Gaithersburg, MD - Watkins Mill Road - Tesla Supercharger
Gaithersburg, Maryland DC fast
Overview
Open since 2023, Gaithersburg, MD - Watkins Mill Road - Tesla Supercharger in Gaithersburg, MD provides 7 DC fast ports.
By number of ports it is the 3rd largest of 34 charging locations in Gaithersburg, MD.
Fast charging here uses a single standard, Tesla / NACS. If your vehicle takes a different DC connector you will need an adapter, or another site.
Access is listed as public, available 24 hours daily. open to teslas only..
This is a well-served area: 113 other charging locations sit within 10 km.
Maryland has 1,826 charging locations in the federal register, and this is one of them.
Charging equipment
| Type | Ports | Typical power |
|---|---|---|
| DC fast | 7 | Typically 50–350 kW |
Connectors
- Tesla / NACS DC fast
- Tesla’s connector, standardised as NACS (SAE J3400). The same plug carries both AC and DC, so a NACS socket alone does not tell you the speed — Superchargers are DC, Destination chargers are AC. Most North American manufacturers have committed to adopting the standard.
Location
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Station record
as reported to the AFDC| Address | 690 Watkins Mill Road |
|---|---|
| City | Gaithersburg, MD 20879 |
| Network | Tesla |
| Access | Public |
| Hours | 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. |
| Opened | 14 Mar 2023 |
| Coordinates | 39.15850, -77.22259 |
| AFDC station ID | 256572 |
| Last confirmed by AFDC | 18 Jun 2026 |
Nearest charging locations
| Distance | Bearing | Site | DC fast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 183 m | E | Mic Mic #2 | |
| 184 m | E | Mic Mic #1 | |
| 254 m | SSE | Kaiser Permanente - Gaithersburg - MD217-1 | |
| 306 m | ESE | Hampton Inn Hampton Inn | |
| 307 m | ESE | Hampton Inn & Suites Washington DC North/Gaithersburg - Tesla Destination |
About this record
This entry comes from the Alternative Fuels Data Center's public station register, last confirmed by them on 2026-06-18. Port counts and connector types are as reported by the site operator.
Port counts describe how the site is configured, not whether a given port is free right now. Check the operator's own app before setting out if you are relying on a specific charger.