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National Capital Parks East

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Visitors
  
1,390,443 (in 2005)

Area
  
26.49 km²

Nearest city
  
Washington, D.C.

Governing body
  
National Park Service

Established
  
1965

Management
  
National Park Service

National Capital Parks-East

Location
  
District of Columbia & Maryland, USA

Similar
  
Mary McLeod Bethune, Carter G Woodson House, Anacostia Park, Fort Dupont Park, Harmony Hall

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National Capital Parks-East (NCPE) is an administrative grouping of a number of National Park Service sites generally east of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., but also nearby in Maryland. These sites include:

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NPS Visitor Contact Facilities

The headquarters of NCPE 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 Douglas 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

National Capital Parks-East Wikipedia