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MWR’s Patuxent Landing restaurant
Picnic Areas
301-342-3508/3648
The station boasts a large number of picnic
and party sites ideal for enjoying the
great outdoors with friends, family and coworkers.
Many sites overlook the
Chesapeake Bay and Patuxent River and
feature grills and picnic tables. Playgrounds
are available throughout the station.
Private
Organizations
and Special
Interest Groups
301-342-3510
MWR provides points of contact for
a number of private clubs at the station.
These clubs include golf associations,
skeet club, sailing club, rod and gun
club, and many more organizations.
Rassieur Youth
Center
301-342-1694
The Rassieur Youth Center, named after
Patuxent River’s first commanding officer,
schedules special events, trips and parties
for station youth. The center is a popular
place for youth who may also enjoy the
outdoor pool, which is located next door.
The center also sponsors the School Age
Recreation & Leisure
Care program, which provides care for
children before and after the school day.
Youth are encouraged to stop by the
center to use the reading and computer
center, try their hand at arts and crafts and
enjoy the game tables available at the
center. The Youth Center is also a Boys
and Girls Clubs of America affiliate.
Rental Equipment
301-342-3519/3507
MWR rents a variety of equipment to
station residents and employees.
Equipment includes a moon bounce,
dunking booth, giant BBQ grill, campers,
rototillers, car dollies, tables and chairs.
Swimming Pools
301-342-3648
The station boasts a 50-meter, eight-lane
Olympic-size outdoor pool and an indoor
pool in the drill hall. The outdoor pool is
located next to the Rassieur Youth Center
and is open for fitness and recreation
swimming during the summer months.
The indoor pool is open year round for fitness
and recreation swimming. MWR
sponsors swimming lessons, aqua-aerobics
and athletic contests as part of its aquatics
program. The outdoor pool may be rented
for parties and other functions. Active-duty
and retired military, reserves, their family
members and DoD employees with
Civilian Recreation Association membership
are eligible to use MWR pools.
Wood Hobby Shop
301-342-6297
The Wood Hobby Shop features all
the necessary tools and equipment
for completing a limitless range of
woodcrafting projects. At this facility,
patrons learn the craft under the watchful
eye of skilled woodcraft specialists. Activeduty
and retired military, reserves, DoD
employees and family members (18 years
or older), and contractors are eligible to
use the Wood Hobby Shop.
Navy Recreation
Center Solomons
410-286-7415/6
The Navy Recreation Center at Solomons
gives patrons much more than accommodations.
The NRC offers a full range of leisure
activities and fun for the entire family. In season,
patrons may find much to do including
the Adventure Zone Recreation Center featuring
a TV lounge, arcade and gear issue.
The center hosts a variety of special events
including contests, tournaments, outdoor
movie nights, a 5K run series, outdoor concerts,
and many youth activities. Workshops
include arts and crafts, painting and other
creative ideas and volleyball courts and
horseshoe pits are located throughout the
facility. The NRC also offers patrons a miniature
golf course and driving range. The
Riverside aquatics complex maintains four
swimming pools to suit any member of the
family from toddlers to retirees, two water
powered slides, and swimming lessons are
available for beginner, intermediate and
advanced swimmers. The Point Patience
Marina rents annual and transient slips
featuring electric and water hookups, and
offers a boat ramp for launching personal
watercraft. The 614 ft. long, 25 ft. wide,
Sunset Pier is suitable for fishing and
crabbing, and the Riverside Beach offers 400
feet of shoreline, sandy beaches and a
designated swimming area plus beach boat
rentals. Picnic sites, outdoor pavilions, and
ball fields are also available.
Temporary accommodations are also
available at the Navy Recreation Center.
Reservations are required and may be made
by calling 410-286-7415/6 or 1-800-628-9230.
Lodging facilities include 15 apartments,
14 cottages, 21 bungalows, 10 log cabins
and four cozy cabins.
Three-hundred-and-six campsites feature
146 sites with full hookups; 158 with
electricity and water; 55 primitive sites; and
14 group sites. There is a 10-day maximum
in-season stay, monthly off-season; and
camping and yurts are available monthly
and year-round. The NRC is open
year-round. Log on to the NRC Web site at
http://www.ndw.navy.mil/mwr/
nrcsolomons.html.