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

vehicles driving along 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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A Park Ranger gives information in the Frederick Douglass Visitor Center

Information Desk in the Visitor Center

<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!

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). NACE does not have a visitor center, but you can collect Passport stamps for its parks and partner sites at the locations listed below. <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nps.gov/frdo/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">The Visitor Center at Frederick Douglass NHS (FRDO)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nps.gov/keaq/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm">The Visitor Center at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (KEAQ)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nps.gov/fowa/planyourvisit/passportstamps.htm">The Visitor Center at Fort Washington Park (FOWA)</a></li> </ul> Anacostia Park (ANAC) Available at: The Visitor Center at Frederick Douglass NHS (FRDO) The Visitor Center at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (KEAQ) Baltimore-Washington Parkway (BAWA) Available at: The Visitor Center at Frederick Douglass NHS (FRDO) The Visitor Center at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (KEAQ) Capitol Hill Parks (CAHI) Available at: The Visitor Center at Frederick Douglass NHS (FRDO) The Visitor Center at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (KEAQ) Carter G. Woodson Home NHS (CAWO) Available at: The Visitor Center at Frederick Douglass NHS (FRDO) Civil War Defenses of Washington (CWDW) Available at: The Visitor Center at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (KEAQ) Fort Dupont Park (FODU) Available at: The Visitor Center at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (KEAQ) Fort Foote Park (FOFO) Available at: The Visitor Center at Fort Washington Park  Fort Washington Park (FOWA) Stamps available at the Visitor Center for: <ul> <li>FOWA</li> <li>FOFO</li> <li>Harmony Hall (HAHA)</li> <li>Piscataway Park (PISC)</li> <li>Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail – Fort Washington</li> <li>Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail – Piscataway Park</li> <li>Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail</li> </ul> Frederick Douglass NHS (FRDO) Stamps available at the FRDO Visitor Center for: <ul> <li>Anacostia Park</li> <li>Baltimore-Washington Parkway</li> <li>Capital Hill Parks</li> <li>Carter G. Woodson Home NHS</li> <li>Frederick Douglass NHS</li> <li>Frederick Douglass Bicentennial (1818–2018)</li> <li>Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS</li> <li>National Capital Parks – East</li> <li>Suitland Parkway</li> <li>Underground Railroad Freedom Network</li> </ul> Greenbelt Park (GREE) Available at GREE Ranger Station Harmony Hall (HAHA) Available at: The Visitor Center at Fort Washington Park  Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (KEAQ) Stamps available at the Visitor Center for: <ul> <li>Anacostia Park</li> <li>Anacostia Park Centennial (1918–2018)</li> <li>Baltimore-Washington Parkway</li> <li>Capitol Hill Parks</li> <li>Civil War Defenses of Washington</li> <li>Fort Dupont Park</li> <li>Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens</li> <li>Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Lotus & Lily Festival</li> <li>National Capital Parks – East</li> <li>Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail</li> </ul> Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS (MAMC) Available at: The Visitor Center at Frederick Douglass NHS (FRDO) National Capital Parks – East (NACE) Available at: The Visitor Center at Frederick Douglass NHS (FRDO) The Visitor Center at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (KEAQ) Oxon Hill Farm (OXHI) Stamps available at the Visitor Center at Oxon Hill Farm: <ul> <li>Captain John Smith Chesapeake NHT</li> <li>National Capital Parks – East</li> <li>Oxon Cove Park and its Centennial (1916-2016)</li> <li>Oxon Hill Farm Junior Ranger</li> <li>Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail</li> <li>Underground Railroad Freedom Network</li> </ul> Piscataway Park (PISC) Available at: The Visitor Center at Fort Washington Park  The Visitor Center at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (KEAQ)

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