• Summer mornings are best for viewing water flowers.

    Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens

    District of Columbia

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  • Changes to Visitor Services due to Sequestration

    Due to mandatory, across-the-board budget cuts, some visitor services in this park have changed. Please check the Plan Your Visit section for more information.

Where Water and Wind Dance

In an age old dance wind, water, and land combine here.  Sparkling in the sun on a breezy day, this natural area of Anacostia Park has origins in a 1926 act of Congress to preserve the forests, water quality, and recreation value of the waterways of Washington, DC.  The park reflects the policies that affect rivers and wetlands.  Come, join the dance.

Features

  • Wind and water dance to the music of the sun

    All Year Park

    All year long the dance of sun an water can be enjoyed. Explore the wetlands to see an area that supported a civilization for thousands of years.

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  • A zebra swallowtail butterfly depends on two other species in its life cycle.

    Discover Life Cycles Where They Happen

    Many flowering plants depend on a specific pollinator. Many pollinators depend on a particular plant. See it happen here.

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  • Beyond The Capital Fall 2012

    A Visitor's Guide to National Capital Parks-East

    Beyond the Capital is the source for information and events in National Capital Parks-East.

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  • A pink opal winter hardy water lily was developed here by Helen Fowlser.

    Water Flowers For a War Veteran

    A home sick Civil War veteran from Maine started the Aquatic Gardens as a hobby with a few wild water lilies in a single pond.

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Did You Know?

cartoon mosquito

You are more likely to be bit by a mosquito in your neighborhood than at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. More...