Places to Go

Start your park experience with a visit to one of the three visitor centers in Rock Creek Park. Friendly staff are available to answer your questions and help you plan a visit to the surrounding sites at each location.

 
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Nature Center and Planetarium

Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium is the main visitor contact facility in the park.

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Peirce Mill

Learn about industrial history of the Rock Creek Valley and about one of the families who lived here in the 1700s and 1800s.

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Old Stone House

The Old Stone House in Georgetown provides visitors with information on early life in the American Colonies.

 
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Georgetown Sites

The National Park Service sites in Georgetown showcase the vibrant history and evolution of the City of Washington.

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Fountains in the Park

Learn more about the ornamental and memorial fountains in the park.

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Joan of Arc

What to see in Meridian Hill Park .

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Civil War Sites

Learn about the Civil War sites managed by Rock Creek Park and the Civil War Defenses of Washington.

 
 

Places in Rock Creek Park

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    Last updated: May 27, 2022

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    Mailing Address:

    5200 Glover Rd, NW
    Washington, DC 20015

    Phone:

    202 895-6000
    Rock Creek Park's main phone line.

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