Capitol Hill Parks

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Emancipation Group Memorial
Emancipation Group Memorial Statue
Sunlight streams through backlit trees illuminating a bicyclist on a sidewalk.
Lincoln Park
Bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln standing over an enslaved man rising from kneeling.
Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park.
Stanton
Stanton Park
Folger
Folger Park
Bethune Memorial
Bethune Memorial in Lincoln Park across from Emancipation Group Memorial
Marion
Marion Park Playground
Bronze statue of Mary McLeod Bethune and a boy and girl.
Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial, Lincoln Park.
Photos: National Park Service

About Capitol Hill Parks

The Capitol Hill Parks include several park areas east of the U.S. Capitol. Included in this group are Folger, Lincoln, Stanton, and Marion Parks, the Eastern Market and Potomac Avenue Metro stations, and several smaller land parcels such as Seward Square, Twining Square, the Maryland Avenue Triangles, the Pennsylvania Avenue Medians, and 59 inner-city triangles and squares.

Quick Facts

State District of Columbia
State Code DC
Weather Winter: Temperatures usually range from 30 to 50 F. There is occasional snow. Spring: Temperatures usually range widely from 40 to 70 F. Rain is common. Summer: Temperatures usually range…

Location & Map

Capitol Hill Parks is located in District of Columbia.

Operating Hours

Open: 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily

Wednesday 6:00AM - 10:00PM
Monday 6:00AM - 10:00PM
Thursday 6:00AM - 10:00PM
Sunday 6:00AM - 10:00PM
Tuesday 6:00AM - 10:00PM
Friday 6:00AM - 10:00PM
Saturday 6:00AM - 10:00PM

Activities

Arts and Culture Biking Food Picnicking Flying Guided Tours Self-Guided Tours - Walking Bus/Shuttle Guided Tour Junior Ranger Program Playground

Getting There

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Contact & Address

Address Capitol Hill Parks are spread out in various locations on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, 20003
Phone 771-208-1453
Email nace_superintendent@nps.gov

Topics & Themes

African American Heritage Arts Sculpture Enslavement Landscape Design Monuments and Memorials Presidents Reconstruction Schools and Education Social Movements Abolition Movement Civil Rights Voting Rights and Suffrage Tragic Events Assassinations Urban America Wars and Conflicts Civil War Women's History

Things To Do

Junior Ranger Programs at National Capital Parks - East

Junior Ranger Programs at National Capital Parks - East

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