• Aerial view of the Parkway in the fall

    George Washington

    Memorial Parkway DC, MD, VA

  • Road Closure Sunday, May 27, 2012 anytime between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Arlington Memorial Bridge and Memorial Circle will be closed for the Rolling Thunder XXV First Amendment Demonstration Run. Please be flexible to increased traffic and potential closures in the area all weekend.

Animals

Picture of Common Buckeye

- Photo by Brent Steury

Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) can be found at many sites along the George Washington Memorial Parkway.

The George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP) provides habitat for the 245 species of birds, 25 mammals, 21 reptiles, 16 amphibians, 61 fish, 43 mollusks, 11 crustaceans, 76 butterflies, 722 moths, 466 beetles, 91 bees, 38 arachnids, 37 dragonflies and damselflies, and 28 caddisflies that have been documented as extant. Twenty-six species of animals (6 vertebrates and 20 invertebrates) are listed by the states of Virginia or Maryland as rare, threaten or endangered in the states where they occur. Additionally, 51 of the beetle species, 5 bees, 5 true bugs, 2 alderflies, a moth, a flower fly, and a sawfly found within GWMP are not known from any other Virginia sites. Inventories of other taxonomic groups are currently underway at GWMP.

Did You Know?

U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial

The U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial honors Marines who sacrificed their lives for their nation. The statue is based on a photograph taken on Iwo Jima during World War II and was dedicated in 1954.