Parks and Recreation
Brookside Gardens is a 50-acre (20,000-mē) park in Silver Spring, located within Wheaton Regional Park, on the original site of Stadler Nursery (now in Laytonsville, Maryland).
Rock Creek Park is very close to Silver Spring; it offers hiking trails, and good biking on weekends when Beach Avenue is mostly closed.
Sligo Creek Park is in Silver Spring; it offers hiking trails, tennis courts, tot lots and good biking on weekends when parts of it are closed.
Transportation
Silver Spring is serviced by MARC Train, Washington Metro, Metrobus, Ride On, and the free VanGo.
Education
Public Elementary and Middle Schools
- Pinecrest Elementary School
- Eastern Middle School
- Sligo Middle School
- Forest Knolls Elementary School
- Piney Branch Elementary School
- Takoma Park Elementary School
- Takoma Park Middle School
- Parkland Middle School
- Highland Elementary School
- Oakland Terrace Elementary School
- Argyle Middle School
- Briggs Chaney Middle School
- Francis Scott Key Middle School
- Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School
- A. Mario Loiederman Middle School
- Newport Mill Middle School
- Silver Spring International Middle School
- White Oak Middle School
- Bel Pre Elementary School
- Broad Acres Elementary School
- Burnt Mills Elementary School
- Cloverly Elementary School
- Cannon Road Elementary School
- Cresthaven Elementary School
- Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School
- East Silver Spring Elementary School
- Fairland Elementary School
- Galway Elementary School
- Georgian Forest Elementary School
- Glen Haven Elementary School
- Glenallan Elementary School
- Greencastle Elementary School
- Harmony Hills Elementary School
- Highland View Elementary School
- Jackson Road Elementary School
- Kemp Mill Elementary School
- Montgomery Knolls Elementary School
- New Hampshire Estates Elementary School
- Oakview Elementary School
- William Tyler Page Elementary School
- Pine Crest Elementary School
- Rock View Elementary School
- Rosemary Hills Elementary School
- Sligo Creek Elementary School
- Stonegate Elementary School
- Strathmore Elementary School
- Viers Mill Elementary School
- Washington Christian Academy
- Weller Road Elementary School
- Westover Elementary School
- Woodlin Elementary School
Public High Schools
- Albert Einstein High School
- James H. Blake High School
- John F. Kennedy High School
- Montgomery Blair High School
- Northwood High School
- Paint Branch High School
- Springbrook High School
- Thomas Edison High School of Technology
- Washington Christian Academy
- Wheaton High School
Private Schools
- Yeshiva of Greater Washington
- Torah School of Greater Washington
- Saint John the Evangelist Elementary School
- Hebrew Day School of Montgomery County
- Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy, formerly known as the Hebrew Academy of Greater Washington
- Forcey Christian School
- Forcey Christian Middle School
- Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
- The Barrie School
Colleges
- Montgomery College
- Howard University School of Continuing Education [1]
Libraries
- Silver Spring Branch
- White Oak Branch
- Long Branch Branch
Notable current and past residents
- Brady Anderson - former All-Star Baseball player, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians.
- Lewis Black - stand-up comedian, author, and playwright.
- John Bunting - head football coach at the University of North Carolina.
- William E. Caswell - Nobel Prize winner in Physics.
- Crystal Chappell - soap opera actress.
- Dave Chappelle - actor, comedian.
- Dominique Dawes - Olympic gymnast.
- Cara DeLizia -- actress.
- Michael Ealy - actor.
- Chris Edgerly - voice actor.
- Wayne Federman - comedian, actor, and author.
- Leo Felton - African American white supremacist.
- Steve Francis - professional basketball player, Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic, New York Knicks.
- Dave Grohl - Nirvana and Foo Fighters Drummer
- Goldie Hawn - actress.
- Keith Howland - guitarist, Chicago.
- Erik Imler - former professional soccer player.
- Joe Lally - bassist of rock band Fugazi.
- Blair Lee I - former member of the United States Senate.
- Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans - Hall of Fame American football player, New York Giants.
- John Walker Lindh - "The American Taliban".
- Nora Roberts - best-selling author of romantic novels.
- Root Boy Slim - musician
- Shawn Springs - professional football player, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins.
- Ben Stein - economist, law professor, actor, and former White House speechwriter.
- Lisa Ann Walter - actress.