Kayaking, hiking, bird watching, pottery, contra & swing dancing
All this and more in Glen Echo Maryland
Glen Echo Maryland is the smallest town in Maryland. Charted in 1904, Glen Echo is along the Potomac River, north of Georgetown and in Montgomery county. Glen Echo Park was an amusement park until 1968. Today Glen Echo Park is an arts & cultural center. Classes in pottery, sculpting, fine arts & dance are available to all ages. Glen Echo Park hosts a Washington Folk festival every year and dancing in the Spanish Ballroom every weekend.
Home prices range from the low 700's to several million dollars with some homes offering beautiful views of the Potomac River.
There are hiking trails along the Potomac River near the Clara Barton Historic House (Clara Barton was a nurse who founded the American Red Cross). Kayakers have easy access to the Potomac River in Glen Echo. For novices, there are kayaking, rafting and paddle boarding schools in the area.
Bungalows, Craftsman, Four Square and Contemporary are home styles in Glen Echo Maryland
Glen Echo is convenient to the Capital Beltway I495, north of Georgetown in Washington and just across the river from McLean Virginia. Living in Glen Echo Maryland is living the sweet life!
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