Cheverly East Park

The Cheverly East Park Hub borders Red Maple Run, Tributary 4, with an approximately 7-acre wooded area adjacent to Route 50. Cheverly East Neighborhood Park on Oak Street, is a small active recreation area. The woods have some very old trees and a well developed shrub layer. Removal of the invasive plants could allow the previously rich herbaceous layer to recover. 

The southern part of the undeveloped park area, once part of the 1904 Cheverly Gardens subdivision, was deeded to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission in 1973. The northern area was added in 1988 as part of the Cheverly Oaks subdivision development, and the remainder in 2003. The active recreation park was acquired in 1975 and 1976.

Red Maple Run derives most of its input from several outfalls channeling polluted water from town streets. Additional tree buffer will help filter pollutants and prevent erosion of the stream banks. Stream restoration on the southern part of the creek was conducted in 2010 by the Army Corps of Engineers for M-NCPPC. The northern reach was the subject of a 2025 Clean Water Partnership stream restoration project. That project provided some reforestation; volunteers, Joe’s Movement Emporium’s GreenWorks, and the Live Peace Tech Corporation have added more mature trees. The stream project and reforestation can be followed on the Friends of Red Maple Run Facebook group. Invasive vine removal to protect the tree canopy was carried out in 2026 by the Low Impact Development Center with the Clean Water Partnership.  

Adjoining the park to the north, bordering 63rd Place, is an 0.8-acre parcel owned by the town, with a native plant garden created by a neighboring resident. Directly opposite, at the corner of Joslyn Street and 63rd Place, is the half-acre "Red Maple Grove" with native plantings established by volunteers and Joe's Movement Emporium GreenWorks. At the headwaters of Red Maple Run, It serves as an example of green infrastructure methods intended to reduce the volume and velocity of stormwater entering the stream. 

Walking Cheverly East Park

The stream restoration projects have opened the land along Red Maple Run (Tributary 4) to easier walking along informal paths.

Access: 

Park at the developed park area on Oak Street. (6605 Oak St.). 

Follow a paved path between two play courts. A wide natural-surface path carries you toward the stream. Before reaching the stream, bear right and continue on desire paths, keeping the stream on your left.

Alternative access points:

Park on Oak Forest Court or the eastern end of Hillside Avenue.

Follow a utility easement between 6508 Oak Forest Court and 3111 Hillside. Note that the easement is public, but please bear in mind the yards are private property. Scramble down to the stream and hop across. Walk upslope and join the crossing desire paths south toward the developed park or north toward Cheverly Hills Court.

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