Plan Your Visit

National Capital Parks - East is an administrative unit that manages many parks in and near Washington, DC. For more parks in the area, visit DC Area National Parks.

 

 

Explore Outdoors

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  Anacostia Park

  Take a breath of fresh air and find a place to unwind at this park in the middle of the nation's capital.

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  Greenbelt Park

  Camp, hike, picnic, and more at this urban oasis just twelve miles from the nation's capital.

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  Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens

  Be awed by the only national park dedicated to the propagation of tropical lilies and lotuses.

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  Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm

  Experience how rural life in Southern Maryland has been preserved and changed over time at this working farm.

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  Piscataway Park

  Enjoy the natural beauty of wetlands, woodlands, and wildlife along the Potomac River.

 

Step Into History

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  Carter G. Woodson Home NHS

  Discover the home/office of a scholar who changed the history field by publishing and distributing research on the African-American past.

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  Fort Washington Park

  Explore this defensive work which has stood unchallenged for more than 200 years.

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  Frederick Douglass NHS

  Be inspired by the story of a man who escaped slavery and spent his life fighting for justice and equality for all people.

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  Harmony Hall

  Understand the history of Southern Maryland through the preservation of an 18th century mansion.

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  Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS

  See where the National Council of Negro Women organized civil rights activities that changed this country.

 

National Capital Parks-East manages a diverse set of parks in Washington, DC, and Maryland:

• Anacostia Park (MD)
• Baltimore-Washington Parkway (MD)
• Capitol Hill Parks (DC)
• Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site (DC)
• Fort Dupont Park (DC)
• Fort Washington Park (MD)
• Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (DC)
• Greenbelt Park (MD)
• Harmony Hall (MD)
• Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens (DC)
• Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site (DC)
• Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm (MD)
• Piscataway Park (MD)
• Shepherd Parkway (DC)

 

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