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    Rock Creek

    Park District of Columbia

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  • Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Road Closures and Construction update Winter 2013

    Construction work on Rock Creek Parkway at Waterside Drive has resumed. Work will continue into Spring 2013. Delays are expected as lane closures occur to accomodate work. More »

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Cascade at Meridian Hill Park

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2013 Fountain Schedule
(when they are scheduled to be turned on*)

Week of May 6
Chevy Chase Circle
Kahlil Gibran Memorial
Meridian Hill Park

Week of May 13
Georgetown Waterfront Park fountain will be off for repairs.

* Subject to weather and unforeseen circumstances

 

National Park Service Approves Rock Creek Park Deer Management Plan. For more information click here.

For current information on the construction project on Rock Creek Parkway at Edgewater Drive, please visit the Federal Highway Administration's Eastern Lands Division via its website at http://www.efl.fhwa.dot.gov/projects/traffic-rock-creek-parkway.aspx or by calling 1-800-892-8776 and press #3 for construction information.

Did You Know?

The Sun

It takes light 8 minutes and 18 seconds,  traveling at 186,000 miles per second to cover the 93 million miles from the sun to the earth. You can learn more amazing astronomy facts at the only planetarium in the NPS in Rock Creek Park. More...