Fields
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Airport Fields
Driving Directions
First, get to George Washington Parkway then:
- From South of the Airport: Heading north on GW Parkway (from Alexandria), Gravelly Point is the first exit after (and it is immediately after) National Airport.
- From North of the Airport: You can only get to Gravelly Point from a northbound exit from GW Parkway. And so, from the North, heading southbound, you need to go past Gravelly point, and turn around (which is not as bad as it sounds). Two options are:
- (a) take the Airport exit and follow signs to Terminal C, and then signs for GW Parkway North
- (b) continue on GW south until you reach Daingerfield Island, where you can turn around and head north
Option (a) is faster, though option (b) is a little more straight-forward.
Bicycle Directions
From the Mall:
- From the mall, head towards the Lincoln memorial
- Cross Memorial bridge on the left side
- Follow trail as it curves back towards the river. (veer left -make u-shape - don't go straight)
- Cross PedX crosswalk over GW pkwy.
- Take a right on GW trail (south) towards National Airport
- Bike until you see the Airport fields on your right
- if you bike alongside the National Airport runway (on your left biking
south) you have gone too far!
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Anacostia
Metro:
- Potomac Avenue Station (Blue and Orange lines)
- Walk southeast along Pennsylvania Ave., crossing the Anacostia River via the bridge, and then hang an immediate left down into the park (walking path intersects the sidewalk just east of the bridge).
Driving
From Virginia:
- Take 395 N towards the 14th St Bridge.
- Once on the Bridge, stay in one of the three right lanes (the left-most lane will take you to 14th St.)
- After crossing the bridge and getting on to what is called the Southwest-Southeast Freeway, stay in one of the two left lanes -- do not stay in the right lanes, even though some signs indicate you need to exit to remain on 395 North. Instead, follow the signs that take you to Pennsylvania Ave (one of the last exits).
- Take the exit and you will cross over the Sousa Bridge.
- Once over the river, make the first right, immediately after crossing the railroad tracks, onto Fairlawn.
- Take the next right into the park (and back over the tracks),
- And at the river make a right (which takes you under the bridge).
- Park in the lot at the Pavilion.
From DC:
- Take Penn. Ave east and follow directions above from Sousa Bridge.
From Maryland:
- Use the DC directions,
- Or take 295 S to Penn Ave East and turn right onto Fairlawn.
- Follow the directions above.
Bike Directions (From Central DC):
- Get on Penn Ave, heading South and East, just east of the Capital
- Stay on Penn Ave through many intersections until you come to the Penn Ave/Sousa Bridge
- Cross Penn Ave to the north side (wherever you see it is safe--you could cross one light before the bridge and then bike the sidewalk, against traffic, until you hit the bridge)
- Get to the Bike Route (you may see a small green sign marking this bike route), which does a curve north, then south through a small green grassy area before it enters the north side of the Sousa Bridge via the pedestrian walkway
- Bike, or walk your bike, over the Penn Ave/Sousa Bridge to the other side
- Stay on the bike path, taking the first left, down the embankment and towards the Anacostia River (you will see the open-air, concrete monstrousity, Roller Skate Pavillion ahead)
- At the bottom of the embankment, take a right towards the Pavillion and the fields are on your right, south of the Pavillion.
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Argyle Middle School
Please utilize the map above to get personalized directions to these fields.
Our fields are in the very back next to the baseball diamond. Please see the attached document below for an aerial view of our fields, we have Field #5 and #7. The closest metro station is Glenmont on the redline, about 2 miles south of the fields, so best to arrange a pickup from there if you are not bringing your bike with you.
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Bluemont
Get personalized directions to the north parking lot from the map above. 
The park can also be accessed from the south side from Route 50. If heading out of DC, take 50 West and make a right on N. Manchester Street. The entrance to the south parking lot will be on the right. Note: this lot gets locked at sunset (usually). To access the north lot from Rte-50 you will need to zig zag through the neighborhood (Manchester does not go through). Continue on Manchester until it dead ends and make a left on 4th STREET. This road dead ends on Montague. Make a right on Montague St and then a right onto 4th ROAD, which dead ends on the other side of Manchester. Make a left on Manchester and the parking lot will be on the right.
Metro
The closest metro stop is Ballston on the Orange Line, about a 1.5 mile walk. Probably best to arrange for a ride from the metro stop or you can take the Metro Bus 1a, 1b, 1e, 1f, or 1z down Wilson Blvd to the fields (click here to see bus information)
Bike Directions
The W&OD Trail runs straight through Bluemont Park, so it is easily accessible by bike. The Mount Vernon Trail intersects with The Custis Trail in Rosslyn. From there you take the Custis Trail west along I-66 for approximately 4 miles where it terminates into the W&OD trail. Turn left on the W&OD trail and you will enter Bluemont Park in less than 1/2 mile. Click here or open the attachment below to view a bike trail map of Arlington to plan your ride out.
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GWU Fields
24th St NW, DC
JFK Hockey Fields (aka Reflecting Pool Fields)
View WAFC Field Locations in a larger map
Click on the blue market above to get personalized directions to these fields
These fields are located south of the Reflecting Pool between the Lincoln Memorial and the WWII Memorial. There is no parking next to the fields, so use the directions for parking at the Polo Fields or look in the parking lot on the east side of the Tidal Basin along Maine Ave. Closest metro station is Smithsonian on the orange line. Just exit and walk west along the mall past the Wasington Monument and the WWII Memorial and you will see the fields.
There are three fields at the JFK Hockey Fields, with #1 being closest to the Lincoln Memorial, #3 closest to the WWII Memorial, and #2 in the middle.
Key Fields
910 Schindler Drive in Silver Spring
Driving Directions
- Take the Beltway or 16th street (from DC) to Maryland 29 north Colesville Road.
- If you are coming up 16th, 29 splits off right at the Maryland border.
- If you are on the Beltway, 29 is the exit just east of Georgia.
- Take 29 up to 650 (New Hampshire).
- Take New Hampshire south or east (it's diagonal, so I'm not sure which they'll say).
- Go about a half mile and take a right onto Schindler Drive.
- It's a light and White Oak golf course is on your left. School is about three blocks down on your right.
Three fields fit here easily. As you walk up the hill from the parking lot, fields #1 and #2 are on your right. They should be set up parallel to each other and running left to right with #1 in front and #2 in back. To the left is field #3. It should run front to back. Field 3 is on a slightly lower level.
Lake Fairfax Park Fields
Get personalized directions from the map above. Once you enter the park continue driving past the water park on your right until you hit a T-intersection. Go left here and drive down a slight hill over a creek and you will come to an intersection of a few roads and gravel drives. Overflow parking for the multi-purpose fields we play on is behind the bathroom house there or across the street from the bathrooms. Take the paved road closest to the bathroom up the hill towards the "Cricket Fields." There is limited parking up there next to the fields where we play. If you have to park down below, it is quicker to walk up the hill behind the bathrooms and cut through the bushes there on the path.
Here are more generic directions
Lake Fairfax is located off of Baron Cameron Rd in Reston. Take the Beltway Exit 47A which is Route 7 or Leesburg Pike west -- to a left on Baron Cameron Avenue to the second left on Lake Fairfax Drive. From DC, take Rte-7 towards Leesburg. Turn left Baron Cameron Ave (towards Reston). You will see the Reston Zoo on your left. Go to the 2nd light and take a left on Lake Fairfax Drive and straight into the park. Most of our games on are the "Cricket Fields" so once you are in the park follow the signs to the Cricket Fields. Parking is limited at the top of the hill so if you are late -- probably will need to park near the bathrooms at the bottom of the hill.
You also can take the Dulles Toll Road and get off the first exit -- Leesburg Pike toward Leesburg.
Montgomery Hills
Former Montgomery Hills Junior High School / Hebrew Academy
2010 Linden Ln, Silver Spring, Montgomery County
Driving Directions
- Take the Beltway to Georgia Ave and head south.
- Make a right on Seminary Road. (Not Seminary Place)
- Continue on Seminary Road for a block and a half.
- At the fork, veer left onto Linden Lane.
- Continue on Linden Lane for one block.
- At the fork, veer left onto Brookville Road.
- Almost immediately on the left is the entrance to the parking lot and the fields.
The Montgomery Hills fields are about .7 miles south from the Forest Glen Metro.
Fields are horizontal to the school & woods. There is room for two fields side-by-side. When two fields are scheduled, allow room for the 2nd game. When three games are scheduled, the third field would be adjacent to the tennis courts ( running from the tot lot to the edge of the hill) – tight but a field.
North Bethesda Middle School
8935 Bradmoor Street, Bethesda, MD
Usage Conditions: To protect the condition of the fields for the educational program, fields may not be used and activities must be cancelled when any one of the following conditions exists:
- Director has cancelled use
- One-half inch or more of rain has fallen within the previous 24 hours
- Water is standing on the field
- Soil is frozen
- Turf and mud can be displaced or dislodged from the ground
- Ground cakes or clings to shoes
- Steady rain is falling
- Bare areas are muddy
- Lightning is occurring
Polo Fields
The Polo Fields are located downtown next to the FDR Memorial and across Independance Ave. from the Lincoln Memorial. You can park along the river side of Ohio Drive or along West Basin Drive. If there is no parking along these roads, keep following Ohio Drive southeast under I-395 and there are a couple of parking lots there.
Field Layout Maps
This is how the fields should be laid out according to how WAFC schedules games using 1a, 1b, etc. You can fit six full fields using this layout. The layout map the National Park Service provides with the permit is below, and you can see that these two generally line up.
RFK
The fields are located at 21st and C Streets NE
The closest metro is Stadium/Armory on the Blue/Orange lines. Walk straight out of the escalator onto 19th Street. Walk straight up to C Street NE and turn right. Turn left at 21st NE. The fields are on the northeast corner.
From 295, take the exit for East Capitol Street. Stay to the right while passing the stadium, then turn right at 21st Street NE. Bear right onto Oklahoma Ave and take the first right just past the fenced in fields into the driveway to the parking lot.
The turf field is fenced in to the right of the driveway. Two ultimate fields can fit next to each other that are each about 37 yards and share a sideline. The grass fields are to the left by the playground. Do NOT play on the fenced in grass field. We do not have a permit for that area.
Sligo Middle School
Get personalized directions from the map above.
The closest metro station is Forest Glen Station on the Red Line just north of the Beltway on Georgia Ave. Get picked up by someone here, or it is just over a mile walk if you cross over Georgia Ave on Forest Glen Road. Then take a left on Forest Grove Drive. Take this until it terminates and go right on Imperial Drive, which turns into Inwood Avenue. Follow to Dennis Avenue and go right there. Sligo Middle is one block ahead on your left.
Generic directions from the Beltway are below:
- Take the Beltway (I-495) to
- Georgia Avenue North
- Go about one mile and turn
- Right on Dennis Rd.
- Pass one traffic light then turn left into the school parking lot
Restrooms are in Sligo Park ½ mile from the fields. From Sligo Middle School parking lot, turn left (head east) on Dennis Ave. At the first stop sign, located at the bike trail in Sligo Creek Park, turn left. Restrooms are 100 yards on the left.
Tilden Center
6300 Tilden Ln, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland
Driving Directions
- Access to the site is from Old Georgetown Road.
- Going north on Old Georgetown, turn left onto Tilden Ln.
- Drive to the Tilden Center on Left.
- Turn left on Marcliff Rd to drive around back of bldg.
Fields are not the baseball fields, but the fields near the storage hut off to the side.
When two fields are scheduled, they should be setup perpendicular to the slope of the hill/woods.
Tilden Middle School
11211 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland
Site is located 1/2 mile west of the intersection of Tuckerman (& the north spur of the beltway) and Old Georgetown roads.
Fields are located below the "Stadium" field next to the tree line. We are not to play on the stadium field. When 2 fields are scheduled, the fields can be laid out horizontally to the slope of the hill. When 3 fields are scheduled, the fields are to be setup perpendicularly to the hill.
Washington & Lee Fields
The nearest metro is Ballston on the Orange line. At the top of escalator turn to your left to face Fairfax Drive. Walk to the right on Fairfax Dr. towards the IHOP for one block. You can then go left on Stafford St. or another block up at Quincy St. and walk a few blocks until you hit Washington Blvd. There is an entrance to the field from the corner of Quincy St. and Washington Blvd. or further up by the school on Stafford St.
Parking can be found in a gravel lot at the corner of Washington Blvd. and Quincy St. This is in Quincy Park and the lot entrance is from Washington Blvd. There is also parking along the street on Stafford St. or Washington Blvd, or in a lot behind the school accessed from Stafford St.
Special note: Bathrooms are located in the field house by the school.