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Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Road Closures and Construction
The contractor will continue punch list work on the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway. There may be temporary lane closures during non-rush hours for miscellaneous punch list work. More »
Support Your Park
Looking for ways to support your park? There are numerous ways in which can. Visit one of our bookstores, we have three. They are located at the Nature Center, Peirce Barn and at the Old Stone House. These bookstore are managed by the nonprofit organization, Eastern National. Part of the proceeds from sales from these bookstore go to help support educational and interpretive programs in Rock Creek Park. You can volunteer your time and help Rock Creek Park in numerous ways. To see what volunteer positions we are currently looking for go to our volunteer page. You help Rock Park by supporting one of our friends groups. For a list click here. Or you can help by simply leaving no trace in Rock Creek Park. To find how you can help us go to our LNT page. |
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Did You Know?
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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. More...