Visitor Centers

The park has three visitor centers, each offering a unique experience in different areas of the park.

Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium is the main visitor contact facility in the park.

Learn about industrial history of the Rock Creek Valley and about one of the families who lived here in the 1700s and 1800s.

The Old Stone House in Georgetown provides visitors with information on early life in the American Colonies.

Accessibility

Learn about wheelchair accessibility, sign language interpretation, and service dogs here.
Animals

What animals live in Rock Creek Park?
Birds

Rock Creek Park is home to more than 150 species of birds
Bring your students to the park!
Education Programs

Kids getting off their yellow school bus at the Rock Creek Park Nature Center
Track your journey!
Passport Stamps

Make sure to fill your passport stamp! We have different stamps at different buildings.
Stargaze Indoors!
The Sky Above Us

The Rock Creek Park Planetarium uses high-tech Spitz software to project the image of the night sky onto a large, dome-shaped ceiling.