Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPublic Lands Directory

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Overview

Glen Echo Park began in 1891 as a National Chautauqua Assembly "to promote liberal and practical education." By 1911, it transformed into DC's premier amusement park until it closed in 1968. Since 1971, the National Park Service has owned and operated the site and today, with the help of the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, offers year-round cultural and recreational activities.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

  • Arts and Culture
  • Craft Demonstrations
  • Cultural Demonstrations
  • Live Music
  • Theater
  • Guided Tours

Plan your visit

Hours

Glen Echo Park Grounds and Parking Lot: The grounds of Glen Echo Park are open daily from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. (the next day). No overnight parking.

Getting there

By Car: Capital Beltway (I-495), Maryland outer loop exit 40 Cabin John Parkway to Clara Barton Parkway; Virginia inner loop exit 41 Clara Barton Parkway East; follow Clara Barton Parkway to MacArthur Boulevard and Glen Echo exit, left onto MacArthur Boulevard, straight across traffic circle at Goldsboro Road, next left onto Oxford Road, end of street, parking lots on the left. By Metro: Red Line to Bethesda or Friendship Heights Station, transfer to Montgomery County Ride-On Bus # 29, Glen Echo stop.

Weather

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Phone: 3013201400

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

outdoor scene of open dance pavilion illuminated and evening dance crowd inside.
Dancing in the Bumper Car Pavilion · NPS Photo/Bruce Douglas
people walking around large room during art show
Labor Day Art Show in Spanish Ballroom · NPS Photo
three children seated at a picnic table working on a Glen Echo Park Junior Ranger Booklet.
Glen Echo Park Junior Rangers working on booklet. · NPS Photo/Bruce Douglas
people gathered at picnic tables enjoying a lunch in Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo Picnic area · NPS Photo/Bruce Douglas

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