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Picnic Permits, Special Use Permits and Public Gathering Permits

Picnic Permits

  • Organized group limit: 75 people.
  • Permits required for the following picnic groves:1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 23 and 24. The D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation process a permit for five dollars per permit. You may obtain the picnic permit in person from the following address:

D.C. Department of Parks nd Recreation
Picnic Permits Division
3149 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20010

  • Picnic sites 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 do not require a permit. Those sites are first come, first serve, limit 12 people.


Special Park Use Permits

  • Permits for first amendment rights demonstrations, special events, or filming within any park area in the National Capitol Region (NCR) are required by 36 CFR to be processed through the NCR Park Programs Division. To obtain an application, contact 202.619.7225. For information on Rock Creek Park areas for these permits, contact the Special Park Uses office at 202-895-6000.

 

  • Permits for right of way uses, construction, educational programs (not led by a park ranger) or to use or cross park land are obtained from the Environmental Protection Specialist for Rock Creek Park, 202-895-6000.

Permits for scientific research are obtained from the Natural Resources Office at Rock Creek Park, 202-895-6235.