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Minor League Baseball park. Prince
George's Sports & Learning Complex
consists of facilities for indoor track and
feld, outdoor track and feld, aquatics,
gymnastics, football, soccer and lacrosse.
Show Place Arena accommodates basket-
ball, hockey, volleyball and equestrian.
Junior Tennis Champions Center houses
12 indoor courts and 15 outdoor courts.
New 24 Fitness & Basketball features 10
indoor courts.
Convention center: Located on the
banks of the Potomac River at National
Harbor, the Gaylord National Resort &
Convention Center offers 470,000 square
feet of fexible space. The center is the
largest combined convention center and
hotel on the eastern seaboard.
Contact: Prince George's County CVB,
www.VisitPrinceGeorges.com.
St. Mary's County
At the confuence of the Potomac River
and Chesapeake Bay is St. Mary's County,
a destination for water sports. The area
also offers a variety of facilities for other
sports at St. Mary's College of Maryland
and the College of Southern Maryland, as
well as at county-owned facilities.
Hotel rooms: 1,110
Major facilities: St. Mary's College
of Maryland Aquatic Center houses an
Olympic-sized pool. St. Mary's College of
Maryland's Athletic & Recreation Center
Arena is a 1,200-seat, multi-purpose
venue. St. Mary's College of Maryland
Seahawk Stadium houses a Bermuda
grass feld. Chancellor's Run Regional
Park boasts four baseball felds, two tennis
courts and two basketball courts.
Contact: St. Mary's County Tourism,
www.visitstmarysmd.com. n
Kayaking in Prince
George's County