Ayrlawn Local Park

5652 Oakmont Avenue, Bethesda, MD. A park in a residential neighborhood, the site of the former Ayrlawn Elementary school. (map)

This large neighborhood park has a mulch-cushioned playground, tennis courts, a basketball court, a soccer field, and ball fields.

The playground is nice. It was re-done in 2006 and has lots of slides and swings and good places to climb. There is a wobbly bridge, which is really some foot pads connected by chain, this provides a challenge. There is also a play train to climb on and something to hang from and slide. The playground will be in the sun in morning and afternoon. By late afternoon, it should get some shade. The parking lot is on the opposite side of the park from the playground so you will have to take a short walk to get there.

There are two tennis courts and a tennis practice wall as well as a basketball court. There are two ball fields and a soccer pitch, however, the soccer pitch and the outfields of both ball fields share land, so you can't use them at the same time.

Next to the parking lot is a shady/grassy area with some benches, it is large enough to run around in or bring a blanket and have a picnic lunch. There aren't any picnic tables at this park.

The back part of the park has a large wooded area, there is a trail going through it though that starts behind the baseball diamond.

This park is at the site of the former Ayrlawn Elementary school. The school building is still there, but is used by the YMCA so it isn't public access.

Detailed park inventory

Playground Equipment

	Quantity	Condition	Description
Baby Swings	1	good
Child Swings	1	good
Standard Swings	4	good
Tire Swings	1	good
Spiral slides	1	good	Covered!
Covered slides	1	good	In addition to the spiral one
Curved slides	2	good
Jungle Gym	1	good
Climbing apparatus	1	good
merry-go-round	1	very good	This is larger than ones found in most parks.
Things to bounce on	2	good	A dinosaur and a motorcycle.
Bridges	2	good	One wobbly one, and one angled upward.
Teeter-totter	1	good