National Park Service · Rock Creek Park · DC

ROCK CREEK PARK PICNIC AREA · Site Picnic Grove 01 - 3:00PM to 7:00PM.

at Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (DC)

This site, in 3 agency photographs
Filed by the agency against this site and 1 other campsite here
Picnic Shelter at Grove 1, filed by the agency against 2 campsites at Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (DC)
Picnic Shelter at Grove 1 · NPS
Shared frame: SHA-256 of the agency’s own file, compared across every campsite photograph at this campground · Sep 12, 2026
Group Picnic AreaType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
ADAAccessible
60 ftElevation
41%Tree cover
129 ftWater · to Rock CreekTidal flat · 2.7 mi
Flush ToiletsToilet · listed for this site

The agency files this record as day use, not as a place to spend the night. It’s on this site because the agency files it against this campground, not because it’s somewhere to camp.

The site

TypeGroup Picnic Area
LoopROCK CREEK PARK PICNIC AREA
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Max Num of People75
Max Num of Vehicles30
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
AccessibilityYes
Checkin Time3:00 PM
Checkout Time7:00 PM
Day Use AreaYes
Drinking WaterYes
FireplaceYes
Flush ToiletsYes
Location RatingGood
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles0
Parking AreaYes
Picnic AreaYes
Picnic SheltersYes
Picnic TablesYes
Proximity to WaterRiverfront
AccessibleYes

Not a place to sleep

The agency files this record as day use, not as a place to spend the night.

The campground

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Source: CAMPANAC campground index