National Capital Parks-East (NACE) is an administrative grouping of multiple National Park Service sites east of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., and in the state of Maryland.[1][2] These sites include:[3][4][5]
| National Capital Parks-East | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 38°52′42″N 76°58′9″W / 38.87833°N 76.96917°W |
| Area | 6,546.92 acres (26.4944 km2) federal: 6,482.78 acres (26.2349 km2) including National Mall and Memorial Parks |
| Established | 1965 |
| Visitors | 1,390,443 (in 2005) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
- Anacostia Park
- Baltimore-Washington Parkway[6]
- Buzzard Point Park and Buzzard Point Marina
- Capitol Hill Parks
- Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site[7]
- Civil War Defenses of Washington – Fort Circle Parks – Includes the Civil War Forts and interconnecting parkways from Fort Greble to Fort Mahan.
- Fort Washington Park[7]
- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site[7]
- Greenbelt Park[7]
- Harmony Hall
- James Creek Marina
- Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
- Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site[7]
- Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm
- Oxon Run Parkway (affiliated area)
- Piscataway Park[7]
- Shepherd Parkway
- Suitland Parkway
NPS Visitor Contact Facilities
editThe headquarters of NACE is located in Anacostia Park at 1900 Anacostia Drive, SE. It is not a visitor center, but has an information desk in the lobby and is open to the public 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
Fort Washington Park has a Visitor Center that is open daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, April through October. The rest of the year, it closes at 4:00 PM.
Frederick Douglass NHS is open daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, April through October. The rest of the year, it closes at 4:30 PM.
Greenbelt Park Ranger Station is open daily 8:00 AM to 3:45 PM. The Park Headquarters is open five days a week 8:00 AM to 3:45 PM.
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens book store and contact station is open daily 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS is open daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, April through October. The rest of the year, it closes at 4:30 PM.
References
edit- ^ "The National Parks: Index 2012-2016" (PDF). www.nps.gov/. National Park Service. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "National Park Service Index Addendum (2016-2017)" (PDF). www.nps.gov/. National Park Service. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Reservation List: The Parks of the National Park System, Washington, DC" (PDF). www.nps.gov. National Park Service; Land Resources Program Center; National Capital Region. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "The Sites of National Capital Parks-East". www.nps.gov. National Park Service; US Department of the Interior. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Those not noted as official units are incorporated in the official unit National Capital Parks transferred in 1933
- ^ Incorporated into the official unit National Capital Parks in 1975
- ^ a b c d e f National Park System official unit.
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