Phase One of Expansion at Ovid Hazen Wells Park in Clarksburg Begins, with Many Features Expected to be Closed 18 Months

Montgomery Parks this week began Phase One expansion of the 80-acre active recreation portion of Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park in Clarksburg. Construction is expected to take 18 months and will lead to the closing of some of the park’s features during this period.

Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park is a 290-acre park in the Clarksburg Planning Area east of Interstate 270 and south of the Clarksburg Town Center. The park’s master plan was updated and approved by the Montgomery Planning Board in 2014 and divides the park into three segments by geographic features including active recreation, natural area, and organic farm demonstration.

The expansion will include:

• Construction of a new skate park and carousel roundhouse with restrooms.
• A new playground with group swings area and a group slide area.
• A new group picnic area.
• Trail connections.
• Additional parking spaces.
• Utility infrastructure and free Wi-Fi service in designated areas of the park.
• New landscaping.

During construction, the paved trail extending from the roundabout by the softball fields to the baseball fields by the meadow will be closed, and the middle section of the parking lot between the softball fields and playground will be blocked off.

Visit the Ovid Hazen Wells Park renovation project page for more information.