• View of the White House's north side from Layfatte Park

    President's Park (White House)

    District of Columbia

Bicycling Information

Bicycle

Bicycles are welcome in President's Park and bicycle parking is provided at Ellipse Visitor Pavilion. Please remember that riding your bicycle is not permitted within the memorials themselves. Walk your bicycle through the First Division Monument and Sherman Park. Your assistance in preserving a respectful experience for all visitors is appreciated. 

To rent bicycles, please visit Thompson's Boat Center for location and rates.

Did You Know?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

On June 10, 1933, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 6166, which placed jurisdiction of all the public lands in the federal city, including the President's Park, under the Department of the Interior's National Park Service.