Editing Kemp Mill, Maryland (section)

==Recreation==
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The [[Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission]]'s Kemp Mill Recreation Center offers users [[baseball diamonds]], [[basketball]] and [[tennis courts]], an indoor [[ice-skating rink]], a meeting space, a [[playground]], and  a [[dog park]]. [[Sligo Creek]] rises in Kemp Mill, and the hiker-biker trail that runs alongside the creek from [[Wheaton Regional Park]] to the [[Anacostia River]] passes through the community. There is also a trail for riding horses. Equestrians can board their horses, ride and take lessons.

The eastern end of Kemp Mill is bounded by the [[Northwest Branch Anacostia River]], which also flows south to the Anacostia and is a popular hiking trail to Route 29 Colesville Road or Brookside Gardens.

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        [[Image:Harper family homestead wheaton md 20200830 112402 1.jpg|thumb|200px|Harper Family Homestead]]
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        [[Image:Northwest branch fall line 20201024 091652 1 crop.jpg|thumb|200px|Northwest Branch Fall Line]]
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[[Deer]] are a frequent sight in the neighborhood, along with [[red foxes]]. Numerous bird species nest in the CDP and along the Northwest Branch, including [[red-shouldered hawk]]s, [[owls]], [[northern cardinal]]s, [[blue jay]]s, [[Black Rail|black rails (endangered)]], [[american robins]], [[northern mockingbird]]s, [[Sedge Wren|sedge wrens (endangered)]], [[baltimore oriole]]s, [[Mourning Warbler|mourning warblers (endangered)]], [[gray catbird]]s, [[carolina chickadee]]s, [[carolina wren]]s, [[white-breasted nuthatch]]es, [[Swainson's warbler|swainson's warblers (endangered)]], [[tufted titmouse|tufted titmuoses]], [[Loggerhead Shrike|loggerhead shrikes (endangered)]], and [[northern flickers]]. [[American crows]] and [[turkey vultures]] are also present.

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        [[Image: Northern cardinal brookside gardens 4.6.21 DSC 6854.jpg|thumb|200px| [[Northern Cardinal]] in Kemp Mill]]
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        [[Image: Kemp Mill Urban Park 42.jpg|thumb|200px| Kemp Mill Urban Park]]
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Kemp Mill Urban Park sits on 2.7 acres of centrally-located land directly off of Arcola Avenue, wedged between the [[Yeshiva of Greater Washington]], [[Young Israel Shomrai Emunah]], and the Kemp Mill Shopping Center. It provides a playground, basketball court, and meeting place. It includes a large water feature that is traversed by flocks of [[geese]], [[ducks]], and [[swans]]. Originally developed in the 1960s, the park was temporarily closed in February 2016 for renovations and reopened in May 2017.

Wheaton Library and Recreation Center, commissioned by the [[Montgomery County Public Libraries]] (MCPL), is just a two-minute drive up Arcola Avenue, on the corner of [[Georgia Avenue]].

[[Image:Wheaton Library and Recreation Center.jpg|thumb|200px|Wheaton Library and Recreation Center]]

Two private swimming pools, Parkland Pool and Kemp Mill Swim Club, serve the community.