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River and Rock Creek Golf
Course, tucked into Rock Creek
Park. You will also find Rock
Creek Park Horse Center, where
you can make reservations for
a guided trail ride.

Exploring Nature
For an amazing array of trees
and plants, visit the National
Arboretum (see p146), which
covers 444 acres (180 ha) in
northeast Washington. There
is something interesting to see
all year round in the arboretum.
Special displays, such as the
National Bonsai Collection of The beautiful and tranquil grounds of the National Arboretum
miniature plants, can be
enjoyed at any time of year. To alternative to the arboretum is nature walks around the gardens
catch the best of the flowering Kenilworth Park and Aquatic on summer weekends.
shrubs, the beautiful camellias Gardens (see p146), which has One of the most enjoyable
and magnolias flower in late ponds with more than 100,000 ways to spend time outdoors
March through early April, and water lilies, lotuses, and other is with a picnic in the park.
the stunning, rich colors of the plants. It is a good idea to plan Visit Dumbarton Oaks Park
azaleas, rhododendron, and a trip early in the day when the in Georgetown when the wild-
dogwood appear from late blooms are open and before flowers are in bloom, or visit
April through early May. There the sun gets too hot. Frogs and Montrose Park, right next door
is a 1,600-ft (490-m) long “touch turtles can be seen regularly to Dumbarton Oaks, where you
and see trail” at the garden for along the footpaths around the can enjoy the variety of birds
visually impaired visitors. An ponds. Park naturalists conduct and the boxwood maze.
DIRECTORY
Spectator Fishing and Capital Bikeshare Rock Creek
Sports Boating Tel 877-430-BIKE. ∑ Golf Course
capitalbikeshare.com 1600 Rittenhouse St, NW.
FedEx Field Fletcher’s Boat House
Arena Drive, 4940 Canal Rd, NW. Map 1 Washington Area Tel (202) 882-7332.Rock
Landover, MD. A2. Tel (202) 244-0461. Bicyclist Association Creek Park Horse
Tel (301) 276-6800. 2599 Ontario Rd, NW. Center
∑ redskins.com Key Bridge Boat House Tel (202) 518-0524. Military & Glover Rds, NW.
3500 Water St, NW. Map 2 ∑ waba.org
Georgetown D3. Tel (202) 337-9642. Tel (202) 362-0117.
Hoyas Tennis, Golf, ∑ rockcreekhorse
Tel (202) 687-4692. Thompson Boat Center and Riding center.com
∑ guhoyas.com Rock Creek Parkway & East Potomac Rock Creek
Maryland Terrapins Virginia Ave, NW. Map 2 Golf Course & Tennis Center
Tel (800) 462-8377. D3. Tel (202) 333-9543. Driving Range 16th & Kennedy Sts, NW.
∑ umterps.com ∑ thompsonboat 972 Ohio Drive, SW at Tel (202) 722-5949.
center.com Hains Point. Map 3 A5.
Nationals Tel (202) 554-7660. ∑ rockcreektennis.com
Park Stadium Cycling
1500 South Capitol St, SE. East Potomac Exploring Nature
Tel (202) 675-6287. Big Wheel Bikes Tennis Center Dumbarton Oaks Park
1090 Ohio Drive, SW at
RFK Stadium 1034 33rd St, NW. Map 1 Hains Point. Map 3 A5. Entrance on Lovers Lane,
2400 East Capitol St, SE. C2. Tel (202) 337-0254. Tel (202) 554-5962. off R & 31st Sts, NW. Map
Tel (202) 587-5000. ∑ bigwheelbikes.com ∑ eastpotomac 1 C1. Tel (202) 339-6400.
Verizon Center Bike and Roll tennis.com
601 F St, NW. Union Station. Map 3 C3. Langston Golf Course Montrose Park
Map 4 D3. Tel (202) 842-2453. 26th St & Benning Rd, NE. R & 32nd Sts, NW.
Tel (202) 628-3200. ∑ bikeandroll.com Tel (202) 397-8638. Map 1 C1 & 2 D1.

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