Plan Your Visit

National Capital Parks - East is an administrative unit that manages many parks in and near Washington, DC. For more parks in the area, visit DC Area National Parks.

Explore Outdoors

Anacostia Park

Take a breath of fresh air and find a place to unwind at this park in the middle of the nation's capital.
Greenbelt Park

Camp, hike, picnic, and more at this urban oasis just twelve miles from the nation's capital.
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens

Be awed by the only national park dedicated to the propagation of tropical lilies and lotuses.
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm

Experience how rural life in Southern Maryland has been preserved and changed over time at this working farm.
Piscataway Park

Enjoy the natural beauty of wetlands, woodlands, and wildlife along the Potomac River.

Step Into History

Carter G. Woodson Home NHS

Discover the home/office of a scholar who changed the history field by publishing and distributing research on the African-American past.
Fort Washington Park

Explore this defensive work which has stood unchallenged for more than 200 years.
Frederick Douglass NHS

Be inspired by the story of a man who escaped slavery and spent his life fighting for justice and equality for all people.
Harmony Hall

Understand the history of Southern Maryland through the preservation of an 18th century mansion.
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS

See where the National Council of Negro Women organized civil rights activities that changed this country.