National Capital Parks-East

National Capital Parks-East
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Location	Washington, D.C. Maryland, U.S.
Coordinates	38°52′42″N 76°58′9″W
Area	6,546.92 acres (26.4944 km^2) federal: 6,482.78 acres (26.2349 km^2) including National Mall and Memorial Parks
Established	1965
Visitors	1,390,443 (in 2005)
Governing body	National Park Service

National Capital Parks-East (NACE) is an administrative grouping of multiple National Park Service sites east of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., and in the state of Maryland.[1][2] These sites include:[3][4][5]

• Anacostia Park
• Baltimore-Washington Parkway[6]
• Buzzard Point Park and Buzzard Point Marina
• Capitol Hill Parks
• Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site[7]
• Civil War Defenses of Washington – Fort Circle Parks – Includes the Civil War Forts and interconnecting parkways from Fort Greble to Fort Mahan.
  • Fort Davis Park
  • Fort Dupont Park
  • Fort Foote Park
  • Fort Stanton
• Fort Washington Park[7]
• Frederick Douglass National Historic Site[7]
• Greenbelt Park[7]
• Harmony Hall
• James Creek Marina
• Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
• Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site[7]
• Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm
• Oxon Run Parkway (affiliated area)
• Piscataway Park[7]
• Shepherd Parkway
• Suitland Parkway

NPS Visitor Contact Facilities

The headquarters of NACE is located in Anacostia Park at 1900 Anacostia Drive, SE. It is not a visitor center, but has an information desk in the lobby and is open to the public 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

Fort Washington Park has a Visitor Center that is open daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, April through October. The rest of the year, it closes at 4:00 PM.

Frederick Douglass NHS is open daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, April through October. The rest of the year, it closes at 4:30 PM.

Greenbelt Park Ranger Station is open daily 8:00 AM to 3:45 PM. The Park Headquarters is open five days a week 8:00 AM to 3:45 PM.

Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens book store and contact station is open daily 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS is open daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, April through October. The rest of the year, it closes at 4:30 PM.

References

1. "The National Parks: Index 2012-2016" (PDF). www.nps.gov/. National Park Service. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
2. "National Park Service Index Addendum (2016-2017)" (PDF). www.nps.gov/. National Park Service. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
3. "Reservation List: The Parks of the National Park System, Washington, DC" (PDF). www.nps.gov. National Park Service; Land Resources Program Center; National Capital Region. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
4. "The Sites of National Capital Parks-East". www.nps.gov. National Park Service; US Department of the Interior. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
5. Those not noted as official units are incorporated in the official unit National Capital Parks transferred in 1933
6. Incorporated into the official unit National Capital Parks in 1975
7. National Park System official unit.

External links

• Official website