Beyond the Capital U.S. Department of the Interior

A Visitor’s Guide to Summer 2007 National Capital Parks-East

Charting the Future While Preserving the Past www.nps.gov/nace Dear Visitor: Welcome to Mission Greenbelt . Park, one of The National Park Service preserves unimpaired 14 sites within National the natural and cultural resources and values of Capital Parks- the National Park System for the enjoyment, East. I am education, and inspiration of this and future excited to per- sonally invite generations. The National Park Service cooperates you to visit a with partners to extend the benefits of natural and hidden jewel cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation in the metropolitan area. Greenbelt Park is an urban park with a rural feel located throughout this country. 12 miles outside of Washington, D.C. It is comprised of over 1,100 acres of forest, Did you know that National Capital Parks-East streams, picnic areas, hiking , and a vast array of wildlife. You’ll marvel at all of is one of almost 400 national parks found all the beautiful flora and fauna in the park. across America? A variety of programs are offered year- round. The park is an excellent resource for environmental studies, wildlife obser- What’s Inside: vation, and bird watching. It provides rec- reational opportunities for hiking, biking, For Your Information ...... Page 3 picnicking, and camping. Celebrate the Annual Waterlily and Asian Safety In Your National Parks ...... Page 3 Cultural Festival on July 21 at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. Come view the beautiful Important Phone Numbers ...... Page 3 ponds of waterlilies and other flowering plants while enjoying a day of fun for all. Points of Interest...... Pages 4 - 5 So, whether you’re ready to hike, camp, relax, or learn, let the rangers of National Capital Parks- East help you Experience Events...... Pages 6 - 9 Your America. Featured Site...... Page 10 Park Ranger, Robin Martin Greenbelt Park Park Map ...... Page 11

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Performers at the Annual Waterlily and Asian Cultural Festival at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. NPS photo.

Cover Photo: Bridge over Stillwater Creek in Greenbelt Park. NPS Photo.

2 Beyond the Capital - A Visitor’s Guide to NCP-East Important Phone Numbers F or Y our I nformation Emergencies 911 Camping U.S.Park Police 202-619-7105 The 174-site campground at Greenbelt Communications Center Park is open all year. Sites are available for tents, recreational vehicles, and trailers up Park Headquarters 202-690-5185 to 30 feet long. Restrooms, showers, picnic Local Weather 202-936-1212 tables, water, and fire grates are provided. There are no electric hookups and camp- Metro Rail and Bus 202-637-7000 ing is limited to 14 days. Overnight fees are 877-444-6777 or visit Frederick Douglass NHS Tours dependant on the number of campers. For www.recreation.gov camground reservations, call 1-800-365- CAMP or 301-344-2929.

Special Services NCP-East makes every effort to provide Safety In Your National Parks access to all of our facilities and programs for the broadest possible range of visitors. On the Road Hiking Precautions From children and the elderly to those who •Buckle Up! Seat belts are required • Hiking off trails is unsafe, are physically challenged, NCP-East strives by law. damages vegetation, causes to create inclusive opportunities for all •Slow down at dawn and dusk. erosion, and creates unsightly people. For detailed information on special •Watch out for pedestrians, other paths. services, visitors should contact the park motorists, and animals on • Choose hiking trails suitable to Accessibility Coordinator at 202-690-5188. roadways. your physical condition. • Pedestrians have the right-of-way. • If you plan to hike solo, give your Park Regulations • Follow park speed limits. intended route and length of trip To help protect park resources and ensure • Be aware that traffic in parks can be to a park ranger or friend. an enjoyable visit for everyone, please fol- very heavy so be patient. • Wear proper clothing. Hiking low park rules and posted regulations. • Always yield to emergency vehicles. boots should be sturdy with • Pets are welcome in all of NCP-East, • Always keep watch for bicyclists, good traction and ankle support except at Oxon Cove Park. Pets must especially when turning, merging, and should be well broken in be on a leash no longer than 6 feet changing lanes, or entering ahead of time. and under control at all times. intersections. • Bring bottled water. • Discharging firearms anywhere on NCP-East lands is unlawful. • Please dispose of your garbage and Fortifications Bites and Stings other refuse in park-provided Climbing any part of the fortifications Reduce the risk of bites or stings containers or take it with you when is unsafe and can damage them. Many by taking the following steps: you leave. historic surfaces are uneven and •Avoid peak mosquito hours. • For your safety while hiking, stay on the some areas can be slippery when wet. The hours from dusk to dawn are established trails and watch your Please stay off earthworks and watch peak biting times for many species footing at all times. your children. of mosquitoes. • Prevent damage to resources by •To reduce your contact with bicycling on paved roads and Sun and Heat Protection poison ivy and ticks, stay on designated bike trails only. •Apply a broad spectrum sunscreen trails. Wearing a hat, long with a Sun Protection Factor ( SPF) pants, and a long-sleeved shirt Road Construction of at least 15. Reapply sunscreen helps considerably. Due to ongoing construction at the every 2 hours when outdoors, even •Do not leave open drinks Woodrow Wilson Bridge and the Indian on cloudy days. uncovered. Stinging insects, Head Highway interchange of I-95, •Drink lots of water to avoid attracted by the sweet beverage, visitors to and Oxon dehydration. may crawl inside. Cove Park may encounter traffic detours or changes in ramp alignments serving these Always Put Out Your Fires! sites. Please drive carefully. For construc- Fires left unattended are tion and detour updates, contact park staff dangerous. Be sure your fire is at 301-763-4600 for Fort Washington Park put out completely with water before or 301-839-1176 for Oxon Cove Park. leaving the area.

Beyond the Capital - A Visitor’s Guide to NCP-East 3 Points of Interest

Anacostia Park Capitol Hill Parks Fort Dupont Park Fort Washington Park

ANACOSTIA PARK presently When L’Enfant submitted his FORT DUPONT PARK is the FORT WASHINGTON PARK is a spans over 1,200 acres stretching design for the national capital of largest of the Fort Circle Parks. 19th century fortification that was the length of the Anacostia River Washington in 1790, a system of Here you will find earthwork for- built to defend the nation’s capital from the Frederick Douglass grand avenues, public buildings, tifications used in the Civil War in from naval attacks. It remained Memorial Bridge north approxi- and grounds dominated the overall defense of Washington, D.C. active through 1946. mately five miles to the District/ plan. Many of the parks, medians, line. It includes Langs- circles, and squares of Capitol Today, Fort Dupont Park is a Tours of the fort are available ton Golf Course and River Terrace Hill evolved from this plan and its heavily wooded, 400-acre site that daily. Picnicking areas, river views and it is one of Washington, D.C.’s subsequent modification in 1901 protects an important sub- and access, extensive woodlands, largest and most important parks by the McMillan Commission. watershed of the Anacostia River and hiking trails are also available. with diverse recreational oppor- and contains tennis and basket- Fort Washington Park hosts a tunities, natural areas, and historic The CAPITOL HILL PARKS, ball courts, softball fields, and a number of special events annually sites. located between 2nd Streets NE community ice-rink. Its rolling including Civil War artillery firing and SE and the Anacostia River, wooded hills are an important vi- demonstrations and living history This multi-use recreation park, provide elegant and open sual element of the nation’s capital programs. with shoreline access, skating greenspace within the city of and provides an attractive setting pavilion, ball fields, basketball and Washington for relaxation, for community garden plots, The fort is closed on Thanksgiving tennis courts, and picnic areas aesthetic enjoyment, and historic frolicking children, and an annual Day, December 25, and January 1. attracts people from throughout commemoration. summer concert series. There you The grounds are open from sunrise the city and across the nation. The will also find picnicking areas and to sunset and the fort and visitor shorelines also provide opportuni- Included in this group are: Lincoln, hiking and biking trails. The park center are open from 9:00 a.m. to ties for river access, fishing, bird- Folger, Stanton, and Marion Parks; is open to the public daily, from 5:00 p.m. Memorial Day through ing, and just relaxing! Maryland Avenue Triangles; Penn- dawn to dusk. Labor Day and from 9:00 a.m. sylvania Avenue Medians, Squares to 4:30 p.m. Labor Day through The park is open daily from and Triangles, including Seward Memorial Day. An entrance fee 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. except Square; Potomac Avenue Metro is charged from April through January 1, Thanksgiving Day, and Station; Twining Square, and other October. December 25. inner city green spaces.

Contact Information Contact Information Contact Information Contact Information 1900 Anacostia Drive, SE 1318 Vermont Avenue, NW 1411 W Street, SE 1355 Fort Washington Road Washington, DC 20020 Washington, DC 20005 Washington, DC 20020 Fort Washington, MD 20744 202-472-3884 202-673-2402 202-426-5961 301-763-4600 www.nps.gov/anac www.nps.gov/cahi www.nps.gov/fodu www.nps.gov/fowa

Mary McLeod Bethune Oxon Cove Park Sewall Belmont House Council House NHS Oxon Hill Farm and Museum

Nestled in the heart of the Logan Located in the District of Colum- Situated along the Potomac River The SEWALL-BELMONT Circle Historic District in Washing- bia and Prince George’s County, in Maryland, PISTCATAWAY HOUSE AND MUSEUM is ton, D.C. is the MARY MCLEOD Maryland, OXON COVE PARK PARK was created to preserve the site where suffrage leader BETHUNE COUNCIL HOUSE features the 63-acre OXON HILL the historic views from Mount Alice Paul and the women of the NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. FARM, a working historic farm. Vernon, home to President George National Woman’s Party led the Bethune founded the National Visitors can explore the early Washington, to Fort Washing- fight for equal rights for women in Council of Negro Women and the 19th century farm house (Mount ton. Piscataway Park is a natural the United States and throughout site served as its national head- Welby) and other historic barns, area and is home to bald eagles, the world. The National Woman’s quarters from 1943 to 1966. stables, and outbuildings. Animals, beavers, fox, osprey, and many Party was instrumental in gaining crops, orchards, and gardens are other species. The forested coves the passage of the Nineteenth The National Archives for Black also found on the farm site. The and tidal marshes located along Amendment to the Constitution Women’s History, housed at the park’s 485 acres provide recre- the Piscataway Park shoreline are a giving women the right to vote. site, has materials pertaining to ational opportunities for hiking, great place for exploring by canoe. black women and their organi- biking, and picnicking, and are an Piscataway Park is a beautiful place Alice Paul, the author of the Equal zations and contains extensive excellent resource for environmen- for picnicking and fishing. Rights Amendment, lived and correspondence, photographs, and tal studies and wildlife observing. National Colonial Farm, located worked in the house for many memorabilia related to the in the park, is an outdoor living his- years. The library, which contains National Council of Negro The farm is open to the public daily tory museum founded by the Acco- an unparalleled collection of Women. from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except keek Foundation. The park offers a suffrage and equal rights artifacts January 1, Thanksgiving Day, and public fishing pier, two boardwalks and documents, is dedicated to the The site is open to the public December 25. Reservations are over freshwater tidal wetlands, and history of the party and the history Monday through Saturday from required for special programs, a variety of nature trails, of the suffrage and equal rights 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It is closed education offerings, and popular movements. Please call for tour January 1, Thanksgiving Day, and activities such as milking cows, The park is open from dusk to availability. December 25. gathering eggs, and wagon rides. dawn.

Contact Information Contact Information Contact Information Contact Information 1318 Vermont Avenue, NW 6411 Oxon Hill Road 13551 Fort Washington Road 144 Constitution Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20005 Oxon Hill, MD 20745 Fort Washington, MD 20744 Washington, DC 20002 202-673-2402 301-839-1176 301-763-4600 202-546-1210 www.nps.gov/mamc www.nps.gov/oxhi www.nps.gov/pisc www.sewallbelmont.org

4 Beyond the Capital - A Visitor’s Guide to NCP-East Points of Interest

Kenilworth Aquatic FrederickFrederick Douglass Douglass NHS NHS Greenbelt Park Langston Golf Course Gardens

THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS GREENBELT PARK is a natural KENILWORTH AQUATIC Named for John Mercer Langston, NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE oasis situated just 12 miles from GARDENS is the only National an African American elected to houses an impressive collection Washington, D.C. and 23 miles Park Service site devoted to the Congress in 1888, LANGSTON of original furnishing and artifacts from Baltimore, Maryland. The cultivation of flowering aquatic GOLF COURSE offers an 18- from Frederick Douglass. park’s 1,100 acres of oak, maple, plants. It is a 12-acre sanctuary hole course, driving range, and sweetgum, and old pine are a that features serene ponds, flower- clubhouse. The site is open to the public daily, retreat from the pressures of city ing water lilies and lotus, as well as except January 1, Thanksgiving life and a forested refuge for native many species of birds and wildlife. The course opened in 1939, as a Day, and December 25. Visitors plants and animals. The Aquatic Gardens’ Annual 9-hole facility when very limited learn about the life of Frederick Waterlily and Asian Cultural Festi- golfing facilities were available to Douglass through exhibits, a film A wide range of recreational val in July, the peak of the bloom- African Americans. Nine ad- in the park’s visitor center, and opportunities and educational ing season, attracts thousands of ditional holes were constructed ranger-led tours of the home. Res- programs are available year-round, visitors. The visitor center is open in the 1950s. Although the layout ervations are required for groups including facilities for picnicking, daily from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and landscape has evolved over of more than 10, maximum of 60 camping, backpacking, biking, except January 1, Thanksgiving time, Langston Golf Course was persons per group. Groups of 10 bird watching, hiking, and wildlife Day, and December 25. placed on the National Register or less are strongly encouraged viewing. of Historic Places for its efforts to to make reservations. Tickets are KENILWORTH MARSH is a 77- provide equal access during the era available on-site the day of the tour The park is open daily from dawn acre freshwater tidal marsh that of racial segregation. Historically, on a first-come, first-served basis. to dusk. The ranger station is open borders the Kenilworth Aquatic it was a pioneer in establishing year-round from 8:00 a.m. to 3:45 Gardens. The marsh includes African American golf clubs and For further information, please p.m., except January 1, Thanksgiv- 32-acres of marsh restored in the professional golfers. call 1-877-444-6777 or visit www. ing Day, and December 25. 1990s to provide habitat for a wide recreation.gov. Tours are free; array of native wildlife and wetland Langston’s Pro Shop and snack bar however, reservations require a plants. A boardwalk and from are open from dawn to dusk year- service charge of $1.50 per person. the Aquatic Gardens provide visi- round. The driving range is open School groups pay a flat service fee tors access to various marsh zones from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily, of $5.00 per reservation. and the Anacostia River. except December 25.

Contact Information Contact Information Contact Information Contact Information 1411 W Street, SE 6565 Greenbelt Road 1550 Anacostia Avenue, NE 26th & Benning Road, NE Washington, DC 20020 Greenbelt, MD 20770 Washington, DC 20019 Washington, DC 20019 202-426-5961 301-344-3948 202-426-6905 202-397-8638 www.nps.gov/frdo www.nps.gov/gree www.nps.gov/keaq www.golfdc.com Activities At Your Fingertips

Mary Fort Frederick Kenilworth McLeod Anacostia Fort Dupont Greenbelt Oxon Cove Piscataway Washington Douglass Aquatic Bethune Park Park Park Park Park Park NHS Gardens Council House NHS

Biking

Birding

Camping Education Programs Hiking

Live Music On-site Parking Picknicking Ranger - led Programs Sports Fields Visitor Center

Beyond the Capital - A Visitor’s Guide to NCP-East 5 Events July Events Be a Junior Civil War Artillery Volunteer Guide Training Ranger This Demonstrations Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Fort Washington Park – Old Fort 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 7 Summer 12 noon – Musket Demonstrations 202- 426-6905 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. – Adults Junior Ranger Artillery Demonstrations Calling all garden lovers! Share your Program Sunday, July 1 passion and interest for gardening Oxon Cove Park - 301-763-4600 and flowers with park visitors. We Visitor Barn All Ages provide training. 9:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Volunteers in Civil War period uni- June through August forms will demonstrate and explain Mary McLeod Bethune 132nd 301-839-1176 the procedures used during the muz- Birthday Commemoration Ages 9–13 zle-loading era of American arms. Lincoln Park Pick up a free book on the National Visitors will have the opportunity to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 10 Park Service at the park’s visitor participate in a non-firing artillery 202-673-2402 barn. Complete the activities in drill after each demonstration. All Ages the book and receive your Junior Join the National Park Service and the Ranger badge and certificate. Invasive Plant Removal National Council of Negro Women, Greenbelt Park – Inc. to commemorate the 132nd Anni- Greenbelt Park Junior Rangers Sweetgum Picnic Area versary of the birth of Mary McLeod Greenbelt Park – Ranger Station 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 7 Bethune . The program will feature 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday 301-344-3944 guest speaker, Dr. Trudy Kebbie Reed, through Wednesday Ages 8 to Adult President of the Bethune Cookman July 9 – July 11 Make a difference and help preserve University. The Franklin P. Nash August 6 – August 8 Greenbelt Park’s native plants. Join United Methodist Church Gospel 301-344-3944 in a hands-on nature preservation Choir will perform. The festivities will Ages 8–12 activity as we pull non-native plants conclude with a wreath-laying cer- Become a Greenbelt Park Junior and help preserve Greenbelt Park for emony in Lincoln Park. The park is Ranger. Pre-registration and ap- future generations. Bring insect repel- located on East Capital Street plications are available at the park. lant. Be sure to wear sturdy shoes, between 11th and 13th Streets NE, Join the park rangers to learn as long pants, long-sleeved shirt, and Washington, D.C. we explore Greenbelt Park in a bring work gloves. three-day environmental educa- tion program.

Junior Ranger Day Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens - Visitor Center 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 1 202-426-6905 Ages 6 to12 and Adults Join us for a fun filled and interac- tive day as we explore the gardens, learn about our community and understand the important role we each play in the balance of life around us.

www.nps.gov/webrangers Check out this site and be a webranger today! Visitors chat at Lincoln Park after the wreath-laying ceremony commemorating the birthday of Mary McLeod Bethune. NPS photo.

6 Beyond the Capital - A Visitor’s Guide to NCP-East Summer Reading Ranger Fort Dupont Greenbelt Park – Summer Theatre Concert Series Ranger Station Fort Dupont Park 2:00 p.m. Sunday, 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. July 15 Saturday, July 14, July 21, July 28, August 4, August 11, August 18 301-344-3944 All Ages Ages 5 – 10 Summer has arrived and music is in the air. We encourage music Join a park lovers of all ages to bring blankets to lie on, chairs to sit in, and lots ranger to dis- of friends to enjoy great music all summer long. Please note that all cover the true shows go on, rain or shine. Performances are subject to change. All story of Smokey shows are free. Bear. July 14 LAKESIDE Grammy award winner,Gordon Chambers July 21 BRASS CONSTRUCTION Shadz of Soul Annual Waterlily July 28 and Asian Cultural Festival ZAPP BAND Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Nu-Era 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. August 4 Saturday, July 21 Salute to WPFW’s 30th 202- 426-6905 Anniversary Celebration All Ages THE LEGENDARY ESCORTS & Bring the entire THE SOUNDS OF THE PHILLY REVIEW family out Soul Patrol to experi- August 11 ence this B.T. EXPRESS spectacular Lady Rhythm event with August 18 tours of the THE BAR-KAYS gardens, Asian Fathers Children cultural dancing and The following items may NOT be brought into Fort Dupont Park: glass performing, face painting, containers, alcoholic beverages, illegal substances, and weapons of any kind. workshops on gardening, a photo con- Charcoal grills may only be used in designated picnic areas. No tents or lit test, and more. candles are allowed in the audience area. Vending, cameras, camcorders, and any other recording devices are also prohibited. Please respect our neighbors Tub Gardening for Shade by not parking to obstruct private driveways. Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens – Visitor Center 1:00 p.m. Sunday July 22 202-426-6905 Ages 10 to Adult Ease into easy water gardening at this demonstration.

Beyond the Capital - A Visitor’s Guide to NCP-East 7 Winter Events

Events August Events September Events

Invasive Plant Removal Power of the Pen Invasive Plant Removal Greenbelt Park – Mary McLeod Bethune Greenbelt Park – Sweetgum Picnic Area Council House, NHS Sweetgum Picnic Area 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 4 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 17 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 1 301-344-3944 202-673-2402 301-344-3944 Ages 8 to Adult All Ages Ages 8 to Adult Make a difference and help preserve Join the National Park Service in a Make a difference and help preserve Greenbelt Park’s native plants. Join program that features the writings of Greenbelt Park’s native plants. Join in a hands-on nature preservation Mary McLeod Bethune. Interpret in a hands-on nature preservation activity as we pull non-native plants the written thoughts of Mrs. Bethune activity as we pull non-native plants and help preserve Greenbelt Park for from authentic documents pulled and help preserve Greenbelt Park for future generations. Bring insect re- from files of the National Archives future generations. Bring insect repel- pellant. Be sure to wear sturdy shoes, of Black Women’s History. Selected lant. Be sure to wear sturdy shoes, long pants, long-sleeved shirt, and speeches and letters will be discussed long pants, long-sleeved shirt, and bring work gloves. that have inspired change in Ameri- bring work gloves. can history. Civil War Artillery Demonstrations Meet the Beaver Fort Washington Park – Old Fort Back to School Reading Ranger Greenbelt Park – Ranger Station 12:00 noon – Musket Demonstrations Greenbelt Park – Ranger Station 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 2 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 26 301-344-3944, RSVP Artillery Demonstrations 301-344-3944 Ages 5 to Adult Sunday, August 5 Ages 5 –10 Join a park ranger as we learn about 301-763-4600 Join a park ranger and explore the beavers and their habits. All Ages life of former First Lady Eleanor Volunteers in Civil War period uni- Roosevelt. Black Family Reunion forms will demonstrate and explain National Mall the procedures used during the muz- Children’s Stories 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. zle-loading era of American arms. Kenilworth Aquatic Garden – Saturday, September 8 Visitors will have the opportunity to Visitor Center 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. participate in a non-firing artillery 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Sunday, September 9 drill after each demonstration. Thursday, August 30 202-737-0120 202-426-6905 All Ages The Paradox of Butterflies Ages 3 – 5 Enjoy free concerts, arts and crafts, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens – Bring the children out to listen to health screenings, international Visitor Center Park Ranger Debbie Kirkley as she marketplace, and the Mary McLeod 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. reads from nature stories and intro- Bethune Council House exhibit Sunday, August 12 duces the life cycles of animals and hosted by the National Coucil of 202-426-6905 their habitats in Kenilworth Aquatic Negro Women. All Ages Gardens. Explore how something so fragile Civil War Artillery Demonstrations looking can survive long distance Fort Washington Park – Old Fort migrations. Why does a beautiful but- 12:00 noon, Musket Demonstrations terfly only drink from mud puddles? 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. Take the time at the end of this Artillery Demonstrations tour to build a paper butterfly one Sunday, September 9 feather at a time and see the amazing 301-763-4600 paradox of strength through delicate All Ages structures. Volunteers in Civil War period uni- forms will demonstrate and explain the procedures used during the muz- zle-loading era of American arms. Visitors will have the opportunity to participate in a non-firing artillery drill after each demonstration.

8 Beyond the Capital - A Visitor’s Guide to NCP-East Events

Maryland Lighthouse Challenge ...All Summer Long Fort Washington Park – Lighthouse 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Weekend Garden Tours Chicken Program Saturday and Sunday Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens – Oxon Cove Park – September 15 - 16 Visitor Center Visitor Barn 301-763-4600 Memorial Day through Labor Day July through September

All Ages 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. 11 a.m. Sundays The Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Saturdays and Sundays 301-839-1176 Lighthouse Society invites you to join 202-426-6905 All Ages the challenge by visiting Maryland’s All Ages Do you know the difference between land-based light houses. This is the Join a park ranger for the inside story brown and white eggs? How are only weekend that the Fort Washing- of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens on an chickens important to a farm’s econ- ton lighthouse is open to the public. easy stroll of the grounds. omy? Learn the answer to these and For additional information on the other fascinating facts about chickens. challenge, go to www.cheslights.org. Meet the Dairy Cow Oxon Cove Park – Visitor Barn Wagon Ride Watershed Walk July through September Oxon Cove Park – Visitor Barn Greenbelt Park – 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. July through September Sweetgum Picnic Area Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday 11:00 a.m. Sunday, September 23 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays 301-839-1176 301-344-3944, RSVP 10 a.m. Sundays All Ages Ages 10 to Adult 301-839 -1176 Take a scenic ride through the park Join a park ranger to discover the Still All Ages and learn about the environment and Creek watershed in Greenbelt Park. See a cow milking demonstration, stories of the park. learn fun cow facts and proper milk- National Public Lands Day ing techniques, and more. History of the Farm Greenbelt Park – Ranger Station Oxon Cove Park – Visitor Barn 3:00 p.m. Saturday, September 29 July through September 301-344-3944, RSVP 1:00 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday Ages 16 to Adult 301-839-1176 Join a park ranger to help us All Ages clean-up the Still Creek watershed Join a ranger for a walk to discuss the that runs through Greenbelt Park. history of Oxon Hill Farm Clean-up tools and bottled water will be provided. Meet the dairy cow up close and personal. Ranger Ray will show you how to milk a cow National Public Lands Day this summer at Oxon Hill Farm. NPS photo. Fort Washington Park – Old Fort 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday, September 29 301-763-4600 All Ages The fort has undergone a 3-year renovation and the work is complete. Now we need your help to put on the finishing touches. Join us to help clean-up the historic fort, remove vegetation from the brick work, paint historic cannons, and perform gen- eral cleaning of the area. Clean-up tools and supplies will be provided.

Beyond the Capital - A Visitor’s Guide to NCP-East 9 Greenbelt Park Campground

For camping reservations call 1-800-365-CAMP or 301-344-2929.

10 Beyond the Capital - A Visitor’s Guide to NCP-East Park Map

Beyond the Capital - A Visitor’s Guide to NCP-East 11 National Capital Parks-East First Class Mail 1900 Anacostia Drive, SE Postage and Fees Washington, DC 20020 PAID Washington, DC Permit Number 80501233

Superintendent Join the National Park Service on July 21 from 10:00 am to 2:00 p.m. at Gayle Hazelwood Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens for the Annual Waterlily and Asian Cultural Festival.

Editing and Writing Janet Braxton Lori James Kirsten Talken-Spaulding

Layout and Design Marilyn Cohen-Brown

Map Design Sean Denniston Please tell us what you think. Beyond the Capital, a Visitor’s Guide to NCP- East is a publication of the National Park Service. Correspondence should be addressed to: National Capital Parks-East, Attn: Editor, 1900 Anacostia Drive, SE, Washington, DC 20020 or email can be sent to: [email protected].

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