Clemyjontri Park

Absolutely love this place. This isn’t just a amazing place for kids but for adults too!
They have everything a kid could possibility want at a playground and best of all its like a magical rainbow fun land! Everything is so bright and colorful! Just going here makes you smile and brings your mood up! They also have a little trial if you want to take a nice walk!
Bring you kids, your dog, your dad, your mom, your uncle, your weird cousin, bring everyone!

Nice place for the little ones, my son learned to walk at this place!

This is an absolutely amazing — and free! — park with loads of areas for all ages and movement ability levels. There are bright colors everywhere and a huge variety of playground equipment, as well as picnic tables. Most of the park is covered in cushioned, recycled rubber, although there areas of grass or wood chips also. As others have said, the parking is somewhat limited and it can fill up quickly; the overflow is at a relatively nearby park, but it’s still a healthy walk.

What a wonderful idea. A great educational park for kids. It is also interactive where several things you can do along with your kid. Kept very maintained and clean. We spent a good hour there and my daughter didn’t want to leave.

Love this place. Children can run and won’t hurt themselves when they eventually trip and fall. Since it is a godsent and free, its always packed with children of all ages and ability range. On nice days, the parking lot is a mess. I’d also like to add it’s a camp counselors nightmare.

Best secret for parents with kids under 5. I brought my 3 year old son to this park after my wife found it on Unilocal and we were blown away by how clean and empty it was. There were several kids and parents there but nothing crazy. The area was safe enough for kids to rome and meet each other. The entire area is padded. There should be more parks likes this. My kid played here for two hours and never wanted to leave. The best part is that it was free! As a parent you know that’s a major must go. The parents here were respectful and willing to talk with you and were also willing to let your kid play with theirs without giving you a weird look. It’s a very safe and a clean environment. I highly recommend that every parent with child 5 and under go to this park. Just remember to bring your best behavior and no picnic size food on the playground. There are plenty of benches as you enter if you want to bring some light food to snack on or for the kids. This keeps the park ultra clean. A Virginia hidden Gem.

Welcome to yoga pants/​gel perfect mani/​pedi/​soccer mom paradise! While the yuppy moms are gossiping and on their cell phones — the tots are running around this colorful and all accessible playground. All accessible? What does this mean? It means it is handicap friendly! The first one of it’s kind in the state of Virginia located in McLean. It is the mecca of playgrounds and completely free to the public.
I came here during a week day when I wasn’t suspecting it to be super busy due to it being a bit chilly outside with the little boy I nanny for — I was sooooo wrong. We ended up having to park in the overflow lot across the street since the main parking lot was full with tons of luxury SUVs and minivans. My Corolla felt out of place.
Once we actually got to the playground, my little boy began to run amok. I chased along and did my best to keep up, but you could easily lose a child among the chaos. It is a big place and there are a ton of kids with lots of parents not paying attention to what is going on.
For me taking care of an 18 month old; it was imperative that I kept up. I managed once I got him to the small children’s side of the park. There are specific sections that are used more often by a certain age group than the other. Nonetheless, everyone is scattered and are going to roam where they please. His favorite parts of the parks were the maze, jungle gym bus, and swings.
If you take a stroller — make sure to hide your child’s bottles, passies, and food sources. As previously mentioned, children are running in all directions. If they are not old enough to understand; they will roam and snatch something off your stroller and claim it as their own. It happened to us and that was something I had to fix quickly. Thank goodness the child who swiped a fruit pouch from our stroller was my friend’s child who met up with for a playdate. His stroller was still a few feet away among several other strollers, but I can see this being an issue if you don’t put your stuff up. That goes for your purse too! Keep it hidden or keep it with you.
Clemyjontri is an awesome place and it is wonderful to be free. My only thought is I wish it was more diverse than a ton of privileged white kids and a few speckles of Asian kids. That is just my opinion though.

I love this park! It was nice to have a park that my infant could crawl around and play at that wasn’t covered in wood chips or sand. The equipment is big enough that she can play on everything and it’s easy for me to keep an eye on her and follow her up onto the equipment.

2Fs, Fun and Free!!! It amazes me how big this playground is and I can’t believe it’s free. This place is a blast for kids; in fact it’s almost sensory overload for them, and this is without the carousel being open (opens up during the summer months)! There is much to do with areas just for toddlers and areas for older kids… or even adults in some cases ;-). Bring some drinks and lunch and spend the day here. It gets crowded so plan your time. There are restrooms and vending machines; unfortunately, the vending machines do not sell water and the water fountains were being repaired when we went.
Tip: park in lined spaces. Don’t even think of parking on the side or the open grass area in the parking area across the street. You WILL get a ticket!

Super clean and simply a wonderful place to take your lil ones. Kids can play for hours and hours. A lot of places for parents to sit and watch. And also plenty of picnic (or grassy) area to have lunch.

We love it here. Took my 2 year old son and 6 year old nephew yesterday and both were entertained for several hours. The park is huge and offers several different options for all ages. Bathroom and picnic areas are offered and well-​maintained. Parking is a bit of pain if it’s a busy day. We had to park at nearby park which is a quick walk.

The message and history of this park are 5-​star territory and it’s certainly worth a lookup if you don’t know the origin of the name. The park itself is a great facility and has something for everyone of different ages and abilities.
Things I really like:
— The ground cover is a semi-​soft rubber material that makes for a good surface to play rain or shine
— There is a lot to do, and it can keep kids interested for quite a while
— There are bathrooms and water fountains.
— There are areas to sit throughout the park so that you can watch kids in comfort
The cons:
— This playground is massive and often has blind spots making it hard to watch kids at all times.
— The jungle gym equipment is also quite complex so it’s hard to stay on the ground and watch your younger kid play safely. You actually have to get on the equipment which can cause crowding (and isn’t where I want to be anyway).
— It’s not the best option for a meet up or playdate with friends because it is so large and kids often want to be on total opposite ends of the park from one another making it hard to socialize as adults.
— Parking can be a real issue especially on the weekend. They have an overflow lot down the road which is very needed. It’s not too far of a walk.
We like going here and will certainly go again especially after a storm if we don’t want to deal with muddy sand at another park.

Favorite park in the nova area for kids. Rain or shine, it’s always great to be here because of the rubber floor. It’s so well maintained and the best part is the restrooms are clean too. I was surprised that there is no entry fee.

This is probably my favorite park in all of Northern Virginia to take my two children. The bright, bold colors, themed play-​structures, and rubber ground keep my two-​and-​three-​year-​olds safe and entertained for hours. We’ve never ridden the carousel, but at only $ 2 a person, it is surely something we plan to do in the future.
Pros — I’ve been bringing my children to this park since my youngest was 6-​months-​old, so the rubber ground is a HUGE plus. No worries of skinned knees when running turns into tripping.
There’s SO much to do. There are many so many swings, we’ve never run into an issue of there not being an available one when wanted, I can think of at least 16 slides, and there are TONS of picnic tables.
With so much space, I usually get a good nap out of my kids after visiting the park.
Cons — Parking can be limited, particularly on nicer weekend days. There is overflow parking across Georgetown Pike, then another one listed as overflow about half a mile up the road without a viable walking path to actually get you to Clemyjontri.
The play structures are NOT shaded, so during the summer, the plastic can get VERY hot.

Where has this park been all my life?! I’ve been living up here for over a year, and I’m JUST now hearing about this place? Amazing. Only in McLean. It’s a party for your child-​like senses. Bridges and rainbows and carousels and slides and racetracks and swings and monkey bars and teeter totters and mazes and firetrucks and EVERYTHING. It’s like a premium park, I’m actually surprised there is no admission fee. The only catch is that if you have more than one child, I would be cautious of coming here alone because the park is so busy and complex that it would be very hard to keep watch of both children without having another adult present. The best assessment of a nice park is being able to spend an entire afternoon there FOR FREE. Yahtzee!

This park is awesome for the kids. It is free tho’ you gotta pay $ 2 for carousel which is not bad. It gets really hot in the summertime so make sure you have your SPF lotion.

My kids love this park. The rainbow colored theme and carousel are so engaging for kids of all ages. I love that they incorporated equipment for handicapped children as well. The carousel is a blast. You have to pay for tickets to ride, but it’s worth it to see the smiles on your kid’s face. During the week, I find parking a little easier around noon when most parents or nannies take their little ones home for naps. There is overflow parking down the street from the park as well.

Very big and spacious perfect for all ages. They also have carousel on the weekends it’s not free though but it’s still a very good price. I would come here early if you want close parking though we had to park like a block away because there was no parking spaces available.

What a fantastic playground! There is literally so much to entertain your little ones, they could stay here for hours! They have free bathrooms (essential) and drink machines but you can bring your own food as long as you eat it in one of the two covered picnic table areas. If there was only a water area for summer it would be heaven on earth haha.

This place is absolutely incredible. Tons of different structures, swings, rideable characters, slides, and squishy soft ground under all of it… Seriously, I can’t speak highly enough about Clemyjontri! My niece had an amazing time running from slide-​to-​slide and was thoroughly tuckered out after our visit. I can’t believe it’s all free, too! I had no idea this Mecca of Playgrounds existed and all playgrounds pale in comparison now, haha.
It was crowded even on a Friday morning so I imagine that weekends are even crazier, but it’s definitely worth stalking a parking space for. The carousel wasn’t open when we visited, but that just leaves something to look forward to next time.
There are a few shade umbrellas spread throughout, as well as bathrooms, water fountains, and vending machines.

While visiting Virginia/​DC area with my 8 year old daughter, a friend took us to this park for the kids play for a while. I was so impressed by this park. First, it’s free. It’s a 2-​acre playground area with rubber ground for kids to run around and play in a safe area. Next, it’s a playground for kids of all ages and even designed for kids with special needs. I was impressed with the Liberty Swing which is a swing made especially for wheelchairs and other swings designed to keep the big kids with special needs that need a little extra support. There’s a sign as you walk in that says something like — a place where EVERY child can play. And it’s true!
Little interesting fact about this park — Clemyjontri Park is the dream of Mrs. Adele Lebowitz, who envisioned this playground and park and generously donated 18-​acre property for this park. Mrs. Lebowitz wanted to name the park after her children, but she couldn’t pick just one. That’s why the name CLEMYJONTRI is derived from her four children: Carolyn (CL), Emily (EMY), John (Jon), and Petrina (Tri). She and her family still live on the property today.
Wish we had a park like this in Florida.