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Anacostia Park is operated by the United States National Park Service. It is one of Washington, D.C.'s largest and most important recreation areas, with over 1200 acres (4.9 km 2) at multiple sites. Included in Anacostia Park are Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens and Kenilworth Marsh.
The second section was a short section in Rock Creek Park along the north side of Military Road – and past Fort DeRussy – that opened in 1968. [3] The Park service first sought funding for 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (7.2 km) of the Fort Circle Trails in the Fort Dupont area in 1967 as part of its 1968 budget. [4]
Heading upstream from southeast (closest to DC) to northwest (farthest from DC):. The Prince George's County section is about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) long. It begins at the intersection with the Northwest Branch Trail of the Anacostia Tributary Trail System, crosses Riggs Road, passes behind the Parklawn Community Recreational Center, crosses East-West Highway and ends in Carole Highlands.
The headquarters of NACE 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.
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[1] Theodore Roosevelt considered the portion of the trail 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of the Burnt Mills Dam parks one of his favorite places. [7] The rocky area known as the "Torrent and Gorge", section is the geological fall line between the Piedmont and Atlantic coastal plain regions, which forms a small waterfall. [8] [9]
Kingman Lake is a 110-acre (0.45 km 2) artificial lake located in the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., in the United States.The lake was created in 1920 [2] when the United States Army Corps of Engineers used material dredged from the Anacostia River to create Kingman Island. [4]
The Yards is a 42-acre (17 ha) development on the Anacostia River waterfront in Washington, D.C. The area is at the center of the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District and was originally an annex of the Washington Navy Yard. The development is part of the larger Navy Yard neighborhood.