Clemyjontri Park is a 2-acre park in
McLean, Virginia
McLean ( ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. McLean is home to many diplomats, military, members of Congress, and high-ranking government officials partially due to its proxi ...
, opened in 2006, which boasts a setting for children of all abilities to congregate. It is located in the
McLean
MacLean, also spelt Maclean and McLean, is a Goidelic languages, Gaelic surname Mac Gille Eathain, or, Mac Giolla Eóin in Irish language, Irish Gaelic), Eóin being a Gaelic form of Johannes (John (given name), John). The clan surname is an A ...
area of
Fairfax County, Virginia at 6317 Georgetown Pike. It includes a carousel, four different playground areas around the carousel, and walking trails. Additional parking is available at
Langley Fork Park across Georgetown Pike.
The land was donated by Adele Lebowitz in 1997, of Morton’s Department Store and namesake of the "Adele Lebowitz Center for Youth and Family" at the Washington School of Psychiatry, to the
Fairfax County Park Authority The Fairfax County Park Authority is a department of the Fairfax County, Virginia county government responsible for developing and maintaining the various parks, historical sites, and recreational areas owned or administered by Fairfax County. Figu ...
to build the park.
The name Clemyjontri is derived from the donor’s four children: Carolyn (CL), Emily (EMY), John (Jon), and Petrina (Tri).
The park has been written about in the fictional book ''Murder Has a Sweet Tooth''.
''Murder Has a Sweet Tooth''
Miranda Bliss. Penguin, December 1, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2017
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External links
Clemyjontri Park
from th
Fairfax County Park Authority
Friends of Clemyjontri Park
McLean, Virginia
Parks in Fairfax County, Virginia