The National Park Service is dedicated to providing affordable golf opportunities at each of the three golf courses in D.C: Rock Creek Park Golf Course, East Potomac Park Golf Course, and Langston Golf Course. National Links Trust manages the golf courses through a 50-year master lease with the NPS.
Links to the past
The three NPS golf courses in D.C. have a fascinating and complex history. Initially built between 1918 and 1939, the courses have hosted numerous tournaments, presidents of the United States, renowned American golfers as well as countless local citizens. The golf courses also played a role in the civil rights movement; activists successfully protested for equal access to the courses and helped inspire the integration of the city's recreational facilities in 1941. Learn more about this history.
The National Park Service recently completed a series of studies on the history and design of the National Park Service golf courses at East Potomac Park, Rock Creek Park, and Langston. All three are listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and the studies provide up-to-date and comprehensive documentation to aid in the interpretation, management, and full understanding of the sites.
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Revitalizing a Washington Treasure: The Rock Creek Park Golf Course Rehabilitation Project
- Type: Article
- Locations: Rock Creek Park
A Balanced Approach to Preservation, Recreation, and Sustainability
- Rock Creek Park
Rock Creek Park Golf Course rehabilitation plan receives National Capital Planning Commission’s final approval
- Type: News
- Locations: Rock Creek Park
- Date Released: 2024-09-06
This approval marks a major step forward in rehabilitating one of Washington’s treasured public golf courses.
- Type: News
- Locations: Rock Creek Park
- Date Released: 2024-05-29
The National Park Service (NPS) invites the public to an information session on June 12, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., about the rehabilitation of the historic Rock Creek Park Golf Course.
- Type: News
- Locations: Rock Creek Park
- Date Released: 2024-04-17
The National Park Service (NPS) and National Links Trust (NLT) will rehabilitate Rock Creek Park Golf Course, one of the oldest public golf courses in the country. The rehabilitation of the 100-year-old course in northwest Washington, D.C., is expected to start in late 2024 and take two years to complete.
- Type: News
- Locations: National Capital Parks-East, National Mall and Memorial Parks, Rock Creek Park
- Date Released: 2020-10-02
The National Park Service (NPS) has signed a 50-year lease with National Links Trust (NLT) to operate three historic golf courses in Washington, D.C. NLT will begin management of East Potomac, Langston and Rock Creek golf courses beginning Monday, Oct. 5.
- Type: Things To Do
- Subtype: Golf
- Reservations: Yes
- Pets: No
- Location: Rock Creek Park Golf Course
- Season: Spring, Summer
- Time Of Day: Day
Visit one of three golf courses at National Parks in Washington, DC
- Type: Article
- Locations: Anacostia Park, National Capital Parks-East, National Mall and Memorial Parks, Rock Creek Park
- Offices: Region 1: National Capital Region, Resource Stewardship & Science - Region 1 NCA
In the summer of 2016 the National Park Service began a study on the history and design of the National Park Service golf courses at East Potomac Park, Rock Creek Park, and Langston. The study will provides historical information and will be used as a planning tool for the ongoing management and public use of these golf courses.
- Type: News
- Locations: National Capital Parks-East, National Mall and Memorial Parks, Rock Creek Park
- Offices: Region 1: National Capital Region
- Date Released: 2020-06-22
The National Park Service (NPS) will begin negotiations with National Links Trust (NLT) to operate three historic golf courses in Washington, D.C., under a long-term lease.
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Last updated: April 30, 2024