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Anacostia Parka view from the banks of the Anacostia River
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Anacostia Park
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With over 1200 acres, Anacostia Park is one of Washington, D.C.'s largest and most important recreation areas. Included in Anacostia Park is Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens and Kenilworth Marsh. Hundreds of acres are available for ballfields, picnicking, basketball, tennis, basket ball, and the Anacostia Park Pavilion has some 3300 square feet of space for roller skating and special events. The Langston Golf Course offers an 18-hole course as well as a driving range, and three concession-operated marinas, four boat clubs, and a public boat ramp provide for access to the tidal Anacostia River for recreational boating. For more of what's going on in the larger area go to http://www.nps.gov/nace/upload/NACE_BTC_Summer08.pdf

 

 
roosting eagle
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Bald eagles enjoy the snags along the Anacostia River as it flows through Washington, DC.
Explore the natural side of Washington by canoe.
Ride the Anacostia River tide to the unexpected.
Launch canoes from Anacostia
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Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
In the early 1800's at least half of the population of Prince George's County, Maryland, was enslaved African Americans. Oxon Hill Farm is located in Prince George's County and seventeen enslaved people lived on the property in the 1800s.

Last Updated: May 05, 2008 at 09:43 EST