Yarrow is a quiet residential neighborhood of single family homes located off Edmonston Road.  The neighborhood is primarily identified by the names of the streets which are all college or University names like Baylor or Radcliffe. Yarrow is nestled among mature trees and a nice buffer between the homes and Kenilworth Avenue which provides an easy commute to the Beltway.

The homes in Yarrow are solid brick homes built in the late 1950s to mid-1960s and encompass a variety of architechtural styles from Colonials to Cape Cods to Ramblers. There is a home to fit every need.

Nearby Amenities to the Yarrow Community in College Park

• METRO - the College Park METRO stop is less than 2 miles away
• Calvert Disc Golf Course - lots of green space, picnic areas and tennis courts as well as a place to play Disc Golf (also known as the Paint Branch Community Park)
• Wells Ice Rink - nearby ice skating during the winter months
• Linson Aquatic Center - nearby community pool during the summer months
• College Park Aviation Museum - an operational airport that also has lots of interesting exhibits for the whole family
• University of Maryland - jsut a few miles to campus. In fact, it's a short bike ride.

Shopping in College Park

There are tons of little boutique type shops along the Route 1 corridor next to the University of Maryland Campus along with lots of restaurants - everything from sub shops to casual dining in some of the nicer eateries.

Want to go healthy?  You can visit the Smile Herb Shop and My Organic Market (MOM) for all your health and organic shopping needs.

Parks Near Yarrow in College Park, MD

In addition to the Paint Branch Community Park, the Yarrow community in College Park is minutes from Greenbelt National Park with plenty of hiking and biking trails and picnic areas.  Yarrow is also a stone's throw from Lake Artemesia.