Cabin John, Maryland
CDP
About Cabin John
Cabin John is a small unincorporated community in central Maryland.
Officially, Cabin John is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.22 square miles.
📰 Cabin John News Today
- All-Star Comedy Show Montgomery Parks · Jun 10
- Driver hits 7 parked cars, flips vehicle at Cabin John Village in Maryland WJLA · May 3
- Cabin John Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
- Cabin John, MD Heat Index Map (Feels Like) WeatherBug · Aug 11
- Maryland lawmakers receive update on disastrous Potomac sewage spill Maryland Matters · Feb 13
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Cabin John Unique
- The only place in America named Cabin John — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Cabin John
📍 Al Marah📍 Bannockburn Estates📍 Cabin John Park📍 Carderock Springs📍 Eagle Ridge📍 Emery Corners📍 Kimberley📍 Langley Oaks📍 Parkview Hills📍 Quarry Springs📍 The Palisades
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Cabin John
- Fish Taco
- Sal’s Italian Kitchen — italian
- Sushi n You — sushi
- Wild Tomato
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Lock 10 · Attraction
- Lock 11 · Attraction
- Lock 12 · Attraction
- Lock 13 · Attraction
- Lock 14 · Attraction
- Lock 8 · Attraction
- Lock 9 · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cabin John
- 🏞️ Turkey Run Park · National Park reviews ★
- Booze Creek Stream Valley Park reviews ★
- Carderock Springs Neighborhood Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Concord Local Park reviews ★
- New Hope Island Conservation Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Seven Locks Local Park reviews ★
- Aire picnic reviews ★
- Butterfly Garden reviews ★
- Clara Barton Center for Children reviews ★
- Langley Oaks Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.22 sq mi
Coordinates38.9740, -77.1638