Anacostia Park is a unit of National Capital Parks - East, of the National Park Service and a historic model of river flood plain management. Anacostia is managed so one can explore our country's policy toward rivers from pre-Columbian times to the present enjoying public access to boat ramps, fishing, picnic areas and recreation fields. It serves as an multiple use park model to other cities, using the river flood plain for recreation, as a natural filter to maintain water quality, and to reduce flood damage. The plan was authorized by Congress in the early part of the 1900s. Several rare plant species for our area are protected in Anacostia Park, and the park is home to a variety of wildlife not common in urban areas such as otter and bald eagles.
Anacostia Park is managed by a site manager with an office at the skating pavilion, and a superintendent at park headquarters. For more information, call the site manager at (202) 472-3884.
