点评:PG County has a lot of great facilities: parks, community centers, pools, etc. Watkins is probably our favorite; we had started going to the park to see its annual drive-thru annual lights display, something we look forward to every year. Since having kids, we are grateful to find a park not too far from home that offers a unique playground (Wizard of Oz themed), carousel, miniature train, farm, mini golf, and nature center (it costs money to ride the train and carousels, but the fare is extremely reasonable). If Watkins had a large splash and more shade coverage for its playground (there is a second, smaller playground that is better shaded), we’d be in Heaven. And that’s only like a fraction of what the park has to offer. There are loads of trails, fields, programs, and even a campground. It is an expansive property with so much to do, and it’s wonderful to see a county devote resources to providing so much at very little or no cost to its patrons. If you have very young kids, I highly recommend all of the fun in and around their Wizard of Oz playground. You could easily fit a whole day in with a wide variety of activities. If going on weekends or summer weekdays, it may get crowded. Lots of pavilions get booked for birthday parties, and summer camp groups swarm the playground. It also gets very hot in the summer months on the large playground because so much of the play structures are in the full sun. On the plus, you will find some great early-evening offerings for that part of the park during the summer. It’s one of the best parks, if not THE best park in the county (Alan Pond Park is a close second for us). On a related note: if you’re looking for a similar playground experience, there are a few other themed playgrounds around the DMV area. Walker Mills, based on a fairytale theme, is a lot of fun, too (and has a splash pad!).
翻译:PG 县有很多很棒的设施:公园、社区中心、游泳池等。沃特金斯可能是我们最喜欢的;我们开始去公园看它一年一度的免下车灯光秀,这是我们每年都期待的事情。自从有了孩子,我们很高兴能找到一个离家不远的公园,那里有一个独特的游乐场(以绿野仙踪为主题)、旋转木马、小火车、农场、迷你高尔夫球场和自然中心(乘坐火车和旋转木马需要花钱,但票价非常合理)。如果沃特金斯有一个大水池和更多的遮阳游乐场(还有第二个较小的游乐场,遮阳效果更好),我们就会置身天堂。而这只是公园所能提供的一小部分。公园里有很多小径、田野、项目,甚至还有一个露营地。这是一个广阔的场地,有很多事情可做,很高兴看到一个县投入资源,以很少或免费为顾客提供这么多东西。如果您有年幼的孩子,我强烈推荐您在绿野仙踪游乐场内外享受各种乐趣。您可以轻松地花一整天时间进行各种各样的活动。如果在周末或夏季工作日去,可能会很拥挤。许多亭子都被预订用于举办生日派对,夏令营团体也蜂拥而至。夏季,大型游乐场也会非常炎热,因为很多游乐设施都在阳光下。此外,您会发现夏季公园的这一部分有一些很棒的傍晚活动。这是该县最好的公园之一,甚至是最好的公园(艾伦庞德公园 (Alan Pond Park) 是我们评选的第二名)。相关说明:如果您正在寻找类似的游乐场体验,DMV 地区周围还有其他一些主题游乐场。以童话为主题的沃克米尔斯 (Walker Mills) 也非常有趣(并且有喷水池!)。