds |url=https://www.collegeparkmd.gov/parks |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=City of College Park, Maryland}}</ref> The most popular is [[Lake Artemesia]], a 38-acre lake that includes aquatic gardens, fishing piers, and a 1.35 mile hiker-biker trail around the lake. The lake is considered to provide one of the best inland aquatic habitats in the DC suburban area for birds, hosting over 220 species.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lake Artemesia Natural Area |url=https://birdersguidemddc.org/site/lake-artemesia-natural-area/ |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=Birders Guide to Maryland and DC}}</ref> The trail around the lake connects to other heavily used trails within the city that are part of the [[Anacostia Tributary Trails|Anacostia Tributary Trail System]] and the [[East Coast Greenway]], making College Park a regional activity hub.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Colin |date=Nov 13, 2020 |title=College Park's trails are a regional activity hub |url=https://streetcarsuburbs.news/college-parks-trails-are-a-regional-activity-hub/ |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Streetcar Suburbs News |language=en-US}}</ref> Other parks in the city include the Hollywood Gateway Park, a pocket park in North College Park that opened in 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-09 |title=Hollywood Gateway Park is officially open, after more than a year delay |url=https://dbknews.com/2020/10/08/hollywood-gateway-park-delay-construction/ |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=The Diamondback |language=en-US}}</ref> and the Paint Branch Community Park which offers an 18-hole disc golf course.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paint Branch Community Park Disc Golf |url=https://www.mncppc.org/4611/Disc-Golf |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=MNCPPC}}</ref>

Runners and walkers from College Park and nearby communities gather most Saturdays for the College Park [[parkrun]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.parkrun.com/us/2017/11/01/parkrun-is-one-of-my-favorite-things-about-college-park/| title=parkrun is one of my favorite things about College Park| date=1 November 2017| access-date=15 March 2021| website=parkrun}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dbknews.com/2019/10/07/college-park-parkrun-5k-race-paint-branch-trail-community/| title="It's like a family": How College Park's weekly 5K has brought the community together| first=Sahana | last=Jayaraman| date=7 October 2019| access-date=15 March 2021| website=The Diamondback}}</ref> a timed [[5K run|{{convert|5|km|mi|adj=on}}]] event. With over 39,000 finishes, the College Park parkrun is estimated to be the largest event of its kind in the US.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Colin |date=Dec 29, 2023 |title=2023 in Review (Report 316) |url=https://www.parkrun.us/collegepark/news/2023/12/29/2023-in-review-report-316/ |website=College Park parkrun}}</ref>

College Park has a strong culture of [[Board game|board gaming]] and game development. [[Wingspan (board game)|Wingspan]] was inspired by bird watching at Lake Artemesia and partially developed at Board and Brew, one of the oldest [[board game café]]s in the United States. The city is the birthplace of Break My Game, a nonprofit organization that helps game developers improve their games by having experienced players play-test them.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Luke Rowe and Nancy Welch |date=2024-01-11 |title=College Park's board game boom - Streetcar Suburbs News |url=https://streetcarsuburbs.news/college-parks-board-game-boom/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Other city attractions include the [[Junior Tennis Champions Center]] (JTCC), a tennis training center and preparatory school where top-10 player [[Frances Tiafoe]] was raised, the War Veterans Memorial,<ref>{{Cite web |title=COLLEGE PARK WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL |url=https://www.nationalwarmemorialregistry.org/memorials/college-park-war-veterans-memorial/ |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=National War Memorial Registry |language=en-US}}</ref> the Ellen E. Linson Splash Park,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ellen E. Linson Splash Park |url=https://www.mncppc.org/4615/Ellen-E-Linson-Splash-Park |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=MNCPPC}}</ref> featuring slides, diving boards, and lap lanes, and the [[Herbert Wells Ice Rink]], a semi-enclosed seasonal ice rink in the same facility.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Herbert Wells Ice Rink |url=https://www.mncppc.org/4588/Herbert-Wells-Ice-Rink |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=MNCPPC}}</ref>