Montgomery Parks Open Parkways schedule will adjust starting on November 3, 2023, to reflect changes due to the start of standard time and the end of daylight saving time on November 5, resulting in fewer hours of daylight. Open Parkways Fall/Winter Schedule – beginning November 3, 2023:
- Portions of Sligo Creek Parkway are open to pedestrians and cyclists from Fridays at 9 a.m. through Sundays at 4 p.m.*
- Old Carroll Avenue to Piney Branch Road (1.1 miles)
- Forest Glen Road to University Boulevard West (1.5 miles)
- Beach Drive from Connecticut Avenue to Knowles Avenue is open to pedestrians and cyclists from Saturdays at 7 a.m. through Sundays at 4 p.m.*
- Little Falls Parkway between Arlington Road and Dorset Avenue has two lanes that remain open to pedestrians and cyclists seven days a week.
Extended Open Parkways hours for November holidays:
Veterans Day, November 10 (observed)
Sligo Creek Parkway: Friday, November 10, at 9 a.m. – Sunday, November 12, at 4 p.m.*
Beach Drive: Friday, November 10, at 9 a.m. – Sunday, November 12, at 4 p.m.*
Thanksgiving, November 23
Sligo Creek Parkway: Wednesday, November 22, at 9 a.m. – Sunday, November 26, at 4 p.m.*
Beach Drive: Wednesday, November 22, at 9 a.m. – Sunday, November 26, at 4 p.m.*
*The re-opening of the parkways to vehicles begins at 6 p.m. (spring/summer) and 4 p.m. (fall/winter). The process to re-open can take up to thirty minutes as Park Police check the parkways for safety.