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National Park Service sites in District of Columbia

District of Columbia has 37 National Park Service sites in the NPS data. In the Oct 28, 2026 snapshot, 13 of them had active alerts — 26 in total, including 14 closures — and together they list 37 NPS campgrounds.

Updated · NPS Data API

Sites in District of Columbia
ParkDesignationActive alertsClosuresCampgroundsEntrance fee
African American Civil War MemorialNational Park Service site000Free
Anacostia ParkPark000Free
Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National MonumentNational Monument000Free
Capitol Hill ParksNational Park Service site000Free
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic TrailNational Historic Trail000Free
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic SiteNational Historic Site110Free
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical ParkNational Historical Park4137Fee
Chesapeake BayNational Park Service site000Free
Civil War Defenses of WashingtonNational Park Service site110Free
Constitution GardensNational Park Service site000Free
Desert Shield and Desert Storm MemorialMemorial000Free
Dwight D. Eisenhower MemorialMemorial000Free
Ford's Theatre National Historic SiteNational Historic Site000Free
Fort Dupont ParkNational Park Service site000Free
Franklin Delano Roosevelt MemorialNational Park Service site000Free
Frederick Douglass National Historic SiteNational Historic Site000Free
George Washington Memorial ParkwayMemorial Parkway530Free
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic GardensNational Park Service site100Free
Korean War Veterans MemorialNational Park Service site000Free
LBJ Memorial Grove on the PotomacNational Park Service site000Free
Lincoln MemorialNational Park Service site000Free
Martin Luther King, Jr. MemorialNational Park Service site000Free
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic SiteNational Historic Site110Free
National Capital Parks-EastNational Park Service site000Free
National Mall and Memorial ParksNational Park Service site100Free
Pennsylvania AvenueNational Park Service site000Free
Potomac Heritage National Scenic TrailNational Scenic Trail110Free
Rock Creek ParkPark660Free
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic TrailNational Historic Trail100Free
The White House and President's ParkNational Park Service site200Free
Theodore Roosevelt IslandNational Park Service site000Free
Thomas Jefferson MemorialNational Park Service site100Free
Vietnam Veterans MemorialNational Park Service site000Free
Washington MonumentNational Park Service site100Free
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic TrailNational Historic Trail000Free
World War I MemorialNational Park Service site000Free
World War II MemorialNational Park Service site000Free

Planning a trip in District of Columbia

36 of these sites have no entrance fee in NPS fee data. Open a park to see its fees and passes, hours, visitor centers, campgrounds and every current alert. Sites that cross state lines are listed in each state they touch.

Heading out? Check each park's alerts the morning you leave — closures for weather, fire and road work are often posted on short notice.

Other states and territories

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Want the headline parks only? See the national parks list, or browse all NPS campgrounds.

Sources

  • National Park Service Data API — parks, alerts, fees and campgrounds, snapshot of Oct 28, 2026.
  • Data: National Park Service (NPS) Data API, U.S. Department of the Interior (developer.nps.gov). This product uses the NPS Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the National Park Service. The National Park Service and the U.S. Department of the Interior do not endorse OpenParks. Photos are NPS images shown with their original credits; park descriptions are short excerpts credited to the NPS. Always confirm current conditions on nps.gov before you travel.