This 29-mile highway connects Baltimore, MD and Washington, D.C. The parkway has carried visitors to and from the capital city since 1954.

Gladys Noon Spellman sign on the Baltimore Washington Parkway

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Greenbelt-Road overpass on the Baltimore Washington Parkway

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The Baltimore-Washington Parkway is generally open year round, 24 hours a day. Check current conditions for information about closures due to road work and inclement weather.

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Participants complete a series of activities during a park visit, share their answers with a park ranger, and receive an official Junior Ranger patch and Junior Ranger certificate. 

This program is especially great for kids ages 7 to 13, but younger and older explorers are welcome too!

Two Junior Rangers display their Junior Ranger badge collections at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

Junior Rangers at Kenilworth

<p>The Junior Ranger program is a great way for kids (and kids at heart!) to learn more about our parks while exploring and having fun.</p> <p>Once a child has completed a certain number of activities through our Junior Ranger book, they are awarded with an official Junior Ranger badge and certificate.</p> <p><a href="https://www.nps.gov/nace/index.htm">National Capital Parks - East</a> does not currently offer a unified Junior Ranger Program. However, many individual parks and sites within NACE do offer their own Junior Ranger programs. Visit each site's website to learn more and start your Junior Ranger journey!</p> <h4>Anacostia Park</h4> <p>Anacostia Park does not currently offer a Junior Ranger Program.</p> <h4>Baltimore-Washington Parkway</h4> <p>Baltimore–Washington Parkway does not currently offer a Junior Ranger Program.</p> <h4>Capitol Hill Parks</h4> <p>Capitol Hill Parks does not currently offer a Junior Ranger Program.</p> <h4>Carter G. Woodson Home NHS</h4> <p>Carter G. Woodson Home NHS is temporarily closed for renovations, but you can still become a Junior Ranger! To become a Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Junior Ranger, <a href="https://cms.nps.gov/cawo/learn/kidsyouth/upload/CAWO-Jr-Ranger-Book_508.pdf">download the Junior Ranger booklet</a>. Once completed, <a href="https://cms.nps.gov/cawo/contacts.htm">mail in or email your booklet</a>. We will sign and send your official Junior Ranger Certificate and Junior Ranger badge.</p> <h4>Civil War Defenses of Washington</h4> <p>The Civil War Defenses of Washington (CWDW) sites are managed by three different national parks. Sites overseen by National Capital Parks – East do not offer Junior Ranger programs. For information on Junior Ranger opportunities at other CWDW sites <a href="https://www.nps.gov/cwdw/contacts.htm">contact us.</a></p> <h4>Fort Dupont Park</h4> <p>Fort Dupont Park does not currently offer a Junior Ranger Program.</p> <h4>Fort Foote Park</h4> <p>Fort Foote Park does not currently offer a Junior Ranger Program.</p> <h4>Fort Washington Park</h4> <p>Become a <a href="https://www.nps.gov/fowa/learn/kidsyouth/index.htm">Fort Washington Park Junior Ranger</a> by completing a booklet, available at The Visitor Center at Fort Washington Park. Can’t make it in person or want to start your booklet before your visit? <a href="https://www.nps.gov/fowa/contacts.htm">Contact us</a> to request a copy by mail.</p> <h4>Frederick Douglass NHS</h4> <p>Become a <a href="https://www.nps.gov/frdo/learn/kidsyouth/index.htm">Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Junior Ranger</a> at The Visitor Center at Frederick Douglass NHS. Can’t make it in person or want to start your booklet before your visit? <a href="https://www.nps.gov/frdo/contacts.htm">Contact us</a> to request a copy by mail.</p> <h4>Greenbelt Park</h4> Become a <a href="https://www.nps.gov/gree/planyourvisit/justforkids.htm">Greenbelt Park Junior Ranger</a> at The Ranger Station at Greenbelt Park. Can’t make it in person or want to start your booklet before your visit? <a href="https://www.nps.gov/gree/contacts.htm">Contact us</a> to request a copy by mail. <h4>Harmony Hall</h4> <p>Harmony Hall does not currently offer a Junior Ranger Program.</p> <h4>Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens</h4> <p>Become a <a href="https://www.nps.gov/keaq/learn/kidsyouth/index.htm">Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Junior Ranger</a> at The Visitor Center at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. Can’t make it in person or want to start your booklet before your visit? <a href="https://www.nps.gov/keaq/contacts.htm">Contact us</a> to request a copy by mail.</p> <h4>Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS</h4> <p>Become a <a href="https://www.nps.gov/mamc/learn/kidsyouth/beajuniorranger.htm">Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS Junior Ranger</a> at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS. Can’t make it in person or want to start your booklet before your visit? <a href="https://www.nps.gov/mamc/contacts.htm">Contact us</a> to request a copy by mail.</p> <h4>National Capital Parks - East</h4> <p>National Capital Parks - East does not currently offer a Junior Ranger Program.</p> <h4>Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm</h4> <p>Become an <a href="https://www.nps.gov/oxhi/learn/kidsyouth/beajuniorranger.htm">Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm Junior Ranger</a> at The Visitor Center at Oxon Hill Farm. Can’t make it in person or want to start your booklet before your visit? <a href="https://www.nps.gov/oxhi/contacts.htm">Contact us</a> to request a copy by mail.</p> <h4>Piscataway Park</h4> <p>Piscataway Park does not currently offer a Junior Ranger Program.</p>

Before your trip, check what each site says about pets.

Become a Junior Ranger at parks across National Capital Parks – East! Explore, complete a booklet, and earn badges and certificates along the way!

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Two National Park Service interns show their passport stamp collection at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

Interns show their stamp collections

<a href="https://www.nps.gov/nace/planyourvisit/maps.htm">Learn more</a> about where to get your passport stamped around National Capital Parks — East!

<p>Cancellation stamps for the <a href="https://americasnationalparks.org/passport-to-your-national-parks">Passport to Your National Parks®</a> program are available at various sites throughout <a href="https://www.nps.gov/nace/index.htm">National Capital Parks - East</a> (NACE). National Capital Parks - East does not have a visitor center, but you can collect Passport stamps for its parks and partner sites at the locations listed below.</p> <h4>Anacostia Park Stamp</h4> <p>Anacostia Park does not have a visitor center. The Anacostia Park stamp is only available at:<br /> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/keaq/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">The Visitor Center at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens</a></p> <h4>Baltimore-Washington Parkway Stamp</h4> <p>Baltimore-Washington Parkway does not have a visitor center. The Baltimore-Washington Parkway stamp is only available at:<br /> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/gree/planyourvisit/ranger-station.htm">The Ranger Station at Greenbelt Park</a><br /> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/keaq/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">The Visitor Center at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens</a></p> <h4>Capitol Hill Parks Stamp</h4> <p>Capitol Hill Parks does not have a visitor center. The Capitol Hill Parks stamp is only available at:<br /> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/mamc/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS</a><br /> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/frdo/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">The Visitor Center at Frederick Douglass NHS</a> <br /> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/keaq/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">The Visitor Center at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens</a></p> <h4>Carter G. Woodson Home NHS Stamp</h4> <p>Carter G. Woodson Home NHS is currently closed for renovations. The Carter G. Woodson Home NHS stamp is only available at:<br /> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/mamc/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS</a><br /> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/frdo/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">The Visitor Center at Frederick Douglass NHS</a> </p> <h4>Civil War Defenses of Washington Stamp</h4> <p>The Civil War Defenses of Washington sites are managed by three different national parks. The sites managed by National Capital Parks - East do not have visitor centers, but the stamp is available at:<br /> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/keaq/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">The Visitor Center at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens</a></p> <h4>Fort Dupont Park Stamp</h4> <p>Fort Dupont Park does not have a visitor center. The Fort Dupont Park stamp is only available at:<br /> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/keaq/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">The Visitor Center at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens</a></p> <h4>Fort Foote Park Stamp</h4> <p>Fort Foote Park does not have a visitor center. The Fort Foote Park stamp is only available at:<br /> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/fowa/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">The Visitor Center at Fort Washington Park</a></p> <h4>Fort Washington Park Stamp</h4> <p>You can collect the Fort Washington Park stamp at <a href="https://www.nps.gov/fowa/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">The Visitor Center at Fort Washington Park</a>. This location also offers the following stamps from some of our partner sites:</p> <ul> <li>Fort Foote Park Stamp</li> <li>Harmony Hall Stamp</li> <li>Piscataway Park Stamp</li> <li>Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail – Fort Washington Stamp</li> <li>Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail – Piscataway Park Stamp</li> <li>Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Stamp</li> </ul> <h4>Frederick Douglass NHS Stamp</h4> <p>You can collect the Frederick Douglass NHS stamp at <a href="https://www.nps.gov/frdo/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">The Visitor Center at Frederick Douglass NHS</a>, as well as the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/mamc/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS</a>.<br /> <br /> At the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/frdo/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">The Visitor Center at Frederick Douglass NHS</a>, this location also offers the following stamps. Some are special edition stamps from this site, and others are from our partner sites:</p> <ul> <li>Capitol Hill Parks Stamp</li> <li>Carter G. Woodson Home NHS Stamp</li> <li>Carter G. Woodson Home NHS 60th Anniversary 1964 Civil Rights Act Stamp</li> <li>Carter G. Woodson Home NHS National Park Traveler's Club 2021 Convention Stamp</li> <li>Frederick Douglass NHS Bicentennial (1818–2018) Stamp</li> <li>Frederick Douglass NHS Junior Ranger Stamp </li> <li>Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS Stamp</li> <li>National Capital Parks - East Stamp</li> <li>Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Stamp</li> </ul> <h4>Greenbelt Park Stamp</h4> <p>You can collect the Greenbelt Park stamp at <a href="https://www.nps.gov/gree/planyourvisit/ranger-station.htm">The Ranger Station at Greenbelt Park</a>. This location also offers the following stamps from some of our partner sites:</p> <ul> <li>Baltimore-Washington Parkway Stamp</li> </ul> <h4>Harmony Hall Stamp</h4> <p>Harmony Hall does not have a visitor center. The Harmony Hall stamp is only available at:<br /> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/fowa/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">The Visitor Center at Fort Washington Park</a></p> <h4>Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Stamp</h4> <p>You can collect the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens stamp at <a href="https://www.nps.gov/keaq/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">The Visitor Center at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens</a>. This location also offers the following stamps; some are special edition stamps from this site, and others are from our partner sites:</p> <ul> <li>Anacostia Park Stamp</li> <li>Anacostia Park Centennial (1918–2018) Stamp</li> <li>Baltimore-Washington Parkway Stamp</li> <li>Capitol Hill Parks Stamp</li> <li>Civil War Defenses of Washington Stamp</li> <li>Fort Dupont Park Stamp</li> <li>Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Stamp</li> <li>Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Lotus & Lily Festival Stamp</li> <li>National Capital Parks - East Stamp</li> <li>Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Stamp</li> </ul> <h4>Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS Stamp</h4> <p>You can collect the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS stamp at the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/mamc/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS</a>, as well as <a href="https://www.nps.gov/frdo/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">The Visitor Center at Frederick Douglass NHS</a>.<br /> <br /> At the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS, this location also offers the following stamps. Some are special edition stamps from this site, and others are from our partner sites:</p> <ul> <li>Capitol Hill Parks Stamp</li> <li>Carter G. Woodson Home NHS Stamp</li> <li>Carter G. Woodson Home NHS Junior Ranger Stamp</li> <li>Frederick Douglass NHS Stamp</li> <li>Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS 60th Anniversary 1964 Civil Rights Act Stamp</li> <li>Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS Junior Ranger Stamp</li> <li>Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS National Park Traveler's Club 2021 Convention Stamp</li> <li>Mary McLeod Bethune Suffrage Centennial Stamp</li> </ul> <h4>National Capital Parks - East Stamp</h4> <p>National Capital Parks - East does not have a visitor center. The National Capital Parks - East stamp is only available at:<br /> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/frdo/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">The Visitor Center at Frederick Douglass NHS</a> <br /> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/keaq/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">The Visitor Center at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens</a></p> <h4>Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm Stamp</h4> <p>You can collect the Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm stamp at <a href="https://www.nps.gov/oxhi/planyourvisit/visitorcenters.htm">The Visitor Center at Oxon Hill Farm</a>. This location also offers the following stamps; some are special edition stamps from this site, and others are from our partner sites:</p> <ul> <li>Captain John Smith Chesapeake NHT Stamp</li> <li>National Capital Parks - East Stamp</li> <li>Oxon Cove Park and its Centennial (1916-2016) Stamp</li> <li>Oxon Hill Farm Junior Ranger Stamp</li> <li>Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Stamp</li> <li>Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Stamp</li> </ul> <h4>Piscataway Park Stamp</h4> <p>You can collect the Piscataway Park stamp at <a href="https://www.nps.gov/pisc/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">The Visitor Center at National Colonial Farm</a>. The stamp can also be found at:<br /> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/fowa/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">The Visitor Center at Fort Washington Park</a></p>

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