Capitol Hill Parks
District of Columbia
Tonight
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6.6 h fully dark
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Entrance
Free entry
Folger Park Closed for Rehabilitation
Folger Park will remain closed until June 30, 2026, at 11:59 pm. This temporary closure is necessary to provide for visitor safety during a comprehensive rehabilitation project to restore park resources and improve the visitor experience.
Official NPS alert →Lincoln Park Central Turf Panel Closed: April 4–July 3, 2026
The central turf panel at Lincoln Park will be closed from April 4–July 3, 2026, for restoration.
Official NPS alert →The Capitol Hill Parks include several park areas east of the U.S. Capitol. Included in this group are Folger, Lincoln, Stanton, and Marion Parks, the Eastern Market and Potomac Avenue Metro stations, and several smaller land parcels such as Seward Square, Twining Square, the Maryland Avenue Triangles, the Pennsylvania Avenue Medians, and 59 inner-city triangles and squares.
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No entrance fee.
Hours & seasons
Open: 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily
Generally open:
winterspringsummerfallHours are reported by the park — verify before you go.
📞 771-208-1453
✉ nace_superintendent@nps.govConditions
Weather now: ☀️ Clear, 88°F
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Things to do
Junior Ranger Programs at National Capital Parks - East
Collect all the National Capital Parks - East Passport Stamps
Accessibility
7 audio-described place(s)
Reported by the park — verify before you go.
Not an official safety source — always defer to NPS.gov and rangers for life-safety decisions.
By the numbers
A visual read on Capitol Hill Parks — its character, trails, sky, and weather.
Park fingerprint
How this park scores across the dimensions travelers care about.
Trail difficulty
Difficulty mix across this park's trails.
3-day forecast
Daily high and low temperatures (°F).
People & stories
Figures tied to Capitol Hill Parks — each spans a cross-park journey.
Carter G. Woodson
— Reconstruction, Reconstruction Era, Reconstruction Era National Historic NetworkPlaces to see
Emancipation Memorial
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Folger Park
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General Nathanael Greene statue
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Lincoln Park
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Marion Park
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Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial
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Stanton Park
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Memorials for the Future, is a competition that aims to rethink the way we develop and experience memorials in Washington, D.C.
Learn about current and projected rates of sea level rise in the greater DC area, based on local water level data collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Across the National Capital Region, National Park Service crews climb into plow trucks, fire up loaders, and grab shovels to reopen park roads, parkways, bridges, sidewalks and plazas. They work rotating shifts, treat slick surfaces and return repeatedly as conditions change.
How Capitol Hill Parks connects
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