National Capital Parks-East (NACE) is an administrative grouping of multiple
National Park Service
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sites east of the
United States Capitol
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in
Washington, D.C.
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, and in the state of
Maryland
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.
These sites include:
[Those not noted as official units are incorporated in the official unit National Capital Parks transferred in 1933]
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Anacostia Park
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Baltimore-Washington Parkway[Incorporated into the official unit National Capital Parks in 1975]
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Buzzard Point Park and Buzzard Point Marina
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Capitol Hill Parks
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Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site[National Park System official unit.]
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Civil War Defenses of Washington – Fort Circle Parks – Includes the Civil War Forts and interconnecting parkways from
Fort Greble to Fort Mahan.
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Fort Davis Park
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Fort Dupont Park
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Fort Foote Park
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Fort Stanton
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Fort Washington Park
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Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
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Greenbelt Park
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Harmony Hall
* James Creek Marina
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Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
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Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
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Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm
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Oxon Run Parkway (affiliated area)
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Piscataway Park
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Shepherd Parkway
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Suitland Parkway
The Suitland Parkway is a limited-access road, limited-access parkway in Washington, D.C., and Prince George's County, Maryland, administered and maintained by the U.S. National Park Service (NPS), National Capital Parks-East. The road has part ...
NPS Visitor Contact Facilities
The 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
External links
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{{Authority control
1965 establishments in Washington, D.C.
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Protected areas established in 1965