National Capital Parks-East

National Capital Parks-East
National Capital Parks-East
Location	Washington, D.C.; Maryland, U.S.;
Coordinates	38°52′42″N 76°58′9″W / 38.87833°N 76.96917°W
Area	6,546.92 acres (26.4944 km2); federal: 6,482.78 acres (26.2349 km2) 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 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

^ "The National Parks: Index 2012-2016" (PDF). www.nps.gov/. National Park Service. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^ "National Park Service Index Addendum (2016-2017)" (PDF). www.nps.gov/. National Park Service. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^ "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.
^ "The Sites of National Capital Parks-East". www.nps.gov. National Park Service; US Department of the Interior. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
^ Those not noted as official units are incorporated in the official unit National Capital Parks transferred in 1933
^ Incorporated into the official unit National Capital Parks in 1975
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f National Park System official unit.