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Rock Creek Park
Operating Hours & Seasons
 

Rock Creek Park is open during daylight hours.

Our Visitor Centers are open as follows:

Nature Center and Planetarium

Open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Wednesday-Sunday except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year days.

Old Stone House

Open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Wednesday-Sunday except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year days.

Group tours (10 or more) available by reservation.

Peirce Barn

Open Noon to 5:00 PM on the Weekends

The Sun  

Did You Know?
It takes light 8 minutes and 18 seconds, traveling at 186,000 miles per second to cover the 93 million miles from the sun to the earth. You can learn more amazing astronomy facts at the only planetarium in the NPS in Rock Creek Park.
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Last Updated: November 05, 2008 at 09:20 EST