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Anacostia Park
Directions
 

From the Baltimore-Washington Pkwy/295

Follow the Baltimore-Washington Parkway South toward Washington, DC.  Take the left lanes to 295 South, then stay to the center lane.  From 295, take the eastbound Pennsylvania Avenue exit. Take the first right onto Fairlawn Avenue. Go to the stop sign and turn right again on Nicholson Street to enter the park. Turn right to get to the skating pavilion, and tennis court area.

From Interstate Route 395

Follow  I-395 North into Washington, DC toward the Southeast-Southwest Freeway. When the freeway splits, veer to the right toward Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue and take the Anacostia Park exit to the stop sign. Turn right onto Good Hope Road to enter the park. Turn right to get to the skating pavilion and tennis court area.

From the Suitland Pkwy/South Capitol St.

Follow the Suitland Parkway west toward Washington, DC. Turn right at the 4th traffic signal onto Firth Sterling Avenue. Take the next left turn on Howard Road. When you approach the Douglas Bridge, the lanes will split and the park entrance is to the right. Turn right to get to the skating pavilion and tennis court area.

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Did You Know?
Greenbelt Park is a part of National Capital Parks East. NCP East consists of parks including Fort Washington, Oxon Hill Farm, Frederick Douglass Historic Site, Anacostia Park, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens and Mary McLeod Bethune House.

Last Updated: June 29, 2008 at 13:24 EST