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    • Type: Road Biking
    • Locations: Rock Creek Park
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    Two bicyclists ride next to each other wearing matching red shirts

    Bicycling is permitted on paved surfaces in Rock Creek Park.

    • Type: Self-Guided Tours - Walking
    • Locations: Ford's Theatre, Rock Creek Park, The White House and President's Park
    • Duration: 1-2 Days
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Location: Friendship Heights - Metro Center
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    A ranger leads a tour of the Peterson House.

    Embrace the outdoors, explore interactive exhbits and stand where history happened by taking the Red Line to visit some of DC's National Park Sites. Each of the parks listed here are 1 mile or less from each metro stop (about a 20 minute walk) or a 10 minute bus ride away.

    • Type: Self-Guided Tours - Walking
    • Locations: Ford's Theatre, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, George Washington Memorial Parkway, LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac, Lincoln Memorial,
    • Duration: 1-2 Days
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Location: Rosslyn Station - Smithsonian Station
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    Silver Line Washington, DC Metro

    Step off the Silver Line to take a walk on Theodore Roosevelt Island, or sight see from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Each of the parks listed here are 1 mile or less from each metro stop (about a 20 minute walk) or a 10 minute bus ride away.

    • Type: Self-Guided Tours - Walking
    • Locations: Ford's Theatre, Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens, National Mall and Memorial Parks
    • Duration: 1-2 Days
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Location: Rosslyn Station - Deanwood Station
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    Orange Line Washington, DC Metro

    Discover lotus and lily flowers at Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens, or explore the many memorials just a short walk from the Orange Line. Each of the parks listed here are 1 mile or less from each metro stop (about a 20 minute walk) or a 10 minute bus ride away.

    • Type: Self-Guided Tours - Walking
    • Locations: Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Ford's Theatre, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, George Washington Memorial Parkway,
    • Duration: 1-2 Days
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Location: Arlington Cemetery Station - Smithsonian Station
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    Blue Line DC Metro

    From the National Mall and Memorial Parks to the Mount Vernon Trail, travel the Blue Line to see what the southern portion of Washington, DC has to offer. Each of the parks listed here are 1 mile or less from each metro stop (about a 20 minute walk) or a 10 minute bus ride away.

    • Type: Self-Guided Tours - Walking
    • Locations: Greenbelt Park, National Mall and Memorial Parks
    • Duration: 1-2 Days
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Location: College Park Station - Anacostia Station
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day, Night
    Speaker at oratorical contest at Frederick Douglass National Historical Site

    History, culture and nature come together to provide a variety of parks for visitors utilizing the Green Line. Each of the parks listed here are 1 mile or less from each metro stop (about a 20 minute walk) or a 10 minute bus ride away.

    • Type: Self-Guided Tours - Walking
    • Locations: African American Civil War Memorial, Greenbelt Park, National Mall and Memorial Parks
    • Duration: 1-2 Days
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Location: College Park-U of MD - L'Enfant Station
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    Yellow Line DC Metro

    Explore Washington, DC from top to bottom on the Yellow Line. Each of the parks listed here are 1 mile or less from each metro stop (about a 20 minute walk) or a 10 minute bus ride away.

    • Type: Guided Tours
    • Duration: 15-90 Minutes
    • Reservations: Yes
    • Pets: No
    • Location: National Mall - Washington, DC
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day, Night, Dawn, Dusk
    Aerial view of the Washington Monument

    Did you know you can go to the top of the Washington Monument? You can! But you will need to plan ahead. Tickets are required to visit the interior of the Washington Monument.

    • Type: Junior Ranger Program
    • Duration: 30-90 Minutes
    • Reservations: No
    • Age: 4 and Older
    • Pets: No
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    a Junior Ranger badge and patch sit atop an activity book

    Oxon Hill Farm Junior Ranger Program

    • Type: Junior Ranger Program
    • Duration: 15-30 Minutes
    • Reservations: No
    • Age: 5-99 years old
    • Pets: Yes
    • Location: Greenbelt Park Ranger Station
    Greenbelt Park Junior ranger booklet

    Greenbelt Park Junior ranger booklet

Last updated: May 19, 2021