Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens ( visitor center facilities )is in northeast Washington, D.C., just south of the Route 50, Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Kenilworth Avenue intersection. The entrance to the Aquatic Gardens is at 1550 Anacostia Avenue, NE. 

The entrance to Kenilworth Park (active recreation area) is located at the westernmost end of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, N.E.  It is approximately 0.5 mile south of the Aquatic Gardens entrance.  There are no facilities at the site.

Coming by auto: From the southbound service road of Kenilworth Avenue south of Eastern Avenue, make a right onto Douglas Street.  At the end of Douglas make another right onto Anacostia Avenue and go up about a block and a half to the entrance on the left.  There is normally adequate free parking.  For detailed directions to the Aquatic Gardens, click for a word document (33KB).  For Kenilworth Recreation Park take 295 to the Minnesota Avenue Exit and go west on Nannie Helen Burroughs.

Coming by Metro: For the Aquatic Gardens, exit the Deanwood stop on the orange line.  Take the pedestrian overpass across Kenilworth Avenue and go left on Douglas Street.  Go right on Anacostia and enter any open gate on your left. For Kenilworth Park exit the Minnesota Avenue stop, go left on Minnesota Avenue to Nannie Helen Burroughs and go left to the athletic fields. 

Coming by canoe:Visitors coming by canoe should be aware that the marsh loses 90% of its water at low tide.

For further information, you may contact a Park Ranger at the site by telephone at 202-426-6905. The mailing address is Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, National Park Service, 1900 Anacostia Drive, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20020