News Release

National Park Service will host community pop-ups to share plans for improvements at several national parks in NE and SE DC

Date: February 6, 2024
Contact: [e-mail]

WASHINGTON – This month, the National Park Service (NPS) will host community pop-ups in Northeast and Southeast Washington, D.C., to share proposed plans to improve NPS recreational facilities at the Alabama Avenue playground; Battery Ricketts and Fort Stanton Park; Kenilworth Park; Randle Circle Park, Lanham Estates and Ridge Road picnic areas at Fort Dupont Park; and River Terrace Park at Anacostia Park.   

A significant investment from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund has been proposed to improve recreational facilities in National Park Service sites in Northeast and Southeast Washington, D.C. The funding for these projects, as well as projects at Anacostia Park, the Parkland area of Shepherd Parkway, would help update tennis and basketball courts, playgrounds, picnic pavilions, restrooms, and fencing and lighting. 

The NPS wants to hear from the community about how to continue improving parks and how the community would like to use and enjoy these beloved community spaces. Public participation is vital to the planning process. During the pop-ups, neighbors will learn more about the effort to improve parks, see the plans, ask questions and share feedback on the plans. The NPS will use public feedback to help shape the improvement projects’ design plans.  

Attend a pop-up for one or all of your neighborhood parks:  

• Alabama Avenue Playground, adjacent to Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library 

• When: Feb. 17 from 12-2 p.m. 

• Where: Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library, 3660 Alabama Ave. SE, Washington, D.C., 20020 

• River Terrace Park 

• When: Feb. 20 from 6-8 p.m. 

• Where: Langston Golf Course Clubhouse, 2600 Benning Rd NE, Washington, D.C., 20002 

• Kenilworth Park 

• When: Feb. 21 from 6-8 p.m. 

• Where: Kenilworth Recreation Center, 4321 Ord Street NE, Washington, D.C., 20019 

• Battery Ricketts and Fort Stanton Park 

• When: Feb. 22 from 6-8 p.m. 

• Where: Stanton Recreation Center, 1812 Erie Street SE, Washington, D.C., 20020 

•  Randle Circle Park, Lanham Estates and Ridge Road Picnic Areas 

• When: Feb. 27 from 6-8 p.m.  

• Where: Fort Dupont Activity Center, Fort Dupont Drive SE, Washington, D.C., 20019 

If neighbors are unable to attend a specific meeting, informational flyers will be available for all parks at each pop-up, or please contact [e-mail] for more information.  

-NPS-  

About the National Park Service: More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for more than 400 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at nps.gov, and on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.