Map showing areas of President's Park closed for July 4th event at the White House.
USSS/NPS
June 30, 2023
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
In conjunction with the July Fourth event being held at the White House the entire Ellipse, including its side panels, roadways, and sidewalks; Sherman Park, to include the interior sidewalks; First Division Park, to include the interior sidewalks; and E Street, NW from 15th to 17th Streets, NW, to include the sidewalks along the above-mentioned parks will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, from approximately 2:30 p.m. to approximately 11:00 p.m.A map illustrating the closed park areas and the closed area under other jurisdictions is attached.The National Park Service is also imposing a public use limitation and will not allow into the event:
Firearms of any type
Laptops, Tripods, Monopods, and Selfie Sticks
Large Bags and Suitcases exceeding size restrictions (18” x 13” x 7”)
Packages
Drones and other Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Animals other than service/guide dogs
Bicycles, Scooters, Folding Chairs, Balloons, Coolers, Glass, Thermal or Metal Containers
Umbrellas (umbrellas without metal tips will be permitted)
Any pointed object(s), to include knives of any kind
Aerosols, Tobacco Products, e-Cigarettes, Lighters, Matches, Personal Grooming Items
Any Other Items Determined to be Potential Safety Hazards
Violation is prohibited.The park closure and public use limitation comes at the request of the United States Secret Service, in consultation with the United States Park Police to ensure necessary security and safety for the adjacent White House complex, its occupants and the public during this well publicized event.Persons demonstrating or otherwise using these park areas should remove themselves and any personal property from these closed park areas by 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
The National Park Service appreciates the public's cooperation in this matter.
/s/ John Stanwich
National Park Service
INational Capital Region
Map of areas closed in President's Park for the June 22, 2023 State Arrival and State Dinner Ceremonies for the Republic of India.
USSS/NPS
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
June 21, 2023
On Thursday, June 22, 2023 the National Park Service at the request of the United States Secret Service is imposing a temporary closure of the Ellipse and its side panels, roadways and sidewalks, E Street and its sidewalks between 15th-17th Streets, First Division Monument and State Place, Sherman Park, Hamilton Place, Lafayette Park (except for the northern sidewalk adjacent to H Street, NW, and the area north of the bollards near 16th Street, NW) and the White House Sidewalk in conjunction with the State Arrival Ceremony and State Arrival Dinner for the Prime Minster of the Republic of India delineated in the attached map and as further delineated by fencing.Specifically, there will be a temporary closure to the public of the following locations during the specified time periods on June 22, 2023: State Arrival
E Street, NW, from 15th to 17th Streets, NW, to include the sidewalks along First Division Park and Sherman Park; and the south fence line of the White House grounds; will be closed to the public from 6:00 a.m. through 12:00 p.m. (Noon)
The Ellipse, to include the interior sidewalks and roadways; Sherman Park, to include the interior sidewalks (the east sidewalk on 15th Street, NW, can remain open to pedestrian traffic); and First Division Park to include the interior sidewalks (the west sidewalk on 17th Street, NW, can remain open to pedestrian traffic); will be closed to the public from 6:00 a.m. through 12:00 p.m. (Noon)
The White House Sidewalk, between East Executive Avenue, NW and West Executive Avenue, NW, and Lafayette Park except for the northern sidewalk adjacent to H Street, NW, and the area north of the bollards near 16th Street, NW will be closed to the public from 6:00 a.m. through 12:00 p.m. (Noon)
State Dinner
E Street, NW, from 15th to 17th Streets, NW, to include the sidewalks along First Division Park and Sherman Park; and the south fence line of the White House grounds; will be closed to the public from 5:00p.m. through 12:00 a.m. (Midnight)
The Ellipse, to include the interior sidewalks and roadways; Sherman Park, to include the interior sidewalks (the east sidewalk on 15th Street, NW, can remain open to pedestrian traffic); and First Division Park to include the interior sidewalks (the west sidewalk on 17th Street, NW, can remain open to pedestrian traffic); will be closed to the public from 5:00 p.m. through 12:00 a.m. (Midnight)
The White House Sidewalk, between East Executive Avenue, NW and West Executive Avenue, NW; and Lafayette Park except for the northern sidewalk adjacent to H Street, NW, and the area north of the bollards near 16th Street, NW will be closed to the public from 5:00p.m. through 12:00 a.m. (Midnight)
The National Park Service is also imposing a public use limitation and will not allow into the general public and public ticketed areas:
Laptops, Tripods, Monopods, and Selfie Sticks
*If an invited guest arrives with a tablet, they will be redirected to the X-ray line for screening.
Large Bags and Suitcases exceeding size restrictions (18” x 13” x 7”)
Packages
Drones and other Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Animals other than service/guide dogs
Bicycles, Scooters, Folding Chairs, Balloons, Coolers, Glass, Thermal or Metal Containers
Umbrellas (umbrellas without metal tips will be permitted)
Any pointed object(s), to include knives of any kind
Aerosols, Tobacco Products, e-Cigarettes, Lighters, Matches, Personal Grooming Items
Any Other Items Determined to be Potential Safety Hazards A map illustrating the closed park areas is attached.
The park area will be closed to the public to provide security and ensure public safety during the State Arrival Ceremony and State Arrival Dinner for the Prime Minister of the Republic of India.Persons demonstrating or otherwise using these park areas should remove themselves and any personal property from the closed park areas south of the White House by 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Following these park areas reopening to the public (at approximately 12:00 p.m. Noon), persons demonstrating or otherwise using these park areas should remove themselves and any personal property from the closed park areas by 5:00 p.m., on Thursday, June 22, 2023.
The National Park Service appreciates the public's cooperation in this matter.
/s/ John Stanwich
National Park Service
National Capital Region
Map showing areas of closure in President's park associated with the White House film screening event on June 15, 2023.
John Stanwich, NPS
June 13, 2023 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The entire Ellipse and its side panels, roadways and sidewalks, E Street and its adjacent north and south sidewalks from 15th Street to 17th Street, N.W., State Place, Sherman Park, the park surrounding the First Division Monument, and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, from 15th Street, NW to 17th Street, NW including the White House Sidewalk along Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. between East Executive Avenue and West Executive Avenue will be closed on Thursday, June 15, 2023 from approximately 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. for the June 15, 2023 White House film screening event. Please be advised that exact times are subject to change, based upon the evolving schedule of the event. However, the United States Secret Service has communicated to the NPS that they will notify us as soon as practicable of any changes in dates and times or if these restrictions are no longer necessary. At the request of the United States Secret Service the National Park Service is also imposing a public use limitation and will not allow into the event:
Laptops, Tripods, Monopods, and Selfie Sticks
*If an invited guest arrives with a tablet, they will be redirected to the X-ray line and then permitted entry with the tablet.
Large Bags and Suitcases exceeding size restrictions (18” x 13” x 7”)
Packages
Drones and other Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Animals other than service/guide dogs
Bicycles, Scooters, Folding Chairs, Balloons, Coolers, Glass, Thermal or Metal Containers
Umbrellas (umbrellas without metal tips will be permitted)
Any pointed object(s), to include knives of any kind
Aerosols, Tobacco Products, e-Cigarettes, Lighters, Matches, Personal Grooming Items
Any Other Items Determined to be Potential Safety Hazards
Violation is prohibited.A map illustrating the closed park areas is attached.The park areas will be closed to the public to provide security and ensure public safety during the June 15, 2023 White House film screening event. Persons demonstrating or otherwise using these park areas should remove themselves and any personal property from the closed park areas by 6:00 p.m., Thursday, June 15, 2023.
The National Park Service appreciates the public's cooperation in this matter.
/s/ John Stanwich
National Park Service
National Capital Region
Closure map for June 13, 2023 White House Juneteenth event
John Stanwich
June 13, 2023 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC The entire Ellipse and its side panels, roadways and sidewalks, E Street andits adjacent north and south sidewalks from 15th Street to 17th Street, N.W.,State Place, Sherman Park, the park surrounding the First DivisionMonument, and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, from 15th Street, NW to 17thStreet, NW including the White House Sidewalk along Pennsylvania AvenueN.W. between East Executive Avenue and West Executive Avenue will beclosed on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, from approximately 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.for the 2023 White House Juneteenth event. Please be advised that exacttimes are subject to change, based upon the evolving schedule of the event.However, the United States Secret Service has communicated to the NPS thatthey will notify us as soon as practicable of any changes in dates and times orif these restrictions are no longer necessary.At the request of the United States Secret Service the National Park Service isalso imposing a public use limitation and will not allow into the event:
Laptops, Tripods, Monopods, and Selfie Sticks
*If an invited guest arrives with a tablet, they will be redirected to the X-ray
line and then permitted entry with the tablet.
Large Bags and Suitcases exceeding size restrictions (18” x 13” x 7”)
Packages
Drones and other Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Animals other than service/guide dogs
Bicycles, Scooters, Folding Chairs, Balloons, Coolers, Glass, Thermal or
Metal Containers
Umbrellas (umbrellas without metal tips will be permitted)
Any pointed object(s), to include knives of any kind
Aerosols, Tobacco Products, e-Cigarettes, Lighters, Matches, Personal
Any Other Items Determined to be Potential Safety Hazards
Violation is prohibited. A map illustrating the closed park areas is attached.The park areas will be closed to the public to provide security and ensurepublic safety during the 2023 White House Juneteenth event.Persons demonstrating or otherwise using these park areas should removethemselves and any personal property from the closed park areas by 5:00p.m., Tuesday, June 13, 2023.The National Park Service appreciates the public's cooperation in this matter.
/s/ John Stanwich
National Park Service
Interior Region 1 - National Capital Area
Closure map of areas of President's Park for the White House NCAA Event on June 12, 2023.
USSS, NPS
June 12, 2023
Record of Determination for a temporary closure of the Ellipse and its side panels and sidewalks, E Street and its sidewalks, First Division Monument, Sherman Park, and the White House Sidewalk for the 2023 NCAA Event
Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 1.5, the National Park Service (NPS) is imposing a temporary closure of the Ellipse and its side panels, roadways and sidewalks, E Street and its sidewalks between 15th-17th Streets, First Division Monument and State Place, Sherman Park, Hamilton Place, and the White House Sidewalk in conjunction with the White House NCAA Event on Monday, June 12, 2023. Specifically the entire Ellipse and its side panels, roadways and sidewalks, E Street and its adjacent north and south sidewalks from 15th Street to 17th Street, N.W., State Place, Sherman Park, the park surrounding the First Division Monument and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, from 15th Street, NW to 17th Street, NW including the White House Sidewalk along Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. between East Executive Avenue and West Executive Avenue will be closed on Monday, June 12, 2023 from approximately 4:00 p.m. to approximately 10:00 p.m. for the 2023 White House NCAA event. These closures are delineated in the attached map and are further delineated by fencing. Violation is prohibitedAt the request of the United States secret Service the National Park Service is also imposing a public use limitation and will not allow into the event:
Laptops, Tripods, Monopods, and Selfie Sticks
*If an invited guest arrives with a tablet, they will be redirected to the X-ray line and then permitted entry with the tablet.
Large Bags and Suitcases exceeding size restrictions (18” x 13” x 7”)
Packages
Drones and other Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Animals other than service/guide dogs
Bicycles, Scooters, Folding Chairs, Balloons, Coolers, Glass, Thermal or Metal Containers
Umbrellas (umbrellas without metal tips will be permitted)
Any pointed object(s), to include knives of any kind
Aerosols, Tobacco Products, e-Cigarettes, Lighters, Matches, Personal Grooming Items
Any Other Items Determined to be Potential Safety Hazards
The park closure and public use limitation comes at the request of the United States Secret Service to provide a secure staging area as well as a secure perimeter with sufficient stand-off distance to protect the ticketed guests while they participate in the activities on the grounds of the White House. The temporary restrictions are also necessary to permit the Secret Service to perform security sweeps of the area, facilitate guest arrivals and departures, allow for security screening of the guests, separate ticketed guests from the general public, and restrict access to the White House grounds. Lesser restrictive measures will not suffice due to the Secret Service’s security-based assessment that these park areas need to be kept clear. Please be advised that exact times are subject to change, based upon the evolving schedule of the event. However, the United States Secret Service has communicated to the NPS that they will notify us as soon as practicable of any changes in dates and times or if these restrictions are no longer necessary. A copy of the Secret Service’s letter dated June 8, 2023, and map is attached and incorporated by reference.This temporary and partial closure is not of a nature, magnitude and duration that will result in a “significant alteration in the public use pattern”. Further, the closure will not adversely affect the park’s natural, aesthetic, or cultural values and is not of a highly controversial nature given the ongoing and evolving security measures being undertaken nationwide and in Washington, D.C.Accordingly, the National Park Service determines publication as rulemaking in the Federal Register is unwarranted under 36 C.F.R. § 1.5(c). This is consistent with hundreds of earlier partial and temporary park closures or public use limitations, the legal opinion of the Office of the Solicitor, and judicial adjudications. Mahoney v. Norton, No. 02-1715 (D.D.C. August 29, 2002), plaintiff’s emergency motion for injunction pending appeal denied Mahoney v. Norton, No. 02-5275 (D.C. Cir. September 9, 2002) (per curiam); Picciotto v. United States, No. 99-2113 (D.D.C. August 6, 1999); Picciotto v. United States, No. 94-1935 (D.D.C. September 9, 1994); Picciotto v. Lujan, No. 90-1261 (D.D.C. May 30, 1990); Picciotto v. Hodel, No. 87‑3290 (D.D.C. January 26, 1988); Spiegel v. Babbitt, 855 F.Supp. 402 (D.D.C. 1994), aff'd in part w/o op. 56 F.3d 1531 (D.C. Cir. 1995), reported in full, 1995 US App. Lexis 15200 (D.C. Cir. May 31, 1995).Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 1.7, notice of this temporary and partial closure will be made through media advisories, maps, and by posting at conspicuous locations in the affected park areas. Finally, pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 1.5(c), this determination is available to the public upon request.
/s/ John Stanwich
National Park Service
Interior Region 1 - National Capital Area
Map of Closure Areas of President's Park - July 4, 2022
J. Stanwich - NPS
February 9, 2023 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
On Saturday, February 11, 2023, the National Park Service is imposing a temporary closure of all of Lafayette Park and the White House Sidewalk. This temporary closure comes at the request of the United States Secret Service dated February 8, 2023, in conjunction with the Governors Dinner event at the White House. Violation of this closure is prohibited. Specifically, during the following time periods on February 11, 2023, the following park areas will be closed to the public: From approximately 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.:
The north fence line of the White House grounds from East Executive Avenue, NW, to West Executive Avenue, NW.
All of Lafayette Park.
The closed areas described above and the anticipated closed areas under other jurisdictions are noted on the attached map and may be further delineated by fencing, bicycle rack, jersey barriers, or crime scene tape. Violation is prohibited. The National Park Service is also imposing a public use limitation and will not allow those authorized to enter these closed areas to bring in:
Laptops, Tripods, Monopods, and Selfie Sticks
Large Bags and Suitcases exceeding size restrictions (18” x 13” x 7”)
Packages
Drones and other Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Animals other than service/guide dogs
Bicycles, Scooters, Folding Chairs, Balloons, Coolers, Glass, Thermal or Metal Containers
Umbrellas (umbrellas without metal tips will be permitted)
Any pointed object(s), to include knives of any kind
Aerosols, Tobacco Products, e-Cigarettes, Lighters, Matches, Personal Grooming Items
Any Other Items Determined to be Potential Safety Hazards
Persons demonstrating or otherwise using these park areas should remove themselves and any personal property from the closed park areas by approximately 4:00 p.m., Saturday, February 11, 2023. The National Park Service appreciates the public's cooperation in this matter.
/s/ John Stanwich
National Park Service
Interior Region 1 - National Capital Area
Map showing areas of President's Park closed from January 31, 2023, through February 13, 2023, for work associated with the White House Fence Replacement Project.
USSS/NPS Image
February 1, 2023
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
All of First Division Park including its interior and adjacent sidewalks with the exception of the western sidewalk bounding 17th Street N.W. (which will remain open), will be temporarily and partially closed for security and public safety for the as work associated with the White House Fence replacement project takes place in that. Specifically, from approximately 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 31, 2023, through approximately 6:00 p.m. Monday, February 13, 2023, there will be a temporary closure to the public of all of First Division Park including its interior and adjacent sidewalks with the exception of the western sidewalk bounding 17th Street N.W. (which will remain open). A map illustrating the closed park area, and the anticipated closed District area, is attached. The park area will be closed to the public to provide security and ensure public safety while the construction project work is being completed in this area.Persons demonstrating or otherwise using this park area should remove themselves and any personal property from the closed park areas by 6:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 31, 2023. The National Park Service appreciates the public's cooperation in this matter.
/s/ John Stanwich
National Park Service
National Capital Region
