Fort Dupont Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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A Park For All Seasons

A "park for all seasons" describes the 376 rolling wooded acres that make up one of the largest parks in all of Washington. Picnics, nature walks, Civil War programs, gardening, environmental education, music, skating, sports, and youth programs are among the varied seasonal activities possible at this spacious area east of the Anacostia River. Among the traces of old roadways, oaks, beech, and maples that cover the hillsides. squirrels and rabbits find homes along with the night foragers - raccoons and opossums.

Fort Dupont Park is named for the Civil War earthwork fort located within the park. It is one of the forts that are collectively known as the "Fort Circle Parks", or the Civil War Defenses of Washington.

Circle of Forts

Fort Dupont is one of the forts that are collectively known as the Civil War Defenses of Washington, or the "Fort Circle Parks". Additional fort sites are administered by Rock Creek Park, as well as Fort Marcy along George Washington Memorial Parkway.
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Community Garden Applications Now Available!

We will be accepting applications after January 2, 2009. For more information about the Fort Dupont Community Gardens, please contact Park Ranger Paul Gross at 202-426-5961 or via email.

Fort Dupont Summer Concert Series

Click here for the 2009 Fort Dupont Summer Theater concert schedule.

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Site Manager: FODU
1900 Anacostia Dr. SE
Washington, DC 20020

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(202) 426-5961

Climate

Spring and fall are generally comfortable with precipitation possible. Summers can be hot and humid (Average temperature in the summer is 86 degrees Fahrenheit) with sudden thunderstorms possible; July and August are the hottest months. Winters can be cold (Average temperature in the winter is 41 degrees Fahrenheit) with variable precipitation, with snow possible. Winter visitors must prepare for a variety of conditions.