Allen Pond Park
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Bowie, Maryland |
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| Area | 85 acres (34 ha) |
| Founder | James Allen[1] |
| Managed by | City of Bowie, Maryland |
| Open | All year |
Allen Pond Park is an 85-acre (340,000 m2) multi-use park located in Bowie, Maryland and is part of the Prince George's County Parks and Recreation Department. The park includes an Ice Arena, Amphitheater, boat rentals, Skate Park, 10-acre (40,000 m2) stocked pond, six lighted ballfields, picnic areas and pavilions, walking and biking trails, a lighted basketball court, fitness station and several playground areas. It is also the home of Opportunity Park, which offers 100% accessible experiences at its tot lot, school-aged playground, fitness cluster and fishing.[2] The park has a 39% total wood coverage, with the pond occupying 12% of the park.
Allen Pond
Allen Pond is a ten-acre man-made lake and the centerpiece of this eponymous park. It drains into Collington Branch.[3]
Bass and crappie are frequently taken from the pond.[4] In 1993, several reports of Piranhas being caught in Allen Pond surfaced.[5] At least one was in excess of 11 inches long.[5]
History
The pond and surrounding area was owned by a farmer, James Allen.[1] He and his family raised cattle and tobacco on the property. Allen established the pond as a fishing attraction and sold access as annual shares for ten dollars.[1] The land including the pond was sold to Levitt & Sons, the developer of Belair at Bowie, in 1965 with Allen making a request that the pond and surrounding area become a park for the community.[1]
The Robert V. Setera Amphitheater was built on the grounds in the late 1960s.[6]
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