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Greenbelt Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
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Sign at the main entrance into the park.
Greenbelt Park is located in Maryland
Greenbelt Park
Greenbelt Park
Location in Maryland
Greenbelt Park is located in the United States
Greenbelt Park
Greenbelt Park
Location in the United States
Location Greenbelt, Maryland, U.S.
Area 1,176 acres (4.76 km2)
Elevation 79 feet (24 m)
Established 1950
Governing body National Park Service
Website Greenbelt Park

Greenbelt Park is a park in Greenbelt, Maryland, that is managed by the United States National Park Service. The forested park lies approximately 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Washington, D.C., and is situated just within the Capital Beltway (which bounds the park to the northeast). The park land was originally intended to form part of the green belt surrounding the city of Greenbelt. The southern portion was assigned to the National Park Service, thus forming the park, while another section became part of the Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC).

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View from the perimeter trail

Recreational facilities include a 5.3 mile (8.5 km) mile hiking and equestrian trail, several shorter nature trails, numerous campsites, and three picnic areas.

The park received its National Park designation in 1950, and was acquired along with the land that would form the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, which divides the park in a roughly north-south direction. Nearly all of the park's facilities are located within the larger western portion (the eastern portion has one fire road).

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