National Capital Parks-East

National Capital Parks-East
Location	District of Columbia & Maryland, USA
Nearest city	Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°52′42″N 76°58′9″W / 38.87833°N 76.96917°W / 38.87833; -76.96917Coordinates: 38°52′42″N 76°58′9″W / 38.87833°N 76.96917°W / 38.87833; -76.96917
Area	6,546.92 acres (26.4944 km2) federal: 6,482.78 acres (26.2349 km2) including National Mall and Memorial Parks
Established	1965
Visitors	1,390,443 (in 2005)
Governing body	National Park Service

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:

• Anacostia Park
• Baltimore-Washington Parkway
• Capitol Hill Parks
• Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
• Fort Dupont Park
• Fort Foote Park
• Fort Washington Park
• Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
• Greenbelt Park
• Harmony Hall
• Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
• Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
• Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm
• Oxon Run Parkway (affiliated area)
• Piscataway Park
• Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site (affiliated area)
• Suitland Parkway

The headquarters of NCPE is located at Anacostia Park.

External links

• Official NPS website: National Capital Parks-East