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Capitol Hill Parks

Capitol Hill Parks includes those park areas between 2nd Streets NE and SE and the Anacostia River. Included in this group are Folger, Lincoln, and Marion Parks, the Maryland Avenue Triangles, the Pennsylvania Avenue Medians, the Eastern Market Metro Station, the Potomac Avenue Metro Station, Seward Square, Twining Square, Stanton Park, and 59 inner-city triangles and squares.



 The Basics


Hours:

The Capitol Hill Parks are open year-round.

All Capitol Hill Parks are closed to the public from 12:00 midnight to 5:00 am.

Address: 1900 Anacostia Drive, Southeast
Washington, DC 20020-6722
Phone: 202-690-5185


 Directions

Directions to the major Capitol Hill Parks

Lincoln Park
Green Line:
Anacostia Metro Station is the closest, from here take the 90 bus marked "McLean Gardens" to 8th and East Capitol Streets.

Orange and Blue Lines:
Arrive at the Eastern Market Metro Station and take the N22 bus marked Union Station to the Union Station terminal. From here, take the 97 bus marked Capitol Heights to East Capitol and 13th Streets.

Marion Park
Green Line:
From Anacostia Metro Station you can take the 35 bus marked Friendship Heights to Pennsylvania Avenue and 6 Streets, from here walk to 5th and E Streets.

Stanton Park
Green Line:
From the Anacostia Metro Station, take the 90 bus marked McLean to 8th and D Streets NE, and walk 1 block West on D Street, bear left on Maryland Avenue NE, and walk 1 block on Maryland Ave, NE.

Orange and Blue Lines:
From Stadium Armory Metro Station take the D6 bus marked Sibley Hospital to 8th and C Streets, walk approximately 1 block North on 8th Street.

FOLGER PARK
Green Line:
From the Naylor Road Station, take the 35 bus marked Friendship Heights to North Carolina Ave and Pennsylvania Ave, walk 1 block SW on North Carolina Ave, SE.

Orange and Blue Lines:
From the Eastern Market Metro Station, take the 35 bus marked Friendship Heights to Pennsylvania Avenue and North Carolina Avenue. Walk about 2 blocks SW on North Carolina Avenue SE, turn left on 3rd Street and proceed about 1 block south.

Seward Square
Green Line:
From Naylor Road Station, take the 35 bus marked Friendship Heights to North Carolina avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue, walk about 1/2 a block SW on North Carolina Avenue, SE.

Orange and Blue Lines:
From the Eastern Market Metro Station, take the 35 bus marked Friendship Heights to Pennsylvania Avenue and North Carolina Avenue. Walk about 2 blocks SW on North Carolina Avenue SE, turn left on 3rd Street and proceed east 1/2 block.


 Climate
 

Summer weather in the DC area can be very humid. Please be sure to drink lots of water, do not over-exert yourself, and take your time walking from site to site.

Ice storms in the winter can make travel challenging, and walking in the parks dangerous, but are not the norm.

Link to our Washington D.C. Weather coverage for more information.

 Fees
 

There are no fees required.


 Reservations
 

There are no reservations required for recreational and other normal usage of the parks.


 Things To Do
 

As community-based parks in the Capitol Hill area, the Capitol Hill Parks serve as leisure-time recreation facilities, greenways, and parking areas.

The larger parks, especially Lincoln and Stanton, provide the setting for many special events and First Amendment commemorative activities, which attract thousands of visitors.

An annual wreath-laying activity commemorating the birthday of Mary McLeod Bethune is sponsored by National Capital Parks—East (organized by the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site) and the National Council of Negro Women.

Tours are provided upon request.

Estimated recreation and transient visits to Capitol Hill Parks number from 700,000 to 1 million annually.



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