The park is expected to reopen in winter 2025.

Folger Park Closed for Rehabilitation

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.

Lincoln Park

Sunlight streams through backlit trees illuminating a bicyclist on a sidewalk.

Bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln standing over an enslaved man rising from kneeling.

Emancipation Memorial

Stanton Park

Folger Park

Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial

Marion Park

Bronze statue of Mary McLeod Bethune and a boy and girl.

Capitol Hill Parks

Folger Park is currently closed for rehabilitation. The park is expected to reopen in winter 2025.

Hands-On

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>

Start your stamp collection and celebrate every park you visit! Explore historic sites and scenic parks managed by National Capital Parks - East and collect a unique stamp at each one.

Alert: Folger Park Closed for Rehabilitation: The park is expected to reopen in winter 2025.

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