Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens - Plan Your Visit (U.S. National Park Service)

Waterlilies and lotus may take center stage at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens each summer in the 12 acres of open ponds, but there is a changing pallet of water colors all year long with fall foliage and winter birding.

Paint your life with the excitement of watching rugby or soccer at Kenilworth Park athletic fields, or the quiet of a gravel bottom stream, between bites of lunch at the picnic tables.

Kenilworth Marsh is a natural work where raptors punctuate the winter sky and long billed marsh wrens design their summer songs.

Feeling festive? International Migratory Bird Festival is May 10 from 7 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The Waterlily festival and photo contest are July 19 from 10 a.m to 2:00 p.m.

Updated 4-14-08. Please call the park at (202) 426-6905 if you have trouble using these pages.

air shot of Anacostia River, marsh and aquatic gardens with houses near by

Ron Dean

The Kenilworth and Kingman Lake Marshes, like the rest of Anacostia Park, are strategically located to prevent flooding of nearby homes and businesses and enhance recreation on the Anacostia River.

There is construction at both the New York Avenue (Route 50) intersection with Kenilworth Avenue, and at the Burroughs Street Kenilworth Avenue Intersections. Expect detours and delays. For more information go the DC Public Works site at http://www.ci.daly-city.ca.us/city_services/depts/public_works/pwnet/pwhome.html