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April 2005 NATIONAL PARK 

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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 

Managed Properties in the District of 

Columbia 

NPS manages 356 federal properties in the District, covering about 6,735 

acres of land. Most of the properties are what NPS refers to as circles, 

squares, and triangles, and are less than 1 acre in size. The second largest 

total number of properties are parks and parkways, which represent about 

93 percent of the total acreage for the 356 properties. 

NPS officials reported to GAO that 202 properties it manages in the District 

had various recreational facilities such as park benches, outdoor grills, and 

picnic tables or shelters. Of the 202 properties, 25 had 205 sports facilities, 

such as basketball and tennis courts and baseball and softball fields. 

Most of the properties with sports facilities were in good or fair condition, 

according to NPS deferred maintenance records, but information on the 

condition of individual sports facilities is limited. While we did not have 

criteria to determine the condition of sports facilities, we inspected each of 

the 205 sports facilities to identify obvious deficiencies, such as cracks in the 

surface area of tennis and basketball courts. Based on our observations, 

most of the facilities appeared to be well maintained, but we found some 

sports facilities had conditions that posed a potential safety risk. 

NPS has developed four general management plans—two finalized and two 

in draft. These plans identify some opportunities for new or expanded 

recreation, such as rehabilitating selected baseball and softball fields and 

basketball and tennis courts; creating a regional sports complex; and 

developing new hiking trails. For example, one of the plans calls for the 

creation of a new trail that connects Forts Dupont, Totten, Stevens, Reno, 

and others as part of the Fort Circle Parks system. 

Options available for transferring management responsibilities for NPS 

properties located in the District to the District city government include 

transfer of title, transfer of jurisdiction, memoranda of agreement or 

cooperative agreements, leases, and partnerships with public or private 

entities. Some of the options would require enacting new legislation while 

others may be exercised by NPS and the District under existing legislation. 

In recent years, several challenges 

have emerged concerning future 

recreational opportunities in the 

nation’s capital. These challenges 

include ensuring that an adequate 

supply of parkland and open space 

is available to meet the needs of an 

increasing resident population and 

the estimated 20 million annual 

visitors to the District of 

Columbia’s cultural institutions, 

historic sites, parks, and open 

spaces. 

GAO identified (1) the universe of 

federal property in the District of 

Columbia (the District) managed 

by the National Park Service (NPS); 

(2) what recreational facilities, 

including those that are sports 

related, exist on these properties; 

(3) the condition of the properties 

with sports facilities and the sports 

facilities thereon; (4) new or 

expanded recreational uses 

discussed in NPS general 

management plans; and (5) the 

methods that could be used to 

convey management responsibility 

for NPS-managed properties to the 

District government. 

Commenting on the draft report, 

Interior stated that NPS is 

addressing properties in the 

greatest need of repair or 

rehabilitation in priority order. It 

also said that it did not have 

authority to enter into a lease that 

allows the erection of a structure 

on its property. However, GAO 

believes that existing authority 

allows the NPS director to approve 

such leases under certain 

circumstances. 
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Contents

Letter 1

Results in Brief 3

Background 5

NPS Manages 356 Properties in the District 8

NPS-Managed Properties Contain Various Recreational Facilities, 

Including Sports Facilities 14

NPS Rated Most Properties or Major Sections of Properties with 

Sports Facilities in Good or Fair Condition 17

NPS General Management Plans Identify Opportunities for Some 

Expanded Recreational Uses of NPS-Managed Properties in the 

District 28

Options Available for NPS Property To Be Used or Managed by the 

District for Recreational Purposes 30

Agency Comments and Our Response 35

Appendixes

Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 38

Appendix II: Information on the 356 NPS-Managed Properties in the 

District 41

Appendix III: Information on the Properties in the Circles, Squares, and 

Triangles Category 53

Appendix IV: Information on the 154 NPS-Managed Properties That Did 

Not Contain Identified Recreational Facilities 60

Appendix V: Information on NPS-Managed Properties with Sports 

Facilities 66

Appendix VI: Information on the Condition of Properties with Sports 

Facilities 68

Appendix VII: Information on Properties Covered in General Management 

Plans 70

Appendix VIII: Comments from the Department of the Interior 72

GAO Comments 75

Appendix IX: GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments 76

GAO Contacts 76

Staff Acknowledgments 76

Tables Table 1: Number of NPS-Managed Properties by Category 9
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Table 2: NPS-Managed Properties with Specific Types of 

Recreational Facilities, Exclusive of Sports Facilities 15

Table 3: Number and Type of Sports Facilities and Number of 

Properties with Type of Sports Facilities 17

Table 4: Information on the Management Unit, Property Number, 

and Location of the 356 NPS-Managed Properties in the 

District 41

Table 5: NPS-Managed Properties that are in the Circles, Squares, 

and Triangles Category by National Capital Region 

Management Unit 53

Table 6: NPS-Managed Properties That Did Not Contain Identified 

Recreational Facilities by National Capital Region 

Management Unit 60

Table 7: NPS-Managed Properties with Sports Facilities by National 

Capital Region Management Unit 66

Table 8: Condition Assessments for Properties with Sports 

Facilities, by Assessment Type 68

Table 9: Property Number, Size (in acres), and Location of 

Properties Covered in the Anacostia, Fort Circle Parks, 

Mary McLeod Bethune, and Rock Creek Park and the Rock 

Creek and Potomac Parkway General Management 

Plans 70

Figures Figure 1: Map Depicting Examples of NPS-Managed Properties in 

the District 6

Figure 2: Map Depicting Geographical Areas Covered by National 

Capital Region Management Units 7

Figure 3: Percentage of NPS-Managed Properties, by Category 10

Figure 4: Number of Properties by Component of the Circles, 

Squares, and Triangles Category 11

Figure 5: Percentage of NPS-Managed Property Acres, by 

Category 12

Figure 6: Parks and Parkways Acreage Managed by National 

Capital Region Management Units 13

Figure 7: Percentage and Number of NPS-Managed Properties by 

Size 14

Figure 8: Number of Properties with Sports Facilities and Number 

of Sports Facilities, by Category 16

Figure 9: Number of Assessments and Condition for Properties 

with Sports Facilities 18

Figure 10: Well-Maintained Basketball Court and Roller Skating 

Rink in Anacostia Park (NPS property number 343E) 20
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Figure 11: Tennis Courts Needing Repair in Montrose Park (NPS 

property number 324) 21

Figure 12: Fallen Lamp Post Hangs over a Basketball Court in 

Anacostia Park (NPS property number 343D) 22

Figure 13: Exposed Metal Reinforcement Bar on a Baseball Field in 

Anacostia Park (NPS property number 343E) 23

Figure 14: Potential Safety Hazards at Buzzard Point Marina (NPS 

property number 629) 24

Figure 15: Fitness Course with Potential Safety Hazards in 

Anacostia Park (NPS property number 343D) 25

Figure 16: Photo of a Closed Marina in Anacostia Park (NPS 

property number 343E) 26

Figure 17: Photos of Property Closed to Public Use in Anacostia 

Park (NPS property number 343G) 27

Figure 18: Photos of a Golf Driving Range with Potential Safety 

Hazards in Anacostia Park (NPS property number 343G) 

28

Abbreviations

DCI Data collection instrument

FMSS Facility Management Software System

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act

NPS National Park Service

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United States Government Accountability Office

Washington, D.C. 20548

A

April 15, 2005 Letr

Congressional Committees:

Our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., (the District) and the surrounding 

area is home to hundreds of cultural institutions, historic sites, parks, and 

open spaces that provide cultural and recreational opportunities for about 

560,000 residents and attract an estimated 20 million annual visitors, 

generating revenues of about $10 billion for the local economy. Cultural 

and recreational opportunities are offered at area sites that include 

museums, memorials, monuments, forts, civil war battlefields, wilderness 

preserves, botanical gardens, community parks, and the National Mall. 

Recreational opportunities are also provided at numerous parks and 

playgrounds that contain basketball and tennis courts, baseball and soccer 

fields, and swimming pools, among other sport-related facilities. The 

federal government owns much of the property in the Washington, D.C. 

area where these sites reside, most of which is managed by the Department 

of the Interior’s National Park Service (NPS). NPS identifies these 

properties as parks, parkways, circles, squares, triangles, and hills, among 

other terms.1

 Consistent with its mission to promote and regulate the use of 

NPS properties with the purpose of conserving their scenery and the 

natural and historic objects and wildlife therein, and preserving them for 

future generations, NPS develops general management plans that detail 

what current and future actions are needed for the properties it manages.

In recent years, several challenges have emerged concerning future 

recreational opportunities in the nation’s capital. These challenges include 

ensuring that an adequate supply of parkland and open space is available to 

meet the needs of an increasing resident population, which according to 

census reports will grow to about 655,000 by July 2025. Growing numbers 

of residents coupled with continued high visitations, which is expected to 

double to about 40 million by year 2050, can place increasing demands on 

available recreational resources and potentially contribute to the 

deterioration of those resources. 

1

NPS does not categorize the properties it manages in the District using specific terms and 

definitions for each type of property. According to NPS officials, the terms associated with 

some of the properties are based on their shape, (e.g., circles, squares, and triangles). The 

term “hill,” such as used for the property, Barnard Hill, is based on topography, and 

“parkway” is a roadway in a park-like setting. Some terms for properties are based on the 

properties’ location. For example “curb parking” is a strip of property near the curb of a 

street and “center parking” is the median strip in the roadway. 
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In legislative reports accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2004, we were directed to conduct a study of NPS-managed property in the 

District and specifically those properties that can be used for general and 

sports-related recreation.2

 In response to this direction, and as agreed with 

your offices, this report discusses (1) the universe of federal property in the 

District managed by NPS;3

 (2) what recreational facilities, including those 

that are sports-related, exist on these properties; (3) the condition of the 

properties with sports facilities as well as the condition of each sports 

facility on these properties; (4) new or expanded recreational uses of NPSmanaged properties, as identified in NPS’ general management plans; and 

(5) the methods NPS can use to convey management responsibility for its 

properties to the District government. 

To determine the universe of NPS-managed properties in the District, we 

analyzed a database of properties managed by NPS and interviewed park 

superintendents to ensure its completeness. To facilitate reporting, we 

categorized these properties primarily based on NPS’ description of them. 

To identify which properties have recreational facilities, including those 

with sports facilities, we administered a data collection instrument to the 

respective six superintendents in NPS’ National Capital Region who 

manage these properties. To ascertain the condition of the properties with 

sports facilities as well as the condition of each sports facility, we analyzed 

NPS’ Facility Management Software System (FMSS) reports on the 

condition of NPS-managed properties and associated maintenance needs 

and discussed the reported condition with NPS officials. We also visited 

205 sports facilities to identify any conditions that could pose a potential 

safety hazard. We analyzed NPS general management plans to determine if 

they identified any new or expanded recreational uses of the properties. To 

identify methods for conveying management responsibility of NPSmanaged properties to the District, we reviewed legislation, regulations, 

legislative histories, and other documents as well as interviewed National 

Capital Region officials and staff in the Department of the Interior’s Office 

of the Solicitor.

A more detailed description of our scope and methodology is presented in 

appendix I. We performed our work between February 2004 and March 

2

Pub. L. No. 108-199 (2004); H. R. Conf. Rep. No. 108-401, at 650 (2003), S. Rep. No. 108-142, 

p. 15 (2003).

3

The District government manages about 350 federal properties, which are not included in 

this report. 
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2005 in accordance with generally accepted government auditing 

standards.

Results in Brief NPS manages 356 federal properties in the District. These properties cover 

about 6,735 acres of land and range in size from less than 1 acre to about 

1,750 acres. Among the properties are 200 circles, squares, and triangles 

and 95 parks and parkways. Although the circles, squares, and triangles 

represent the largest total number of properties, their size ranges from 0.01 

acres to about 7 acres, with an average size of 0.3 acres. Parks and 

parkways represent the second largest total number of properties and the 

greatest percentage of acreage, 93 percent.

The majority of NPS-managed properties in the District have some type of 

recreational facilities, including sports facilities. NPS officials reported to 

us that out of the 356 properties that it manages in the District, 202 

properties had various recreational facilities such as park benches, outdoor 

grills, and picnic tables or shelters. Of the 202 properties, 25 had 205 sports 

facilities, such as basketball and tennis courts and baseball and softball 

fields. The remaining 154 (of the 356) properties that NPS manages did not 

have any of the above type facilities. Regardless of whether they have 

facilities, NPS officials believe that the properties they manage provide 

some form of recreation.

According to NPS, most of the properties or sections of properties with 

sports facilities are in good or fair condition. The property’s condition 

assessment is determined primarily by the extent of maintenance required. 

Information on each sports facility on these properties is limited primarily 

because the identified maintenance is not specific to each sports facility. 

We did not have criteria to determine the condition of sports facilities, but 

we conducted visual inspections to identify any obvious deficiencies, such 

as cracks in the surface of tennis and basketball courts. With some 

exceptions, most of the facilities appeared to be well maintained. We did 

note, however, some sports facilities with conditions that posed a potential 

safety risk to users.

NPS has developed four general management plans—two final and two 

draft—covering 10 percent of the 356 properties and about 60 percent of 

the total acreage. These plans identify some opportunities for expanded 

recreation, such as improving visitor experience by increasing the number 

and scope of exhibits; rehabilitating selected baseball and softball fields 

and basketball and tennis courts; creating a regional sports complex; and 
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developing new hiking trails. For example, one of the plans calls for the 

creation of a new trail that connects Forts Dupont, Totten, Stevens, Reno, 

and others as part of the Fort Circle Parks system. The plan also calls for 

rehabilitating selected baseball and/or softball fields, basketball and tennis 

courts, picnic areas, and other facilities. 

Several options are available for conveying/transferring management 

responsibilities for NPS properties, located in the District, to the District 

city government including transfer of title, transfer of jurisdiction, 

memoranda of agreement or cooperative agreements, leases, and 

partnerships with public or private entities. Some of the options would 

require enacting new legislation while others may be exercised by NPS and 

the District under existing legislation. The following list describes each of 

the options: 

• Transfer of title: Title to property allows the owner to possess, control, 

and assert all rights over that property. Legislation could be enacted, 

transferring title to NPS-managed property to the District. 

• Transfer of jurisdiction: Under a transfer of jurisdiction, the transferor 

retains ownership of the property while the transferee may be given 

authority to administer and maintain (manage) the property. The federal 

government has general statutory authority to transfer jurisdiction over 

park properties that it owns in the District to the District government. 

• Memoranda of agreement/cooperative agreements: NPS is authorized to 

enter into memoranda of agreement and cooperative agreements with 

the District to cooperatively manage federal parks. Substantial 

involvement is expected between the parties.

• Leases: NPS has authority to lease certain federally owned or 

administered property located within the boundaries of park areas. NPS 

could lease properties within park boundaries to the District, and the 

director of the NPS could determine, in accordance with regulations and 

guidance, the conditions of the lease.

• Partnerships between public and private entities: Congress can pass 

legislation requiring that a federally owned area be managed under a 

partnership that includes, for example, NPS, the District, and private 

entities.
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In commenting on a draft of this report, the Department of the Interior 

made some suggestions for technical clarifications, which we have 

incorporated as appropriate. Regarding the condition of the properties, 

officials stated that NPS is implementing an asset management plan to 

address deficiencies and any needed repairs or rehabilitation will be 

addressed in priority order. With regard to the leasing option for

conveying/transferring management responsibilities for NPS properties, 

Interior said that NPS does not have the authority to enter into a lease that 

allows the erection of a structure on such property. While we agree that the 

agency’s authority is limited, NPS regulations authorize a lease to include a 

provision allowing for the construction of minor additions, buildings, and 

other structures as long as it is (1) necessary for the support of authorized 

lease activities, (2) otherwise consistent with the protection and purposes 

of the park area, and (3) approved by the director.

Background NPS manages the National Park System—over 80 million acres of land in 

the nation—comprising a network of natural, historic, and cultural 

treasures. NPS’ lands are contained in 388 units that include a diverse array 

of national parks, military parks, national monuments, national historic 

sites, recreation areas, and other designations. Of the 388 units in the 

National Park System, 19 are located in the District. As the system’s federal 

manager, NPS is charged with preserving and protecting these public lands 

for future generations. 

NPS’ National Capital Regional Office manages the 19 units in the District 

as well as other units in surrounding areas in Maryland and Virginia. The 

National Capital Region has six management units, referred to by NPS as 

superintendencies, that manages properties in the District. These 

management units are (1) National Capital Parks-Central (Central),4

 (2) 

National Capital Parks-East (East), (3) Rock Creek Park (Rock Creek), (4) 

White House-President’s Park (White House), (5) George Washington 

Memorial Parkway (GW Parkway), and (6) Chesapeake & Ohio Canal 

National Historic Park (C&O Canal)—each with a superintendent/director 

who is responsible for managing properties within his/her jurisdiction. 

Figure 1 depicts examples of NPS-managed properties in the District, and 

figure 2 depicts the geographic areas covered by the National Capital 

Region management units. 

4

The name for the National Capital Parks-Central Management Unit has been changed to 

National Mall & Memorial Parks, effective March 9, 2005.
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Figure 1: Map Depicting Examples of NPS-Managed Properties in the District 

Sources: NPS and GAO.

Washington

Monument

George

Washington

Memorial

Parkway

The National Mall

Triangle on Massachusetts Avenue Mary McLeod Bethune House

Lincoln Park

Lady Bird

Johnson

Park

Palisades

Park

Archbold

Parkway

Rock Creek

and

Potomac Parkway

Rock Creek 

Park

Fort

Totten

Park

Fort Chaplin

Park

Fort Mahan

Park

Fort

Dupont

Fort Davis

Fort

Stanton

Park

East

Potomac

Park

Oxon Run

Parkway

Anacostia

Park

District of Columbia boundary

NPS managed properties
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Figure 2: Map Depicting Geographical Areas Covered by National Capital Region Management Units

Sources: NPS and GAO.

National Capital

Parks-Central

George Washington

Memorial Parkway

Chesapeake

and Ohio

Canal National

Historical Park

Rock Creek

Park

National Capital

Parks-East

White House-President’s Park

District of Columbia boundary
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For the last several decades, GAO, the Department of the Interior’s 

Inspector General, and Interior itself has reported that NPS did not have an 

accurate inventory of existing assets, or a reliable estimate of deferred 

maintenance costs for these assets. In an effort to more effectively manage 

its assets NPS has developed a new asset management process to enable 

the agency to have a reliable inventory of its assets and process for 

reporting on the condition of those assets. The cornerstone of the new 

asset management process is the Facility Management Software System 

(FMSS) that allows park, regional office, or NPS headquarters managers to 

track when, what, and how much maintenance and related costs has been 

directed at each specific asset. When fully developed and implemented, the 

new system will, for the first time, enable the agency to have a (1) reliable 

inventory of its assets, (2) process for reporting on the condition of the 

assets in its inventory, and (3) consistent, system-wide methodology for 

estimating the deferred maintenance costs for its assets. Depending on the 

extent of deferred maintenance required, NPS ranks the assets in FMSS as 

being in good, fair, poor, or serious condition. Essentially, the lower the 

estimated deferred maintenance costs, the better the condition of the 

assets, including properties. 

In addition, NPS develops general management plans for its units for the 

purpose of making proactive decisions that address future opportunities at 

NPS properties, including planning for visitor use, managing the natural 

and cultural resources on properties, and developing properties. 

Accordingly, these plans may identify new or expanded recreational 

opportunities to enhance visitors’ experience. NPS has developed four 

general management plans—two final and two draft—that encompass 

some of the properties it manages in the District. However, if it is 

determined that federal ownership or management of the assets would be 

better served elsewhere, either the Congress or NPS can take the necessary 

action, for example, by transferring title or jurisdiction, or through 

memoranda of agreement, cooperative agreements, or leases.

NPS Manages 356 

Properties in the 

District 

NPS manages 356 federally owned properties in the District covering about 

6,735 acres. These properties vary by type and size. Properties in the 

circles, squares, and triangles category represent the greatest number of 

NPS-managed properties. Properties in the parks and parkways category 

comprise the greatest number of the total acres, about 93 percent, managed 

by NPS. The majority of all NPS-managed properties in the District, 

however, are less than 1 acre. Appendix II provides additional descriptive 

information on the 356 NPS-managed properties in the District.
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NPS Manages a Diverse 

Array of Properties in the 

District

NPS manages a diverse array of properties in the District that vary by types 

and include properties, such as parks, parkways, and triangles. The 

properties also vary in size, ranging from less than 1 acre to about 1,750 

acres. NPS does not classify the properties it manages by categories, nor 

does it use a standard definition for the types of properties it manages. 

Nevertheless, NPS typically uses terms that are descriptive of the 

properties. For example, NPS refers to a triangular-shaped property as a 

“triangle” and a circular-shaped property as a “circle.” For ease in reporting, 

we grouped NPS-managed properties into the following four categories: (1) 

park and parkways; (2) circles, squares, and triangles; (3) Mall/Washington 

Monument and grounds; and (4) other.5

 Table 1 shows the number of 

properties in the four categories.

Table 1: Number of NPS-Managed Properties by Category

Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.

The Majority of NPSManaged Properties Are in 

the Circles, Squares, and 

Triangles Category

The majority of the 356 NPS-managed properties in the District are in the 

circles, squares, and triangles category, representing about 60 percent of 

the total properties that NPS manages in the District. Circles, squares, and 

triangles range in size from 0.01 acres to about 7 acres, with an average size 

of 0.3 acres. Triangles represent the largest number of properties (178 of 

the 200 properties) in this category and are managed by the Central, East, 

and Rock Creek management units. The remaining properties consist of 15 

circles and 7 squares. A recent National Capital Planning Commission 

report refers to the circles, squares, and triangles as designed landscape 

parks that include fountains, monuments, memorials, and other civic art 

features. Examples include Dupont Circle, Thomas Circle, Logan Circle, 

Farragut Square, McPherson Square, and Bolivar Triangle. Figure 3 shows 

5

Properties in the “other” category include curb and center parking, hills, and islands.

Category Number of properties

Parks and parkways 95

Circles, squares, and triangles 200

Mall/Washington Monument and grounds 8

Other 53

Total 356
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the percent of NPS-managed properties by category. Figure 4 shows the 

number of properties by component of the circles, squares, and triangles 

category. Appendix III provides additional information on properties in the 

circles, squares, and triangles category.

Figure 3: Percentage of NPS-Managed Properties, by Category

56%

27%

15%

Circles, squares, and

triangles

Other

2%

Mall/Washington

Monument and grounds

Park and parkways

Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.
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Figure 4: Number of Properties by Component of the Circles, Squares, and Triangles 

Category 

The Majority of the Acreage 

of NPS-Managed Property Is 

in the Parks and Parkways 

Category 

There are 95 properties in the parks and parkways category, which contain 

about 6,246, or 93 percent, of the total acres of NPS-managed property in 

the District. Figure 5 shows the percentage of the NPS-managed property 

acres, by category. 

Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

Squares Circles Triangles 

7

15

178

Category components

Number of properties
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Figure 5: Percentage of NPS-Managed Property Acres, by Category

Note: Percents may not add to100 due to rounding.

Three properties—Rock Creek Park, Piney Branch Parkway, and Anacostia 

Park—contain about 50 percent of the acres associated with properties in 

this category. The Central, East, and Rock Creek management units 

manage about 99 percent of the properties and 93 percent of the total 

acreage in the parks and parkways category. Figure 6 shows the acreage of 

properties in the parks and parkways category managed by the National 

Capital Region management units.

93%

1%

Circles, squares, and triangles

3%

Other

4%

Mall/Washington Monument and grounds

Park and parkways

Source: GAO analysis of NPS data. 
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Figure 6: Parks and Parkways Acreage Managed by National Capital Region 

Management Units

Most NPS-Managed 

Properties Are Less Than 1 

Acre in Size

The majority of the NPS-managed properties are less than 1 acre in size. Of 

the 356 properties in the District, 242, or about 68 percent, are less than 1 

acre in size. Of these, 108 properties are less than one-tenth of an acre. 

Most of the properties less than 1 acre are managed by the Central and East 

management units. The most common types of properties less than 1 acre 

are triangles, center parking, and curb parking. Figure 7 shows the 

percentage and number of NPS-managed properties by size.

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

C&O 

Canal 

GW

Parkway 

White

House

Rock East 

Creek 

Central 

Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.

Number of acres

Management units

744

2,719

2,348

82 121

232
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Figure 7: Percentage and Number of NPS-Managed Properties by Size

NPS-Managed 

Properties Contain 

Various Recreational 

Facilities, Including 

Sports Facilities

The majority of NPS-managed properties in the District have some type of 

recreational facilities, including sports facilities. To identify what 

recreational facilities are available on the 356 NPS-managed properties in 

the District, we asked NPS officials to identify the (1) types of recreational 

facilities on the properties, such as park benches, outdoor grills, 

playgrounds, and picnic tables, or shelters and (2) sports-related facilities, 

such as basketball and tennis courts and baseball and softball fields. NPS 

officials reported that 202 properties had some type of recreational facility, 

including 25 properties that had 205 sports facilities. The remaining 154 (of 

the 356) properties did not have either of the above type facilities. 

Regardless of whether they have facilities, NPS officials believe that the 

properties they manage provide some form of recreation. Appendix IV 

provides information on the properties without either type of recreation 

facilities. 

NPS-Managed Properties 

Provide a Variety of 

Recreational Facilities

About 60 percent of the NPS-managed properties in the District have some 

type of recreational facility, including sports facilities. Of the 356 

properties, 22 had both sports facilities and other types of recreational 

facilities, 177 had recreational facilities, exclusive of sports facilities, and 3 

68%

4%

100 acres or greater

(13 properties)

1 to less than 10 acres

(55 properties)

Less than 1 acre

(242 properties)

10 to less than 99 acres

(46 properties)

Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.

13%

15%
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had sports facilities only. Table 2 shows the number of properties with the 

specific type of recreational facilities, exclusive of sports facilities.

Table 2: NPS-Managed Properties with Specific Types of Recreational Facilities, 

Exclusive of Sports Facilities 

Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.

a

Some properties have multiple recreation facilities.

There Are 205 SportsRelated Facilities on 25 

NPS-Managed Properties in 

the District

Twenty-five of the 356 properties have a total of 205 sports facilities, such 

as tennis courts or softball and baseball fields. About 92 percent of the 

sports facilities are located on properties in the parks and parkways 

category, about 6 percent in the Mall/Washington Monument and grounds 

category, and about 1 percent each in the circles, squares, and triangles and 

other categories. Figure 8 shows by category, the number of properties 

containing sports facilities and the total number of sports facilities on those 

properties.

Type of recreation facility

Number of properties with type of

recreation facilitya

Amphitheater or stage 3

Benches 94

Community gardens 11

Community, recreation, or activity center 7

Historic site or structure 70

Picnic tables/shelter 29

Playground 19

Sculpture, statue, fountain, or memorial 55

Trails or pathways 98

Other 9
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Figure 8: Number of Properties with Sports Facilities and Number of Sports 

Facilities, by Category

As table 3 shows, 109, or 53 percent, of the 205 sports facilities are tennis 

and racquetball courts and multiple-use fields. Multiple-use fields are 

generally areas that can be used to play various sports, such as soccer, 

football, softball, and baseball. Tennis and racquetball courts total 73, or 36 

percent, of the sports facilities, whereas multiple-use fields total 36, or 18 

percent. The tennis and racquetball courts are located at 7 different NPSmanaged properties while the multiple-use fields are found at 14 different 

properties. Most of the sports facilities are managed by NPS’ Central, East, 

and Rock Creek management units. Together these management units 

managed approximately 98 percent of the total sport facilities. Appendix V 

provides additional information on properties with sports facilities. 

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

Circles, Other 

squares,

and

triangles

Mall/

Washington

Monument

and

grounds

Park

and

parkways

Number of sports facilities

Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.

Categories

188

12

2 3
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Table 3: Number and Type of Sports Facilities and Number of Properties with Type 

of Sports Facilities 

Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.

NPS Rated Most 

Properties or Major 

Sections of Properties 

with Sports Facilities 

in Good or Fair 

Condition 

According to NPS assessments and information reported in its FMSS 

database, most NPS-managed properties with sports facilities are in good 

or fair condition. Information on the condition of each sports facility is 

generally not identifiable in FMSS and NPS does not have clear criteria to 

systematically assess sports facility condition. However, during visual 

inspections, while most properties seem to be well maintained, we 

identified some sports facilities with deficiencies that pose a potential 

safety hazard. 

Type of sports facility

Number of properties with

type of sports facility Number of sports facilities

Baseball/softball field 7 29

Basketball courts 5 12

Boat ramps or dock 7 7

Boat rental 5 8

Fishing area 9 9

Fitness course 3 3

Golf course 3 5

Horse stable 2 2

Ice skating rink 3 3

Multiple-use field 14 36

Roller skating rink 1 1

Swimming pools 1 1

Tennis/racquetball court 7 73

Volleyball court 2 12

Football field, horseshoe 

pit, tennis stadium, and 

track 3 4

Total 205
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Most Properties or Major 

Sections of Properties with 

Sports Facilities Are in 

Good or Fair Condition

We asked NPS to provide us with condition assessments recorded in FMSS 

for each of the 25 properties with sports facilities. FMSS did not provide an 

assessment of one property’s condition due to security issues.6

Furthermore, some properties were grouped together into one assessment 

and other properties received more than one assessment. As a result, NPS 

provided 22 assessments covering the remaining 24 properties. Figure 9 

shows the number of assessments and condition for properties with sports 

facilities. Appendix VI provides additional information on the condition 

assessments of properties with sports facilities.

Figure 9: Number of Assessments and Condition for Properties with Sports 

Facilities

6

This includes President’s Park, White House grounds, and other nearby areas.

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

Good Fair Poor Serious 

Number of assessments

Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.

11

3

6

2

Condition
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Information on the 

Condition of Individual 

Sports Facilities Is Limited

We reviewed the documentation supporting the deferred maintenance 

associated with each of the 24 properties for which we were provided 

assessments to ascertain if it provided data that could be used to identify 

the condition of each sports facility. However, this information was of 

limited use in identifying sports facilities’ conditions. For example, the 

information, for the most part, discussed such deferred maintenance as 

repairing or refurbishing landscapes and structures; replacing pavement, 

concrete curbing, picnic tables, and seawalls; and repainting fences, posts, 

and benches. This information was not descriptive enough to determine 

whether the maintenance pertained to the sports facilities or other parts of 

the property. However, NPS collectively assessed the athletic fields at West 

Potomac Park, which comprise 8 multiple-use fields, 11 volleyball courts, 

and 13 baseball fields, to be in poor condition. According to NPS officials, 

the poor condition assigned to the athletic field’s was due primarily to the 

deferred maintenance needed for the park’s volleyball courts and multipleuse fields, and not the baseball fields, which are in good condition. NPS 

identified about $1 million in deferred maintenance costs for refurbishing 

the volleyball courts, reseeding and sodding the fields, pruning trees, 

painting fencing, repairing backstops, replacing sidewalk pavement, and 

upgrading the sewage system. Even in this case, the condition of each 

sports facility could not be determined, since the assessment was done for 

the collective group of athletic fields. 

In reviewing each property’s deferred maintenance documentation, we also 

determined that the condition of the property or section of property may 

not be indicative of the condition of any sports facility on the property. For 

example, while NPS assessed the Fort Reno Park property as being in good 

condition, 84 percent of the total deferred maintenance needs for this 

property were directly related to refurbishing the multiple-use athletic 

fields thereon. Because such a large percentage of the deferred 

maintenance costs involve refurbishing the athletic fields, it is likely that 

the condition of the fields is worse than what the assessment showed for 

the property overall.

It should also be noted that NPS assessments do not include determining 

the condition of structures, such as boat ramps, horse stables, ice and 

roller skating rinks, and roadways because criteria to assess these 

structures have not been finalized for use by the park units. As previously 

identified in table 3, several of the sports facilities on the NPS-managed 

properties have these structures, again supporting the fact that limited 

information is available on the condition of sports facilities.
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Some Sports Facilities 

Posed Potential Safety 

Hazards 

We did not have criteria to judge the condition of the sports facilities. 

However, since the NPS’ information was of limited value in determining 

their condition, we visually inspected each of the 205 sports facilities to 

look for obvious deficiencies, such as cracks in the surface of tennis and 

basketball courts, fallen or missing basketball posts and baskets, and 

broken backstops around baseball/softball fields. We did note some of 

these deficiencies, but for the most part, the facilities did not have these 

conditions and appeared to be well maintained. Figure 10 shows an 

example of properties that appear to be well maintained. In contrast, figure 

11 shows an example of a facility with a cracked surface area. 

Figure 10: Well-Maintained Basketball Court and Roller Skating Rink in Anacostia Park (NPS property number 343E)

Note: Photo on the left shows a basketball court. The photo on the right shows a roller skating rink. 

Source: GAO.
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Figure 11: Tennis Courts Needing Repair in Montrose Park (NPS property number 324)

Note: The photo on the left shows grass growing out of cracks in the court’s surface. The photo on the 

right shows a patch and cracks in the court’s surface. 

In addition, we identified some conditions at some sports facilities, 

primarily in Anacostia Park, that posed potential safety hazards to users. 

See figures 12 through 17 for some examples of these safety hazards.

Source: GAO.
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Figure 12: Fallen Lamp Post Hangs over a Basketball Court in Anacostia Park (NPS 

property number 343D)

Source: GAO.
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Figure 13: Exposed Metal Reinforcement Bar on a Baseball Field in Anacostia Park 

(NPS property number 343E)

Source: GAO.
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Figure 14: Potential Safety Hazards at Buzzard Point Marina (NPS property number 629)

Note: The photo on the left shows exposed, rusty nails on a dock piling. The photo on the right shows 

an electrical cord hanging close to the water.

Source: GAO.
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Figure 15: Fitness Course with Potential Safety Hazards in Anacostia Park (NPS 

property number 343D) 

Note: The top photo shows the entire fitness center. The photo on the bottom left shows a rusty nail 

protruding from a broken post and the one on the right shows the jagged remnants of a broken post. 

Source: GAO.
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Figure 16: Photo of a Closed Marina in Anacostia Park (NPS property number 343E) 

Note: The marina was closed by NPS in 2000 due to lead contamination on the site. As of February 

2005, the marina had not been reopened.

Source: GAO.
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Figure 17: Photos of Property Closed to Public Use in Anacostia Park (NPS property 

number 343G) 

Note: The top photo shows a restroom facility surrounded by overgrown trees, shrubs, and grass as 

well as a water fountain that was continuously running. The bottom photos show recreational facilities 

surrounded by overgrown grass. According to park officials, the property was closed to public use in 

the late 1990s due to excessive construction debris left over from a failed restoration effort. 

Source: GAO.
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Figure 18: Photos of a Golf Driving Range with Potential Safety Hazards in Anacostia Park (NPS property number 343G) 

Note: Photo on the left shows fallen dividers at the driving range. Photo on the right shows one of the 

fallen dividers with a rusty metal brace and bolts protruding from the asphalt. 

NPS General 

Management Plans 

Identify Opportunities 

for Some Expanded 

Recreational Uses of 

NPS-Managed 

Properties in the 

District 

Current NPS general management plans identify opportunities for some 

expanded recreational uses, such as improving visitor experience by 

increasing the number and scope of exhibits; creating a regional sports 

complex; rehabilitating selected baseball/softball fields and basketball and 

tennis courts; and creating new hiking trails. NPS has developed four 

general management plans—two final and two drafts—that encompass 37 

of the 356 properties and 4,196 of the 6,735 acres it manages in the District. 

Appendix VII shows additional information on the properties covered by 

the four general management plans.

The two finalized general management plans are for properties that 

encompass the Fort Circle Parks and the Mary McLeod Bethune Council 

House National Historic Site. The following are the new or expanded 

recreational opportunities identified in the final plans: 

Fort Circle Parks: The primary new recreational opportunity is the creation 

of a new walking trail that connects most of the forts encompassing the 

Fort Circle Parks system. These include Forts Dupont, Totten, Stevens, 

Stanton, Davis, and Reno. The plan also calls for developing a small yearSource: GAO.
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round visitor contact facility near Fort Stevens—where the only battle of 

the Civil War was fought in the District—to provide a focal point for the 

Fort Circle Parks system. The facility will offer orientation and 

interpretation and serve as the start of a driving tour of the forts. In terms 

of improving existing facilities, the plan calls for rehabilitating selected 

baseball/softball fields, basketball and tennis courts, picnic areas, and 

other facilities. In addition, the activity center at Fort Dupont would be 

developed into an education center to focus on school and community 

groups offering cultural, historical, natural, and environmental 

programming.

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: The Mary 

McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site’s plan focuses solely 

on developing interpretive exhibits on the house and the life of Mary 

McLeod Bethune, who founded the National Council of Negro Women. 

The two draft plans are for properties in (1) Rock Creek Park and the Rock 

Creek and Potomac Parkways and (2) Anacostia Park. The following are 

the new or expanded recreational opportunities identified in the final plans 

and the plan’s preferred alternative, if so designated:

Rock Creek Park and the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway: The 2003 

draft Rock Creek Park and the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway’s plan 

considers closing off the upper part of Beach Drive—a major thoroughfare 

through the park—during nonrush hours to make it available for 

nonmotorized recreational uses such as biking, rollerblading, jogging, and 

walking. The plan also proposes upgrades of existing foot and bridal trails 

to enhance the visitor’s experience while biking, jogging, walking, or 

horseback riding through designated areas of the park. NPS estimates that 

this plan will be finalized in the spring of 2005.

Anacostia Park: The Anacostia Park plan contains two alternatives, neither 

of which was identified as the preferred alternative. The first alternative 

focuses on enhancement and expansion of current sports facilities, with an 

emphasis on neighborhood recreation. This alternative proposes a small 

area at Poplar Point to be designated as a grand waterfront park area. The 

second alternative proposes enhancements to current sports facilities and 

natural resources and emphasizes large-scale sports facilities to support 

regional sporting events. Both alternatives propose access to and 

additional boating facilities on the Anacostia waterfront. NPS hopes to 

release this plan to the public for comment in the summer of 2005.
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Options Available for 

NPS Property To Be 

Used or Managed by 

the District for 

Recreational Purposes

There are a number of ways for NPS property to be made available to the 

District for recreational purposes, including through a transfer of title, 

transfer of jurisdiction, memoranda of agreement or cooperative 

agreements, partnerships of public and private entities, and leases. As 

discussed below, some of these options may be implemented by NPS and 

the District under existing legislation; others would require enactment of 

new legislation. 

Transfer of Title In general, title to property allows the owner to possess, control, and assert 

all rights over that property.

Legislation could be enacted, transferring title or requiring such transfer of 

NPS property to the District.7

 For example, at least two federal laws 

specifically direct the Department of the Interior to transfer title to land, 

under NPS jurisdiction, from the federal government to the District. Public 

Law No. 99-581, enacted in 1986, directed the Secretary of the Interior to 

convey title to the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium building to the 

District. Also, in accordance with the law, the underlying land and 

associated parking facilities were leased to the District government. The 

National Children’s Island Act of 1995 directed the Secretary of the Interior 

to transfer title to portions of two islands in Anacostia Park (Heritage 

7

NPS has general authority to sell and convey title to property located in the District that is 

under its jurisdiction. However, this authority applies to property “which may be no longer 

needed for public purposes” and thus would not apply to situations in which title to the 

property is being transferred precisely for the purpose of making it available to the public—

in this case for recreation. 40 U.S.C. § 8735(a), D.C. Code § 10-804.
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Island and the southern portion of Kingman Island) to the District.8 The 

purpose was to facilitate the construction, development, and operation of 

National Children’s Island, envisioned as a cultural, educational, and 

family-oriented park.9

Transfer of Jurisdiction Under a transfer of jurisdiction between the federal government and the 

District, the transferor retains ownership of the property while the 

transferee may be given authority to administer and maintain (manage) the 

property. 

The federal government has general statutory authority to transfer 

jurisdiction over park properties that it owns in the District to the District 

government.10 Prior to enactment of this authority in 1932, congressional 

action was required for each transfer between the federal government and 

the District.11 According to a report of the House Committee on Public 

Buildings and Grounds, the purpose of the law was to obviate the need for 

8

Pub. L. No. 104-163, 110 Stat. 1416 (1996). Before enactment of the National Children’s 

Island Act, NPS had attempted to facilitate construction of the project by transferring 

jurisdiction over the islands to the District. The action was challenged in court, alleging that 

NPS should have prepared an environmental analysis, prior to the transfer, in accordance 

with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), Pub. L. No. 91-190, 83 Stat. 852 

(1970), and implementing regulations. The court upheld the challenge and ordered NPS to 

comply with NEPA. Anacostia Watershed Society v. Babbitt, 871 F. Supp. 475 (D.D.C. 1994). 

In a subsequent ruling, the court clarified that its earlier ruling did not rescind the 

jurisdictional transfer and that the transfer would remain in effect pending completion of 

NPS’s environmental analysis. Anacostia Watershed Society v. Babbitt, 875 F. Supp. 1 

(D.D.C. 1995). Subsequently, the National Children’s Island Act (Pub. L. No. 104-163 (1996)) 

required the transfer of title to the property to the District, and declared the previous 

transfer of jurisdiction to be null and void. The Children’s Island Act also required the 

District to comply with NEPA prior to construction.

9

The project was the subject of litigation in the 1990s and was halted by the District of 

Columbia Financial Control Board in 1998. Subsequently, an alternative project was 

proposed.

1040 U.S.C. § 8124. Similarly, under this provision, the District may transfer jurisdiction over 

properties it owns to the federal government. Section 8124 provides: “Federal and District of 

Columbia authorities administering properties in the District that are owned by the Federal 

Government or by the District may transfer jurisdiction over any part of the property among 

or between themselves for purposes of administration and maintenance under conditions 

the parties agree on.” The District of Columbia Code contains a provision authorizing the 

transfer of jurisdiction over property between the United States and the District that mirrors 

federal law. See D.C. Code Ann. § 10-111.

11See, e.g., Sen. Rep. No. 72-148, at 1 (1932).
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the Congress to approve each exchange between the federal government 

and the District, thereby lessening the work of the Congress and resulting 

in a savings of public funds.12

Before NPS transfers jurisdiction over a District property, the transfer must 

be recommended by the National Capital Planning Commission 

(Commission)—the central federal planning agency for the federal 

government in the National Capital.13 The Commission may examine a 

number of factors in determining whether to recommend a transfer—

including whether the proposal is generally reasonable and justified, 

consistent with the Commission’s Comprehensive Plan, and/or raises any 

environmental, historical preservation, or other impact concerns. The 

Commission may also examine public comments prior to its final decision, 

which may result in approval, approval with stipulations, or disapproval.

After a transfer is approved and completed, District authorities are 

required to report the transfer and associated agreements to the 

Congress.14 Official city maps may be changed and records updated after an 

official exchange of letters of transfer and acceptance between the 

parties.15

Some examples16 of jurisdictional transfers from the federal government to 

the District government include properties used or to be used for the 

following:

• urban renewal development,

• highways, 

• correctional facilities, 

12H.R. Rep. No. 72-679, at 2 (1932).

1340 U.S.C. §§ 8124(a), 8711(a). 

1440 U.S.C. § 8124(b).

1540 U.S.C. § 8123.

16For a more comprehensive list of transfers of jurisdiction, see D.C. Code Ann. § 10-111 

notes; NCPC Quarterly (Summer 2003), p. 5. 
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• recreation, and

• performing arts.

Memoranda of 

Agreement/Cooperative 

Agreements

Memoranda of agreement or cooperative agreements are legal instruments 

that establish a relationship between a federal agency and a state or local 

government, or other recipient. They are used to transfer a thing of value in 

carrying out a public purpose of support or stimulation. Substantial 

involvement is expected between the parties.17

A 1949 agreement between NPS and the District of Columbia Recreation 

Board18 implements authority provided in Public Law No. 77-534 (1942) for 

making federal lands and recreational facilities located in the District, 

including those of NPS, available to the District of Columbia Recreation 

Board to conduct its recreation programs.19 The agreement lists a number 

of parks or park areas that may be used by the District of Columbia 

Recreation Board to carry out various recreation activities, through 

concession contracts or otherwise, including golf courses in Anacostia 

Park and Rock Creek Park, tennis courts in East Potomac Park and Rock 

Creek Park, and boating at West Potomac Park, East Potomac Park, and 

Columbia Island. 

NPS is authorized by several statutes to enter into cooperative agreements 

with the District for management of federal parks. For example, where a 

federal park is located adjacent to or near a state or local park, and 

cooperative management would be more efficient, NPS may enter into a 

cooperative agreement with the state or local government agency in order 

to cooperatively manage the parks and provide or acquire goods and 

services.20 NPS would continue to retain administrative responsibilities 

over the park, as the law prohibits the transfer of these responsibilities. 

Another provision of law authorizes NPS to enter into cooperative 

1731 U.S.C. § 6305.

18Memorandum of Agreement between the District of Columbia Recreation Board and the 

National Park Service, August 26, 1949.

19The law established the District of Columbia Recreation Board, enumerated its functions 

and administrative responsibilities, and explained its relationship with other government 

agencies.

2016 U.S.C. § 1a-2(l).
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agreements with and transfer appropriated funds to state and local 

governments, among other entities, for the public purpose of carrying out 

NPS programs.21

Leases A lease is a written contract through which use and possession of property 

is granted to a person for a specified period of time.22

NPS has authority to lease certain federally owned or administered 

property located within the boundaries of park areas.23 For example, NPS 

issued a lease to the Friends of Fort Dupont to manage an ice rink at Fort 

Dupont Park, a federally owned park located in the District. Regulations 

implementing NPS leasing authority are set out at 36 C.F.R. part 18. The 

regulations describe, among other things, the determinations NPS must 

make before leasing property, procedures for awarding leases, and required 

lease terms and conditions. Unless otherwise authorized by law, a lease 

may not authorize the lessee to engage in activities that must be authorized 

through a concession contract, commercial use authorization, or similar 

instrument. Proposed lease activities are subject to authorization under a 

concession contract or commercial use authorization if the director of NPS 

determines, in accordance with regulations and guidance, that the 

proposed activities meet applicable requirements for issuance of such 

instruments.24 

Partnership A partnership is usually defined as a type of cooperative business 

relationship; however, cooperative efforts in a public project may also be 

referred to as a partnership and can be established through legislation. For 

example, in an effort to coordinate government and private sector activities 

in the development and implementation of an integrated resource 

management plan for certain Boston Harbor islands, Congress established 

the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, administered by a 

2116 U.S.C. § 1g.

2236 C.F.R. § 18.2(j).

2316 U.S.C. § 1a-2(k), 36 C.F.R. § 1. In some cases, leases may be required as they were when 

the Department of the Interior was directed by law to lease the underlying land and parking 

lots adjacent to Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium to the District.

2416 U.S.C. § 1a-2(k)(2); 36 C.F.R. §§ 18.4(f), 18.6.
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partnership including representatives from NPS, the U.S. Coast Guard, 

state and local government offices, and various private sector 

organizations.25 The law established the framework for administration of 

the area, parameters for operation of and membership in the partnership, 

minimum requirements for the management plan to be submitted to 

Interior, and establishment of an advisory council to represent interested 

groups and make recommendations to the partnership.26 Similarly, NPS 

properties in the District may be identified with recreational potential that 

could be maximized through such partnerships. 

Agency Comments and 

Our Response

We provided the Department of the Interior with a draft of this report for 

review and comment. The department provided written comments that are 

included in appendix VIII. The department provided us with some 

comments with technical clarifications, which we have incorporated as 

appropriate. In addressing the condition of properties, the department 

stated that NPS is diligently implementing an asset management plan that 

addresses deficiencies and that needed repair and rehabilitation of 

properties are evaluated and prioritized against the needs of the entire 

national park system. Projects of greatest need are undertaken in priority 

order, focusing on critical health and safety and resource protection issues. 

In addition, the department said that NPS does not have the authority to 

enter into a lease that allows erection of a structure on such property. 

While we agree that the agency’s authority is limited, NPS regulations 

authorize a lease to include a provision allowing for the construction of 

minor additions, buildings, and other structures as long as it is (1) 

necessary for the support of authorized lease activities, (2) otherwise 

consistent with the protection and purposes of the park area, and (3) 

approved by the director.

We will send copies of this report to interested congressional committees; 

the Secretary of the Interior; and other interested parties. We will also 

make copies available to others upon request. In addition, the report will be 

available at no charge on the GAO Web site at http://www.gao.gov.

25Pub. L. No. 104-333 § 1029(e)(1), (2); 110 Stat. 4093, 4232-38 (1996), codified at 16 U.S.C. § 

460kkk(e)(1), (2).

2616 U.S.C. § 460kkk(d)-(g).
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If you or your staff have any questions, please call me or Roy Judy at (202) 

512-3841. Key contributors to this report are listed in appendix IX.

Robin M. Nazzaro

Director, Natural Resources

and Environment
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List of Requesters

The Honorable Sam Brownback

Chairman

Subcommittee on the District of Columbia

Committee on Appropriations

United States Senate

The Honorable Mary L. Landrieu

Ranking Minority Member

Subcommittee on the District of Columbia

Committee on Appropriations

United States Senate

The Honorable Joe Knollenberg

Chairman

Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and

Urban Development, The Judiciary, District of Columbia, and 

Independent Agencies

Committee on Appropriations

House of Representatives

The Honorable John W. Olver

Ranking Minority Member

Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and 

Urban Development, The Judiciary, District of Columbia, and 

Independent Agencies

Committee on Appropriations

House of Representatives
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Appendix I

Scope and Methodology ApApenednxidexiIs

Our study included all federally owned properties that were managed by 

the National Park Service (NPS) in Washington, D.C., (the District). These 

properties are under the jurisdiction of NPS’ National Capital Region. 

To determine the universe of properties managed by NPS in the District, we 

obtained an electronic file from the National Capital Region that contained 

all of the properties (reservations) that it manages. Working with NPS 

officials, we excluded properties outside of the District. This resulted in 

identifying a universe of 356 properties. To facilitate our analysis and 

reporting, we grouped the NPS-managed properties into four categories, 

primarily based on their description as provided on NPS’ Reservation List. 

(NPS does not have a list of the types of properties under its jurisdiction, 

nor does it have standard definitions for the properties it manages.) The 

four categories we used were park and parkways; circles, squares, and 

triangles; Mall/Washington Monument and grounds; and other. The park 

and parkways category consists of properties described on NPS’ 

Reservation List as park, parkway, or combination thereof. Also in this 

category are several forts and batteries, which are components of Fort 

Circle Parks. Similarly, the circles, squares, and triangles category includes 

properties referred to on the Reservation List as physical structures, i.e., 

circles, squares, or triangles. The Mall and Washington Monument and 

grounds contain properties identified on the Reservation List as being 

connected with the Mall, the Washington Monument, or its grounds. Finally, 

the “other” category consists of various properties described on the 

Reservation List, as curb/center parking, cemeteries, islands, hills, 

historical sites, plazas, memorials, annexes, and fountains. We also 

included in this category Ford’s Theatre and the Mary McLeod Bethune 

Council House. Appendix II provides a complete listing of the NPSmanaged properties in the District and their respective categories.

To identify the recreational and sports-related facilities on NPS-managed 

properties, we developed a data collection instrument (DCI) that we 

distributed to NPS National Capital Region officials. The DCI contained 

questions about the existence of recreation facilities, including the number 

of sports-related facilities; plans for future facilities; and other information 

about each of the NPS-managed properties. To ensure that data gathered 

from the DCI were valid and reliable, we performed a number of steps. 

First, we conducted pretests with National Capital Region officials in two 

of its management units and revised the DCI in accordance with these 

pretest results. We next asked the region’s six management units 

(superintendencies or directors) that have management responsibility for 

their respective properties to complete one DCI for each of the 356 
Appendix I

Scope and Methodology

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properties under their respective jurisdiction. We received completed DCIs 

for 100 percent of the properties. We then reviewed the completed DCIs for 

obvious errors, such as missing responses to questions and inconsistencies 

in the answers provided. We also compared the responses with the 

knowledge we gained from visiting or researching the properties. In 

addition, we conducted follow-up interviews with region officials to clarify 

or correct any errors. The data from the hard copy DCIs were key-punched 

into an electronic data file and checked for accuracy. We used this data file 

for our analysis. We performed all analysis presented in this report through 

programming in statistical software, and both the programming and the 

results were checked for accuracy. We identified various types of 

recreational facilities, including sports facilities, on the properties. To 

verify the accuracy of the NPS-reported data, we visited each of the 

properties that NPS identified as having sports facilities or a combination 

of sports facilities and other facilities. During these visits, we determined if 

the property contained the facilities reported to us in the DCI. For the most 

part, we found that the reported number of facilities on these 25 properties 

was comparable. However, we found four tennis courts that had not been 

reported to us—one on a property in East Potomac Park and three in Rock 

Creek Park. NPS officials acknowledged that they had made a mistake in 

not reporting these facilities on the DCI. Accordingly, we revised our 

database to include these four facilities.

To determine the condition of the properties with sports facilities as well as 

the condition of the sports facilities themselves, we relied on information 

in NPS’ Facility Management Software System (FMSS) and interviews with 

NPS officials. FMSS is a system that identifies the condition of assets, 

including properties, based on the asset’s deferred maintenance costs 

relative to its replacement value. Thus, the higher the deferred 

maintenance costs, the worse the condition of the asset. Based on NPS 

criteria, the condition of properties are assessed as good, fair, poor, or 

serious. We asked NPS to provide FMSS data for each of the 25 properties 

with sports facilities. NPS provided assessments on the condition of 24 of 

the 25 properties. It did not provide information on one property due to 

security issues.1

 We then collected the records in support of the estimated 

deferred maintenance costs for each of the 24 properties to ascertain if the 

records contained specific information relative to the condition of the 

sports facilities on the properties. On the basis of our review, we 

1

President’s Park, White House Grounds, Executive Office Building, Treasury Building, and 

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determined that the maintenance records did not provide sufficient detail 

to determine the condition of the sports facilities. Since FMSS did not 

provide sufficient information to determine the condition of the sports 

facilities, we inspected these facilities to identify any deficiencies, such as 

cracks in the surface of tennis and basketball courts. For the most part, 

these facilities appeared to be well maintained. However, we did find some 

facilities that required maintenance to prevent potential safety hazards. 

To determine any new or expanded recreational use proposed for NPSmanaged properties in general management plans, we asked NPS to 

identify the plans it had developed for properties that it manages in the 

District. We were provided final general management plans for Mary 

McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, the Fort Circle 

Parks2

 and draft management plans for (1) Rock Creek Park and the Rock 

Creek Park and Potomac Parkway and (2) Anacostia Park. We reviewed 

each of these plans to ascertain the specifics regarding new or expanded 

recreational uses for the properties. We also spoke with NPS officials to 

identify the properties covered under each plan and to obtain information 

regarding any updates to these plans and their respective completion dates. 

We were also provided a general plan for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 

National Historical Park. However, this plan was developed in 1976 and 

prior to the guidance for what is to be included in a general management 

plan. Further, it was outdated per NPS’ guidance that general management 

plans should not exceed 15 years. Thus, we did not include this plan in our 

analysis. 

Finally, to identify methods for conveying management responsibility of 

NPS-managed properties to the District, we reviewed legislation, 

regulations, legislative histories, and other documents in addition to 

interviewing NPS officials in the Department of the Interior’s Solicitor’s 

Office and NPS’ National Capital Region.

2

Fort Circle Park’s plan was identified as a management plan, as opposed to general 

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Appendix II

Information on the 356 NPS-Managed 

Properties in the District ApendxiI

This appendix provides information on the 356 NPS-managed properties in 

the District. Table 4 shows the properties by National Capital Region 

management unit, location description, and property size in acres.

Table 4: Information on the Management Unit, Property Number, and Location of the 356 NPS-Managed Properties in the District

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1 CHOH 404-3 Potomac Palisades Parkway - Key Bridge to D.C. Line, NW 231.86

2 GWMP 344 Lady Bird Johnson Park (Columbia Island) between Potomac River & Boundary 

Channel

121.00

3 GWMP 560 Theodore Roosevelt Island - (formerly Analostan Island) Potomac River, NW 88.32

4 NACC 002 Washington Monument and grounds - 14th to 17th Sts., south of Constitution 

Ave., NW

106.01

5 NACC 003 The Mall, Smithsonian grounds - 12th to 9th Sts. & Constitution Ave., NW to 

Independence Ave., SW

40.48

6 NACC 003A The Mall, L'Enfant Square - 9th to 7th Sts. & Constitution Ave., NW to 

Independence Ave., SW

19.93

7 NACC 003B The Mall, Agriculture grounds - 14th to 12th Sts. & Constitution Ave., NW to 

Department of Agriculture bldg.

30.57

8 NACC 004 The Mall, Henry Park - 7th to 6th Sts. & Constitution Ave., NW to Independence 

Ave., SW

13.97

9 NACC 005 The Mall, Seaton Park - west of 6th to 4th Sts., to Constitution Ave., NW to 

Independence Ave., SW

16.33

10 NACC 006 The Mall, Seaton Park - east of 4th to 3rd Sts. & Pennsylvania Ave., NW to 

Maryland Ave., SW

13.77

11 NACC 006A The Mall, Union Square - 3rd to 1st Sts. & Pennsylvania Ave., NW to Maryland 

Ave., SW

11.37

12 NACC 007 National Law Enforcement Memorial - Judiciary Square, (part of reservation 

transferred to D.C.) 2/11/1970 (part transferred to GSA) 4/20/1970 between D & G 

Sts., 4th & 5th Sts., NW

2.68

13 NACC 008 Mt. Vernon Square - K St., between 7th & 9th Sts., NW 2.74

14 NACC 009 Franklin Square - I to K Sts. & 13th to 14th Sts., NW 4.79

15 NACC 011 McPherson Square - 15th St., between I & K Sts., NW 1.65

16 NACC 012 Farragut Square - 17th St., between I & K Sts., NW 1.57

17 NACC 013 Rawlins Park - E St., between 18th & 19th Sts., NW 1.45

18 NACC 023 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 26th & M Sts., NW .05

19 NACC 024 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave. & L St., NW .12

20 NACC 026 Washington Circle - Pennsylvania & New Hampshire Aves., NW 2.19

21 NACC 026G Center Parking - New Hampshire Ave. & I St., NW .04

22 NACC 026H Center Parking - New Hampshire Ave., north of H St., NW .04
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23 NACC 026K Center Parking - New Hampshire Ave., between G St. & Virginia Ave., NW .02

24 NACC 026M Center Parking - New Hampshire Ave. & north of F St., NW .04

25 NACC 028 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 21st & I Sts., NW .41

26 NACC 029 Monroe (James) Park - Pennsylvania Ave., between 20th & I Sts., NW .38

27 NACC 030 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 19th & H Sts., NW .43

28 NACC 031 Murrow (Edward R.) Park - Pennsylvania Ave., between 18th & H Sts., NW .39

29 NACC 033 Pulaski Park - Pennsylvania Ave., between 13th & E Sts., NW .41

30 NACC 035 Triangle (F.D. Roosevelt Memorial Stone) 9th St., below Pennsylvania Ave., NW .14

31 NACC 036 U.S. Navy Memorial (only the south end of memorial) above Pennsylvania Ave., 

between 7th & 9th Sts., NW

.35

32 NACC 036A Circle (Temperance Statue) Indiana Ave., between 7th & C Sts., NW .11

33 NACC 057 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between 22nd & Q Sts., NW .06

34 NACC 057A Sheridan Circle - Massachusetts Ave., between 23rd & R Sts., NW .52

35 NACC 057D Triangle - Florida Ave. & 22nd St., NW .04

36 NACC 058 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between 21st & Q Sts., NW .07

37 NACC 059 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between 20th & P Sts., NW .13

38 NACC 060 Dupont Circle - Massachusetts & Connecticut Aves., 19th & P Sts., NW 2.28

39 NACC 062 Triangle - west of Scott Circle, between Massachusetts & Rhode Island Aves., NW .25

40 NACC 062A Triangle - north of Res. 62 at Massachusetts Ave., NW .04

41 NACC 062B Triangle - south of Res. 62 at Rhode Island Ave., NW .04

42 NACC 063 Scott Circle - Massachusetts & Rhode Island Aves., at 16th St., NW .39

43 NACC 064 Triangle - east of Scott Circle, Massachusetts & Rhode Island Aves., NW .25

44 NACC 064A Triangle - north of Res. 64 at Rhode Island Ave., NW .04

45 NACC 064B Triangle - south of Res. 64 at Massachusetts Ave., NW .04

46 NACC 065 Triangle - west of Thomas Circle, Massachusetts Ave. & M St., NW .03

47 NACC 066 Thomas Circle - Massachusetts & Vermont Aves., 14th & M Sts., NW .48

48 NACC 067 Triangle - east of Thomas Circle, Massachusetts Ave. & M St., NW .04

49 NACC 068 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave. & L St., to 11th & 12th Sts., NW .37

50 NACC 069 Gompers (Samuel) Memorial Park - Massachusetts Ave. & L St., to 10th & 11th 

Sts., NW

.41

51 NACC 069A Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between 11th & L Sts., NW .02

52 NACC 070 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., 8th & K Sts., NW .14

53 NACC 071 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., 7th & K Sts., NW .14

54 NACC 072 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave. & I St., to 5th & 6th Sts., NW .31

55 NACC 073 Triangle - below Massachusetts Ave., between 5th & I Sts., NW .01

56 NACC 074 Triangle - above Massachusetts Ave., between 5th & I Sts., NW .23

57 NACC 077A Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between 1st & G Sts., NW .15

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58 NACC 077B Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between New Jersey Ave. & G St., NW .08

59 NACC 078 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between North Capitol & F Sts., NW .07

60 NACC 098 Triangle - Virginia Ave., between 25th & G Sts., NW .03

61 NACC 099 Triangle - Virginia Ave., between 24th & G Sts., NW .05

62 NACC 101 Triangle - above Virginia Ave. & F St., NW .02

63 NACC 103 Triangle - above Virginia Ave. & E St., NW .01

64 NACC 104 Triangle - Virginia Ave., between 21st & D Sts., NW .02

65 NACC 105 Kelly (Edward J.) Park - Virginia Ave. & 21st St., NW .63

66 NACC 106 Triangle (San Martin Statue) - New York Ave., between Virginia Ave. & 20th St., 

NW

1.00

67 NACC 108 Triangle - Virginia Ave., between 19th & C Sts., NW .31

68 NACC 110 Triangle - Constitution Ave. & 18th St., NW .21

69 NACC 113 Park - C St., between 7th & 9th Sts., SW 1.10

70 NACC 115 Triangle - Virginia Ave., between 6th & D Sts., SW .10

71 NACC 120 Triangle - Virginia Ave., between Delaware Ave. & E St., SW .06

72 NACC 134 Triangle (Juarez Statue) New Hampshire & Virginia Aves., to 25th & G Sts., NW .40

73 NACC 146 Triangle - below New Hampshire Ave. & 16th St., south of U St., NW .06

74 NACC 147 Triangle - above New Hampshire Ave. & 16th St., NW .06

75 NACC 148 Triangle - New Hampshire Ave. & 15th St., south of W St, NW. .02

76 NACC 149 Triangle - Connecticut Ave., between 20th & Q Sts., NW .10

77 NACC 150 Triangle - Connecticut Ave., between 18th & M Sts., NW .12

78 NACC 150A Triangle - Connecticut Ave., between 18th & N Sts., NW .02

79 NACC 151 Triangle - Rhode Island Ave. & M St., NW .04

80 NACC 153 Logan Circle - Rhode Island & Vermont Aves., 13th St., NW 2.21

81 NACC 154 Triangle - Rhode Island Ave., between 12th & P Sts., NW .23

82 NACC 161 Triangle - Vermont Ave. & 14th St., south of Thomas Circle, NW .01

83 NACC 162 Triangle - Vermont Ave. & 14th St., north of Thomas Circle, NW .01

84 NACC 163 Triangle - Vermont Ave., between 13th & O Sts., NW .11

85 NACC 165 Triangle - Vermont Ave. & 12th St., south of R St., NW .02

86 NACC 167 Triangle - Vermont Ave. & 11th St., north of R St., NW .01

87 NACC 169 Triangle - Vermont Ave., between 10th & T Sts., NW .06

88 NACC 170 Triangle - Vermont Ave., between 10th & U Sts., NW .25

89 NACC 172 Triangle - New York Ave. & H St., west of 13th St., NW .09

90 NACC 172A Triangle - New York Ave., between 13th & H Sts., NW .01

91 NACC 172B Triangle - New York Ave & 13th St., east of Res. 172, NW .03

92 NACC 173 Triangle - New York Ave., between 12th & I Sts., NW .27

93 NACC 175 Triangle - New York Ave., between 9th & K Sts., NW .12

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94 NACC 176 Triangle - New York Ave., between 7th & K Sts., NW .15

95 NACC 177 Triangle - New York Ave., between 5th & L Sts., NW .02

96 NACC 177A Triangle - New York Ave., between east side of 5th & L Sts., NW .03

97 NACC 178 Triangle - south of New York Ave. & L St., NW .17

98 NACC 179 Triangle - New York Ave., between New Jersey Ave. & 3rd St., NW .11

99 NACC 181 Triangle - New York Ave., between 1st & M Sts., NW .53

100 NACC 182 Triangle - New York Ave. & N St., west of North Capitol St., NW .03

101 NACC 183 Triangle - New York Ave., between North Capitol & N Sts., NE .04

102 NACC 184 Triangle - New York Ave., between 1st & O Sts, NE .05

103 NACC 187 Triangle - Indiana Ave., between 6th & D Sts., NW .09

104 NACC 190 Triangle - New Jersey Ave., between 4th & Franklin Sts., NW .04

105 NACC 191 Triangle - New Jersey Ave., between 4th & O Sts., NW .10

106 NACC 192 Triangle - New Jersey Ave., between 3rd & N Sts., NW .09

107 NACC 193 Triangle - New Jersey Ave., between 2nd & above I Sts., NW .11

108 NACC 194 Triangle - New Jersey Ave., between 2nd & below I Sts., NW .09

109 NACC 195 Triangle - New Jersey Ave. & 1st St., north of G St., NW .17

110 NACC 196 Triangle - New Jersey Ave., between 1st & F Sts., NW .08

111 NACC 201 Triangle - Maryland Ave., between 3rd & Independence Ave., SW .31

112 NACC 270 Triangle - Florida Ave., between 21st & south of S Sts., NW .00c

113 NACC 270A Triangle - Florida Ave., between 19th & T Sts., NW .04

114 NACC 271 Triangle - Florida Ave., between V St. & west of Ontario Rd., NW .01

115 NACC 272 Triangle - Florida Ave. & 10th St., NW .01

116 NACC 274 Triangle - Florida Ave., between T & west of 6th Sts., NW .01

117 NACC 276 Triangle - Florida Ave., between R & 2nd Sts., NW .01

118 NACC 276A Triangle - Florida Ave., between 1st & R Sts., NW .19

119 NACC 277 Triangle - Florida Ave., between Q & west of North Capitol Sts., NW .01

120 NACC 277A Truxton Park - North Capitol St., between Q St. & Florida Ave., NW .08

121 NACC 277C Triangle - North Capitol St., Lincoln Rd. & north of Quincy St., NE .04

122 NACC 278 Triangle - Florida Ave., between P & west of 1st Sts., NE .01

123 NACC 284 Triangle - Washington Ave. (Canal St.), between Independence Ave. & 2nd St., 

SW

.01

124 NACC 332 West Potomac Park (including Tidal Basin) Constitution Ave., between 17th St. & 

The Potomac River, NW & SW

394.88

125 NACC 332A Curb Parking - Constitution Ave., between 21st & 22nd Sts., NW .72

126 NACC 332B Curb Parking - Constitution Ave., between 22nd & 23rd Sts., NW .94

127 NACC 333 East Potomac Park Haines Pt. - between Washington Channel & Potomac River, 

SW

328.99

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128 NACC 334 Columbus Plaza (area south of Union Station) Union Plaza, NE 3.60

129 NACC 334I Center Parking - east of Union Station, NE .06

130 NACC 378 Park (part of sq. E 87) south of Virginia Ave., to 20th & 21st Sts., NW 2.19

131 NACC 383 Triangle (Bolivar [Simon] Statue) Virginia Ave., between 18th & C Sts., NW 1.40

132 NACC 384 Pan American Annex (square 147) Virginia & Constitution Aves., to 18th & 19th 

Sts., NW

2.80

133 NACC 546 Mellon Fountain - 6th St., between Pennsylvania & Constitution Aves., NW .28

134 NACC 553 Triangle - 3rd St., between Pennsylvania & Constitution Aves., NW .20

135 NACC 554 Triangle - Connecticut Ave., between 20th & R Sts., NW .01

136 NACC 617 Pershing Square (Commerce Building Plaza) Pennsylvania Ave. & E St., to 14th & 

15th Sts., NW

1.76

137 NACC 661 Seaton Playground (Entire reservation transferred to D.C. 12/29/1966 and 

transferred back to NPS 12/8/1980) 2nd & H Sts., NW

.43

138 NACC 681 Triangle - Vermont Ave., north of Q St., NW .01

139 NACC 682 Triangle - Vermont Ave. & 11th St., south of S St., NW .06

140 NACC 683 Triangle - Vermont Ave. & 11th St., north of S St., NW .06

141 NACC 698 Petersen House - House where Lincoln died, 516 10th St., NW .05

142 NACC 699 Ford's Theatre National Historical Site - 511 10th St., NW .24

143 NACC 715 Whitman (Walt) Park - E St., between 19th & 20th Sts., NW 1.02

144 NACC 717 Southwest Waterfront Park (Titanic Memorial) - Maine Ave & P St., SW 3.05

145 NACC 719 Banneker (Benjamin) Park - 10th St., Overlook & Maine Ave., SW 4.68

146 NACC 720 Galvez (Bernardo de) Park (adjoining Dept. of State) Virginia Ave. & 22nd St., NW .92

147 NACC 721 Town Center Park - 6th & I Sts., SW 1.13

148 NACC 722 Town Center Park - 4th & I Sts., SW 1.48

149 NACC 723 Town Center Park - 3rd & I Sts., SW .62

150 NACC 727 Triangle - Louisiana Ave., C & 1st Sts., NW .14

151 NACC 728 Triangle - D St., Louisiana & New Jersey Aves., NW .31

152 NACC Noned Mary McLeod Bethune House, 1318 Vermont Ave., NW .07

153 NACE 014 Lincoln Park - East Capitol St., between 11th & 13th Sts., NE & SE 7.00

154 NACE 015 Stanton Park - C St., between 4th & 6th Sts., NE 4.64

155 NACE 016 Folger Park - D St., between 2nd & 3rd Sts., SE 1.96

156 NACE 018 Marion Park - E St., between 4th & 6th Sts., SE 1.52

157 NACE 037 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 3rd St. & Independence Ave., SE .07

158 NACE 037A Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave., between 2nd & 3rd Sts., SE .30

159 NACE 037B Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave., between 3rd & 4th Sts., SE .41

160 NACE 038 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between North Carolina Ave. & 4th St., SE .31

161 NACE 038A Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave., between North Carolina Ave. & 4th St., SE .24

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162 NACE 039 Triangle - North Carolina Ave. & 5th St., SE .26

163 NACE 040 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 5th & C Sts., SE .39

164 NACE 041 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 5th & C Sts., SE .12

165 NACE 041A Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave., between North Carolina Ave. & 6th St., SE .24

166 NACE 041B Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave., between 6th & 7th Sts., SE .63

167 NACE 042 Triangle - North Carolina & Pennsylvania Aves., 5th & C Sts., SE .29

168 NACE 043 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between North Carolina Ave. & 6th St., SE .31

169 NACE 044 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between South Carolina Ave. & 7th St., SE .49

170 NACE 044A Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave., between 7th & 8th Sts., SE .29

171 NACE 045 Triangle - South Carolina & Pennsylvania Aves., to 8th & D Sts., SE .31

172 NACE 046 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., west of 8th & D Sts., SE .02

173 NACE 047 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., east of 8th St., SE .01

174 NACE 047A Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave., between 8th & 9th Sts., SE .29

175 NACE 047B Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave., between 9th & 10th Sts., SE .31

176 NACE 048 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 8th St. & South Carolina Ave., SE .25

177 NACE 049 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 9th St. & South Carolina Ave., SE .50

178 NACE 050 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 10th & E Sts., SE .09

179 NACE 050A Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave., between 10th & 11th Sts., SE .28

180 NACE 051 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 12th & E Sts., SE .16

181 NACE 051A Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave., between 11th & 12th Sts., SE .31

182 NACE 052 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 13th & G Sts., SE .11

183 NACE 052A Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave., between 12th & 13th Sts., SE .54

184 NACE 053 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 14th & G Sts., SE .02

185 NACE 053A Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave., between 13th & G Sts., SE .72

186 NACE 054 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between Potomac Ave. & 14th St., SE .07

187 NACE 054A Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave., between 14th & 15th Sts., SE .44

188 NACE 054B Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave., between 15th & 16th Sts., SE .61

189 NACE 054C Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between Potomac Ave. & 14th St., SE .07

190 NACE 054D Center Parking - Pennsylvania & Potomac Aves., SE .23

191 NACE 054E Triangle - north side of Pennsylvania Ave. at Potomac Ave., SE .02

192 NACE 054F Triangle - south side of Pennsylvania Ave. at Potomac Ave., SE .02

193 NACE 082 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between 2nd & D Sts., NE .10

194 NACE 083 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between 3rd & D Sts., NE .09

195 NACE 122 Triangle - Virginia Ave. & I St, between 4th & 5th Sts., SE .11

196 NACE 124 Triangle - Virginia Ave., between west side of 7th & K Sts., SE .32

197 NACE 124A Triangle - Virginia Ave., between east side of 7th & K Sts., SE .01

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198 NACE 128 Triangle - Virginia Ave., between 12th & M Sts., SE .20

199 NACE 129 Triangle - Virginia Ave. & south of M St., SE .35

200 NACE 130 Triangle - Water St., south of M St., SE .11

201 NACE 204 Triangle (part transferred to Architect of the Capitol) 11/12/1996 Maryland Ave., 

between 2nd St. & Constitution Ave., NE

.16

202 NACE 205 Triangle - Maryland Ave., between 3rd St. & Constitution Ave., NE .15

203 NACE 206 Triangle - Maryland Ave. & D St., east of 6th St., NE .08

204 NACE 207 Triangle - Maryland Ave., between 7th & D Sts., NE .04

205 NACE 208 Triangle - Maryland Ave., between 9th & E Sts., NE .06

206 NACE 209 Triangle - Maryland Ave., between 10th & E Sts., NE .04

207 NACE 210 Triangle - Maryland Ave., between 11th & F Sts., NE .16

208 NACE 211 Triangle - Maryland Ave. & F St., east of 12th St., NE .07

209 NACE 212 Triangle - Maryland Ave. & G St., east of 13th St., NE .06

210 NACE 213 Triangle - Maryland Ave., 14th & G Sts., NE .02

211 NACE 251 Triangle - Potomac Ave., between 9th & M Sts., SE .15

212 NACE 279 Triangle - Florida Ave., between N & west of 4th Sts., NE .01

213 NACE 280 Triangle - Florida Ave., between M & east of 6th Sts., NE .01

214 NACE 281 Triangle - Florida Ave., between 9th St. & West Virginia Ave., NE .05

215 NACE 283 Triangle - Florida Ave. & I St., west of Orren St., NE .01

216 NACE 295 Triangle - Square E. 667, Half & north side of V Sts., SW 1.54

217 NACE 296 Triangle - Water St., between Half & T Sts., SW .28

218 NACE 297 Triangle - South Capitol & Water Sts., south of R St., SW .04

219 NACE 298 Triangle - Water & N Sts., east of 12th St., SE .10

220 NACE 299 Triangle - Water St., between 14th & M Sts., SE .18

221 NACE 315 Curb Parking - I St., between 5th & 6th Sts., NE .17

222 NACE 336 Fort Davis - Pennsylvania & Alabama Aves., SE 13.33

223 NACE 336A Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between O & 28th Sts., SE .46

224 NACE 343C Anacostia Park, Section C - Anacostia River (east bank) between 11th St. & 

Frederick Douglass Memorial bridges, SE

50.05

225 NACE 343D Anacostia Park, Section D - Anacostia River (both banks) between John Phillip 

Sousa & 11th St. bridges, SE

63.17

226 NACE 343E Anacostia Park, Section E - Anacostia River (east bank) between Railroad & John 

Phillip Sousa bridges, SE

61.69

227 NACE 343F Anacostia Park, Section F - Anacostia River (both banks) between Benning Road 

& Railroad bridges, SE

336.30

228 NACE 343G Anacostia Park, Section G - Anacostia River (both banks) between D.C. line & 

Benning Rd., SE

703.75

229 NACE 405 Fort Dupont Park - Minnesota & Massachusetts Aves., SE 376.07

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230 NACE 412 Fort Stanton Park - north of Erie St., between Pearson Pl. & 16th St., SE 56.56

231 NACE 421 Shepherd Parkway - South Capitol & 2nd Sts., SE & SW 205.51

232 NACE 467 Park - V St., between 1st & Canal Sts., SW 7.65

233 NACE 475 Fort Mahan Park - Benning Rd., between 42nd & Grant Sts., NE 39.04

234 NACE 487 Twining Square - Pennsylvania Ave., between Minnesota Ave. & 25th St., SE 1.19

235 NACE 487A Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave. & 25th St., east of Minnesota Ave., SE .01

236 NACE 487B Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave. & 25th St., east of Minnesota Ave, SE .03

237 NACE 487C Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave., west of Minnesota Ave, SE .17

238 NACE 487D Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave., east of Prout St., SE .01

239 NACE 487E Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave., east of Fairlawn Ave., SE .01

240 NACE 495 Brentwood Park (Patterson Tract) 6th St., between New York & Florida Aves., NE 9.10

241 NACE 500 Fort Circle Park - Fort Mahan Park to Fort Dupont Park, between Benning & Ridge 

Rds., SE

30.72

242 NACE 501 Oxon Run Parkway - Mississippi Ave., between 1st St. & Southern Ave., SE 145.58

243 NACE 518 Fort Circle Park - Fort Dupont Park to Fort Stanton Park, south of Massachusetts 

Ave., SE

128.66

244 NACE 519 Fort Circle Park - Fort Stanton Park to St. Elizabeth Hospital, between Erie St. & 

Alabama Ave., SE

32.81

245 NACE 523 Fort Circle Park - Anacostia Park to Ft. Mahan Park, Anacostia Ave. to Grant St., 

NE

38.35

246 NACE 561 Bald Eagle Hill - Nichols & Southern Aves., SW 22.44

247 NACE 562 Triangle - Water & V Sts., at Bulkhead, SW .13

248 NACE 575 Battery Ricketts - Fort Pl., between Pearson & Bruce Pls., SE 3.77

249 NACE 609 Fort Chaplin Park - south of East Capitol St., between Chaplin St. & Texas Ave., 

SE

30.30

250 NACE 629 Buzzard Point Anacostia River - between 1st & Water Sts., SW 1.22

251 NACE 653 Piney Run Parkway - Fife Pl. & Blaine St., to 49th & East Capitol Sts., NE .46

252 NACE 669 Triangle - Central Ave., between 50th & East Capitol Sts., NE .16

253 NACE 695 Triangle - M St. & Maryland Ave., NE .50

254 NACE 716 Fredrick Douglass Home - 1411 W St., SE 8.07

255 NACE 718 Triangle - Benning Rd. & Blaine St., NE .05

256 NACE 718A Triangle - 42nd & Blaine St., NE .13

257 ROCR 022 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 28th & M Sts., NW .03

258 ROCR 302 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between 24th & S Sts., NW .08

259 ROCR 303 Triangle - Connecticut Ave., between Columbia Rd. & California St., NW .15

260 ROCR 303A Circle - Connecticut Ave. & Kalorama Rd., NW .16

261 ROCR 303B Traingle - Connecticut Ave. & Kalorama Rd., NW .05

262 ROCR 303D Curb Parking - Ashmeade Pl., between Connecticut Ave. & Kalorama Rd., NW .10

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263 ROCR 308A Center Parking - Tilden St. & Linnean Ave., NW .42

264 ROCR 309A Triangle - Lamont & west side of 16th Sts., NW .23

265 ROCR 309B Triangle - Mt. Pleasant & 16th Sts., NW .28

266 ROCR 309C Rabaut Park - Mt. Pleasant St., between 16th & Harvard Sts., NW .57

267 ROCR 309G Triangle - Park Rd., between Pine & 16th Sts., NW .22

268 ROCR 312 Grant Circle - New Hampshire Ave., between Illinois Ave. & 5th St., NW 1.84

269 ROCR 312A Triangle - 5th St., Illinois Ave., Upshur St. & Grant Circle, NW .19

270 ROCR 312I Triangle - Illinois Ave., between 5th & Webster Sts., & Grant Circle, NW .20

271 ROCR 313B Triangle - South Dakota Ave., between 24th St. & Rhode Island Ave., NE .17

272 ROCR 324 Montrose Park - R St. & Lovers Ln., NW 15.69

273 ROCR 326C Curb Parking - Jenifer & 41st Sts., at Belt Rd., NW .08

274 ROCR 327 Meridian Hill Park - 16th St., between Euclid & W Sts., NW 11.88

275 ROCR 330B Triangle - Van Ness St., between 41st St. & Nebraska Ave., NW .88

276 ROCR 330C Triangle - Van Ness St., between 42nd St. & Nebraska Ave., NW .13

277 ROCR 335 Curb Parking - Western Ave. & Patterson St., NW .24

278 ROCR 335A Chevy Chase Circle - Western & Connecticut Aves., NW .71

279 ROCR 338 Center Parking - Rock Creek Dr., between Edgevale Terr. & Normanstone Dr., NW .78

280 ROCR 339 Rock Creek Park & Piney Branch Parkway - Klingle Rd. to D.C. line, west of 16th 

St., NW

1,748.27

281 ROCR 345 Triangle - Missouri Ave., between Nicholson & 8th Sts., NW .18

282 ROCR 346 Triangle - Missouri Ave., between Marietta Pl. & 8th St., NW .35

283 ROCR 348 Triangle - Missouri Ave., between Madison & 5th Sts., NW .14

284 ROCR 351 Glover Parkway & Children's Playground - east of 44th & U Sts., NW 58.39

285 ROCR 351A Glover Parkway & Children's Playground - west of 42nd St., New Mexico Ave. & U 

St., NW

30.40

286 ROCR 351B Glover Parkway & Children's Playground - New Mexico Ave. & Fulton St., NW .47

287 ROCR 351C Glover Parkway & Children's Playground - New Mexico Ave., between 43rd & 

Garfield Sts., NW

3.62

288 ROCR 351D Glover Parkway & Children's Playground - New Mexico Ave., between 43rd & 

Garfield Sts., NW

.19

289 ROCR 351E Glover Parkway & Children's Playground - (West side) New Mexico & Cathedral 

Aves., NW

4.83

290 ROCR 351F Glover Parkway & Children's Playground - (East side) New Mexico & Cathedral 

Aves., NW

8.61

291 ROCR 351G Glover Parkway & Children's Playground - (East side) Cathedral Ave., NW 1.46

292 ROCR 351H Glover Parkway & Children's Playground - (East side) Massachusetts Ave., NW 3.83

293 ROCR 351I Glover Parkway & Children's Playground - (West side) Massachusetts & 

Cathedral Aves., NW

7.92

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294 ROCR 351J Glover Parkway & Children's Playground - (West side) north of Massachusetts 

Ave. & Van Ness St., NW

16.41

295 ROCR 351K Glover Parkway & Children's Playground - (East side) north of Massachusetts 

Ave. & west of 39th St., NW

24.19

296 ROCR 356 Klingle Valley Parkway - Klingle Rd. & Macomb St., NW 7.90

297 ROCR 357 Whitehaven Parkway - W St., east of Foxhall Rd. to Dumbarton Oaks Park, NW 51.25

298 ROCR 358 Fort Stevens Park - 13th St., between Piney Branch Rd. & Rittenhouse St., NW 4.36

299 ROCR 359 Fort Bayard Park - Western Ave., between 46 & 47th Sts., NW 4.10

300 ROCR 360 Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway - Along Rock Creek, between National 

Zoological Park & Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, NW

171.15

301 ROCR 361 Curb Parking - Lamont & 15th Sts., extended, NW .02

302 ROCR 369 Sherman Circle - 7th & Crittenden Sts., to Kansas & Illinois Aves., NW 2.32

303 ROCR 397 Triangle - Connecticut Ave., between Ellicott Ave. & 36th Sts., NW .29

304 ROCR 398 Tenley Circle - Nebraska & west of Wisconsin Aves., NW .07

305 ROCR 399 Tenley Circle - Nebraska & east of Wisconsin Aves., NW .09

306 ROCR 402 Soapstone Valley - Connecticut Ave., between Albemarle St. & Windom Pl., NW 24.20

307 ROCR 432 Beach Parkway - to MD/D.C. line, between East & West Beach Drs., NW 20.50

308 ROCR 433 North Portal - 16th St., between North Portal & South Portal Drs., NW 8.75

309 ROCR 435 Fort Slocum Park - 2nd & 3rd Sts., to Oglethorpe & Madison Sts., NW 18.07

310 ROCR 436 Triangle - Kansas Ave. & 7th St., north of Sherman Circle, NW .35

311 ROCR 438 Triangle - Kansas Ave., south of Sherman Circle, NW .35

312 ROCR 443 Fort Bunker Hill Park - Perry St., between 13th & 14th Sts., NE 6.32

313 ROCR 447 Triangle - Illinois Ave., between 7th & Decatur Sts., NW .20

314 ROCR 448 Triangle - Illinois Ave., between 7th & Buchanan Sts., NW .20

315 ROCR 450 Archbold Parkway - south of Reservoir Rd., MacArthur Blvd. & 44th St., NW 27.82

316 ROCR 450A Archbold Parkway - west side Archbold Parkway, north of Reservoir Rd., NW 19.92

317 ROCR 450B Archbold Parkway - east side Archbold Parkway, north of Reservoir Rd., NW 13.56

318 ROCR 451 Fort Circle Park - Fort Totten Park to Barnard Hill, east of Blair Rd. & Gallatin St., 

NE

64.99

319 ROCR 468 Triangle - Connecticut Ave., south of Chevy Chase Circle, NW .02

320 ROCR 470 Fort Reno Park - Nebraska Ave., between Fessenden & Chesapeake Sts., NW 33.28

321 ROCR 478 Dalecarlia Parkway (part of reservation transferred to D.C.) 12/14/1972 between 

Massachusetts Ave. & Loughboro Rd., NW

.16

322 ROCR 494 Fort Circle Park - Fort Stevens Park to Fort Slocum Park, Missouri Ave., between 

13th & 3rd Sts., NW

8.90

323 ROCR 497 Fort Circle Park - Fort Slocum Park to Fort Totten Park, Kansas Ave. & 1st Pl., NE 22.35

324 ROCR 499 Fort Circle Park - Rock Creek Park to Fort Stevens Park, Missouri Ave., between 

16th & 13th Sts., NW

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325 ROCR 514 Normanstone Parkway - Massachusetts Ave., between Garfield & Normanstone 

Sts., NW

18.65

326 ROCR 515 Fort Circle Park - Fort Reno Park to Rock Creek Park, along 36th St. & Broad 

Branch Rd., NW

25.13

327 ROCR 516 National Zoological Park Entrance - Harvard St., NW 1.04

328 ROCR 520 Fort Circle Park - Barnard Hill to Ft. Lincoln, along Eastern Ave, Bunker Hill & 

Bladensburg Rds., NE

8.54

329 ROCR 521 Battery Kemble Park - Chain Bridge Rd. & south of Nebraska Ave., NW 2.79

330 ROCR 528 Barnard Hill - 24th St., between Randolph St. & Eastern Ave., NE 21.81

331 ROCR 529 Park - Garfield St., between Fulton St. & Foxhall Rd., NW 14.00

332 ROCR 530 Fort Circle Park - Palisades Park to American University, east of Chain Bridge Rd., 

NW

54.09

333 ROCR 531 Piney Branch Portal - Piney Branch Rd. & Eastern Ave., NW .77

334 ROCR 542 Fort Circle Park - American University Park to Fort Reno Park, along Nebraska 

Ave., NW

4.44

335 ROCR 544 Fort Totten Park - Fort Totten Drive & south of Riggs Rd., NE 41.74

336 ROCR 545 Pinehurst Parkway - between Western & Oregon Aves., NW 18.15

337 ROCR 559 Westmoreland Circle - Massachusetts & Western Aves., NW .76

338 ROCR 563 Park - north side of National Zoological Park & Adams Mill Rd., NW 1.77

339 ROCR 565 Triangle - 16th & Irving Sts., NW .02

340 ROCR 568 Battleground National Cemetery - Georgia Ave., between Whittier Pl. & Van Buren 

St., NW

1.03

341 ROCR 572 Ward Circle - Massachusetts & Nebraska Aves., NW .69

342 ROCR 573 Triangle - Connecticut Ave., between Fessenden & 36th Sts., NW .02

343 ROCR 587 Triangle - Nebraska Ave., between 45th St. & Rockwood Pkwy., NW .04

344 ROCR 614 Triangle - Harewood Rd., between 4th St. & Michigan Ave., NE .04

345 ROCR 630 Melvin C. Hazen Park - south of Tilden St., east & west of Connecticut Ave., NW 42.92

346 ROCR 635 Woodley Park - Cortland & Devonshire Pls., NW 2.95

347 ROCR 637 Dumbarton Oaks Park - Whitehaven St. & Montrose Park, NW 27.23

348 ROCR 643 Triangle - Fessenden St., between Reno Rd. & Nebraska Ave., NW .30

349 ROCR 667 Triangle - Tilden St. & Reno Rd., NW .05

350 ROCR 668 Francis G. Newlands Park (Little Forest) Military Rd., between 28th & 30th Sts., 

NW

8.77

351 ROCR 686 Triangle - Reno Rd., between 36th & Warren Sts., NW .08

352 ROCR 691 Park - Pennsylvania Ave., between 28th & M Sts., NW .07

353 ROCR 693 Old Stone House - 3051 M St., NW .42

354 ROCR 700 Bryce Park - Massachusetts Ave., between Wisconsin Ave. & Garfield St., NW .58

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a

The following abbreviations were used:

CHOH—Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

ROCR—Rock Creek Park

NACC—National Capital Parks-Central

NACE—National Capital Parks-East

WHHO—White House-President’s Park

GWMP—George Washington Memorial Parkway

b

NPS refers to property numbers as reservation numbers.

c Property contains only 201.68 square feet (.004 acres).

d

No reservation number assigned to this property.

355 WHHO 001 President's Park, White House grounds (787,439 sf., 18.07 ac.) & Executive Office 

Bldg. & Treasury Bldg. (510,523.2 sf., 11.72 ac.) & grounds south Ellipse 

(2,284,173 sf., 52.43 ac.) - Pennsylvania Ave., between 15th & 17th Streets, NW

82.23

356 WHHO 010 Lafayette Square - Pennsylvania Ave. to H St. & Jackson to Madison Pls., NW 6.96

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This appendix provides information on the 200 NPS-managed properties in 

the District that are in the circles, squares, and triangles category. Table 5 

shows, by National Capital Region management unit, the properties by 

property number, location description, category type, and size (in acres) 

associated with each property.

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1 NACC 008 Mt. Vernon Square - K St., between 7th & 9th Sts., NW Square 2.74

2 NACC 009 Franklin Square - I to K Sts. & 13th to 14th Sts., NW Square 4.79

3 NACC 011 McPherson Square - 15th St., between I & K Sts., NW Square 1.65

4 NACC 012 Farragut Square - 17th St., between I & K Sts., NW Square 1.57

5 NACC 023 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 26th & M Sts., NW Triangle .05

6 NACC 024 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave. & L St., NW Triangle .12

7 NACC 026 Washington Circle - Pennsylvania & New Hampshire Aves., NW Circle 2.19

8 NACC 028 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 21st & I Sts., NW Triangle .41

9 NACC 030 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 19th & H Sts., NW Triangle .43

10 NACC 035 Triangle (F.D. Roosevelt Memorial Stone) 9th St., below 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Triangle .14

11 NACC 036A Circle (Temperance Statue) Indiana Ave., between 7th & C Sts., 

NW

Circle .11

12 NACC 057 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between 22nd & Q Sts., NW Triangle .06

13 NACC 057A Sheridan Circle - Massachusetts Ave., between 23rd & R Sts., NW Circle .52

14 NACC 057D Triangle - Florida Ave. & 22nd St., NW Triangle .04

15 NACC 058 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between 21st & Q Sts., NW Triangle .07

16 NACC 059 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between 20th & P Sts., NW Triangle .13

17 NACC 060 Dupont Circle - Massachusetts & Connecticut Aves., 19th & P Sts., 

NW

Circle 2.28

18 NACC 062 Triangle - west of Scott Circle, between Massachusetts & Rhode 

Island Aves., NW

Triangle .25

19 NACC 062A Triangle - north of Res. 62 at Massachusetts Ave., NW Triangle .04

20 NACC 062B Triangle - south of Res. 62 at Rhode Island Ave., NW Triangle .04

21 NACC 063 Scott Circle - Massachusetts & Rhode Island Aves., at 16th St., 

NW

Circle .39

22 NACC 064 Triangle - east of Scott Circle, Massachusetts & Rhode Island 

Aves., NW

Triangle .25

23 NACC 064A Triangle - north of Res. 64 at Rhode Island Ave., NW Triangle .04
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24 NACC 064B Triangle - south of Res. 64 at Massachusetts Ave., NW Triangle .04

25 NACC 065 Triangle - west of Thomas Circle, Massachusetts Ave. & M St., NW Triangle .03

26 NACC 066 Thomas Circle - Massachusetts & Vermont Aves., 14th & M Sts., 

NW

Circle .48

27 NACC 067 Triangle - east of Thomas Circle, Massachusetts Ave. & M St., NW Triangle .04

28 NACC 068 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave & L St., to 11th & 12th Sts., NW Triangle .37

29 NACC 069A Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between 11th & L Sts., NW Triangle .02

30 NACC 070 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., 8th & K Sts., NW Triangle .14

31 NACC 071 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., 7th & K Sts., NW Triangle .14

32 NACC 072 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave. & I St., to 5th & 6th Sts., NW Triangle .31

33 NACC 073 Triangle - below Massachusetts Ave., between 5th & I Sts., NW Triangle .01

34 NACC 074 Triangle - above Massachusetts Ave., between 5th & I Sts., NW Triangle .23

35 NACC 077A Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between 1st & G Sts., NW Triangle .15

36 NACC 077B Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between New Jersey Ave. & G St., 

NW

Triangle .08

37 NACC 078 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between North Capitol & F Sts., 

NW

Triangle .07

38 NACC 098 Triangle - Virginia Ave., between 25th & G Sts., NW Triangle .03

39 NACC 099 Triangle - Virginia Ave., between 24th & G Sts., NW Triangle .05

40 NACC 101 Triangle - above Virginia Ave. & F St., NW Triangle .02

41 NACC 103 Triangle - above Virginia Ave. & E St., NW Triangle .01

42 NACC 104 Triangle - Virginia Ave., between 21st & D Sts., NW Triangle .02

43 NACC 106 Triangle (San Martin Statue) - New York Ave., between Virginia 

Ave. & 20th St., NW

Triangle 1.00

44 NACC 108 Triangle - Virginia Ave., between 19th & C Sts., NW Triangle .31

45 NACC 110 Triangle - Constitution Ave. & 18th St., NW Triangle .21

46 NACC 115 Triangle - Virginia Ave., between 6th & D Sts., SW Triangle .10

47 NACC 120 Triangle - Virginia Ave., between Delaware Ave. & E St., SW Triangle .06

48 NACC 134 Triangle (Juarez Statue) New Hampshire & Virginia Aves., to 25th 

& G Sts., NW

Triangle .40

49 NACC 146 Triangle - below New Hampshire Ave. & 16th St., south of U St., 

NW

Triangle .06

50 NACC 147 Triangle - above New Hampshire Ave. & 16th St., NW Triangle .06

51 NACC 148 Triangle - New Hampshire Ave. & 15th St., south of W St, NW. Triangle .02

52 NACC 149 Triangle - Connecticut Ave., between 20th & Q Sts., NW Triangle .10

53 NACC 150 Triangle - Connecticut Ave., between 18th & M Sts., NW Triangle .12

54 NACC 150A Triangle - Connecticut Ave., between 18th & N Sts., NW Triangle .02

55 NACC 151 Triangle - Rhode Island Ave. & M St., NW Triangle .04

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56 NACC 153 Logan Circle - Rhode Island & Vermont Aves., 13th St., NW Circle 2.21

57 NACC 154 Triangle - Rhode Island Ave., between 12th & P Sts., NW Triangle .23

58 NACC 161 Triangle - Vermont Ave. & 14th St., south of Thomas Circle, NW Triangle .01

59 NACC 162 Triangle - Vermont Ave. & 14th St., north of Thomas Circle, NW Triangle .01

60 NACC 163 Triangle - Vermont Ave., between 13th & O Sts., NW Triangle .11

61 NACC 165 Triangle - Vermont Ave. & 12th St., south of R St., NW Triangle .02

62 NACC 167 Triangle - Vermont Ave. & 11th St., north of R St., NW Triangle .01

63 NACC 169 Triangle - Vermont Ave., between 10th & T Sts., NW Triangle .06

64 NACC 170 Triangle - Vermont Ave., between 10th & U Sts., NW Triangle .25

65 NACC 172 Triangle - New York Ave. & H St., west of 13th St., NW Triangle .09

66 NACC 172A Triangle - New York Ave., between 13th & H Sts., NW Triangle .01

67 NACC 172B Triangle - New York Ave & 13th St., east of Res. 172, NW Triangle .03

68 NACC 173 Triangle - New York Ave., between 12th & I Sts., NW Triangle .27

69 NACC 175 Triangle - New York Ave., between 9th & K Sts., NW Triangle .12

70 NACC 176 Triangle - New York Ave., between 7th & K Sts., NW Triangle .15

71 NACC 177 Triangle - New York Ave., between 5th & L Sts., NW Triangle .02

72 NACC 177A Triangle - New York Ave., between east side of 5th & L Sts., NW Triangle .03

73 NACC 178 Triangle - south of New York Ave. & L St., NW Triangle .17

74 NACC 179 Triangle - New York Ave., between New Jersey Ave. & 3rd St., NW Triangle .11

75 NACC 181 Triangle - New York Ave., between 1st & M Sts., NW Triangle .53

76 NACC 182 Triangle - New York Ave. & N St., west of North Capitol St., NW Triangle .03

77 NACC 183 Triangle - New York Ave., between North Capitol & N Sts., NE Triangle .04

78 NACC 184 Triangle - New York Ave., between 1st & O Sts, NE Triangle .05

79 NACC 187 Triangle - Indiana Ave., between 6th & D Sts., NW Triangle .09

80 NACC 190 Triangle - New Jersey Ave., between 4th & Franklin Sts., NW Triangle .04

81 NACC 191 Triangle - New Jersey Ave., between 4th & O Sts., NW Triangle .10

82 NACC 192 Triangle - New Jersey Ave., between 3rd & N Sts., NW Triangle .09

83 NACC 193 Triangle - New Jersey Ave, between 2nd & above I Sts., NW Triangle .11

84 NACC 194 Triangle - New Jersey Ave., between 2nd & below I Sts., NW Triangle .09

85 NACC 195 Triangle - New Jersey Ave. & 1st St., north of G St., NW Triangle .17

86 NACC 196 Triangle - New Jersey Ave., between 1st & F Sts., NW Triangle .08

87 NACC 201 Triangle - Maryland Ave., between 3rd & Independence Ave., SW Triangle .31

88 NACC 270 Triangle - Florida Ave., between 21st & south of S Sts., NW Triangle .00c

89 NACC 270A Triangle - Florida Ave., between 19th & T Sts., NW Triangle .04

90 NACC 271 Triangle - Florida Ave., between V St. & west of Ontario Rd., NW Triangle .01

91 NACC 272 Triangle - Florida Ave. & 10th St., NW Triangle .01

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92 NACC 274 Triangle - Florida Ave., between T & west of 6th Sts., NW Triangle .01

93 NACC 276 Triangle - Florida Ave., between R & 2nd Sts., NW Triangle .01

94 NACC 276A Triangle - Florida Ave., between 1st & R Sts., NW Triangle .19

95 NACC 277 Triangle - Florida Ave., between Q & west of North Capitol Sts., 

NW

Triangle .01

96 NACC 277C Triangle - North Capitol St., Lincoln Rd. & north of Quincy St., NE Triangle .04

97 NACC 278 Triangle - Florida Ave., between P & west of 1st Sts., NE Triangle .01

98 NACC 284 Triangle - Washington Ave. (Canal St.), between Independence 

Ave. & 2nd St., SW

Triangle .01

99 NACC 383 Triangle (Bolivar [Simon] Statue) Virginia Ave., between 18th & C 

Sts., NW

Triangle 1.40

100 NACC 553 Triangle - 3rd St., between Pennsylvania & Constitution Aves., NW Triangle .20

101 NACC 554 Triangle - Connecticut Ave., between 20th & R Sts., NW Triangle .01

102 NACC 617 Pershing Square (Commerce Building Plaza) Pennsylvania Ave. & 

E St., to 14th & 15th Sts., NW

Square 1.76

103 NACC 681 Triangle - Vermont Ave., north of Q St., NW Triangle .01

104 NACC 682 Triangle - Vermont Ave. & 11th St., south of S St., NW Triangle .06

105 NACC 683 Triangle - Vermont Ave. & 11th St., north of S St., NW Triangle .06

106 NACC 727 Triangle - Louisiana Ave., C & 1st Sts., NW Triangle .14

107 NACC 728 Triangle - D St., Louisiana & New Jersey Aves., NW Triangle .31

108 NACE 037 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 3rd St. & Independence 

Ave., SE

Triangle .07

109 NACE 038 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between North Carolina Ave. & 4th 

St., SE

Triangle .31

110 NACE 039 Triangle - North Carolina Ave. & 5th St., SE Triangle .26

111 NACE 040 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 5th & C Sts., SE Triangle .39

112 NACE 041 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 5th & C Sts., SE Triangle .12

113 NACE 042 Triangle - North Carolina & Pennsylvania Aves., 5th & C Sts., SE Triangle .29

114 NACE 043 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between North Carolina Ave. & 6th 

St., SE

Triangle .31

115 NACE 044 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between South Carolina Ave. & 7th 

St., SE

Triangle .49

116 NACE 045 Triangle - South Carolina & Pennsylvania Aves., to 8th & D Sts., 

SE

Triangle .31

117 NACE 046 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., west of 8th & D Sts., SE Triangle .02

118 NACE 047 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., east of 8th St., SE Triangle .01

119 NACE 048 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 8th St. & South Carolina 

Ave., SE

Triangle .25

120 NACE 049 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 9th St. & South Carolina 

Ave., SE

Triangle .50

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121 NACE 050 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 10th & E Sts., SE Triangle .09

122 NACE 051 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 12th & E Sts., SE Triangle .16

123 NACE 052 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 13th & G Sts., SE Triangle .11

124 NACE 053 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 14th & G Sts., SE Triangle .02

125 NACE 054 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between Potomac Ave. & 14th St., 

SE

Triangle .07

126 NACE 054C Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between Potomac Ave. & 14th St., 

SE

Triangle .07

127 NACE 054E Triangle - north side of Pennsylvania Ave., at Potomac Ave., SE Triangle .02

128 NACE 054F Triangle - south side of Pennsylvania Ave., at Potomac Ave., SE Triangle .02

129 NACE 082 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between 2nd & D Sts., NE Triangle .10

130 NACE 083 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between 3rd & D Sts., NE Triangle .09

131 NACE 122 Triangle - Virginia Ave. & I St, between 4th & 5th Sts., SE Triangle .11

132 NACE 124 Triangle - Virginia Ave., between west side of 7th & K Sts., SE Triangle .32

133 NACE 124A Triangle - Virginia Ave., between east side of 7th & K Sts., SE Triangle .01

134 NACE 128 Triangle - Virginia Ave., between 12th & M Sts., SE Triangle .20

135 NACE 129 Triangle - Virginia Ave. & south of M St., SE Triangle .35

136 NACE 130 Triangle - Water St., south of M St., SE Triangle .11

137 NACE 204 Triangle (part transferred to Architect of the Capitol) 11/12/1996 

Maryland Ave., between 2nd St. & Constitution Ave., NE

Triangle .16

138 NACE 205 Triangle - Maryland Ave., between 3rd St. & Constitution Ave., NE Triangle .15

139 NACE 206 Triangle - Maryland Ave. & D St., east of 6th St., NE Triangle .08

140 NACE 207 Triangle - Maryland Ave., between 7th & D Sts., NE Triangle .04

141 NACE 208 Triangle - Maryland Ave., between 9th & E Sts., NE Triangle .06

142 NACE 209 Triangle - Maryland Ave., between 10th & E Sts., NE Triangle .04

143 NACE 210 Triangle - Maryland Ave., between 11th & F Sts., NE Triangle .16

144 NACE 211 Triangle - Maryland Ave. & F St., east of 12th St., NE Triangle .07

145 NACE 212 Triangle - Maryland Ave. & G St., east of 13th St., NE Triangle .06

146 NACE 213 Triangle - Maryland Ave., 14th & G Sts., NE Triangle .02

147 NACE 251 Triangle - Potomac Ave., between 9th & M Sts., SE Triangle .15

148 NACE 279 Triangle - Florida Ave., between N & west of 4th Sts., NE Triangle .01

149 NACE 280 Triangle - Florida Ave., between M & east of 6th Sts., NE Triangle .01

150 NACE 281 Triangle - Florida Ave., between 9th St. & West Virginia Ave., NE Triangle .05

151 NACE 283 Triangle - Florida Ave. & I St., west of Orren St., NE Triangle .01

152 NACE 295 Triangle - Square E. 667, Half & north side of V Sts., SW Triangle 1.54

153 NACE 296 Triangle - Water St., between Half & T Sts., SW Triangle .28

154 NACE 297 Triangle - South Capitol & Water Sts., south of R St., SW Triangle .04

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155 NACE 298 Triangle - Water & N Sts., east of 12th St., SE Triangle .10

156 NACE 299 Triangle - Water St., between 14th & M Sts., SE Triangle .18

157 NACE 336A Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between O & 28th Sts., SE Triangle .46

158 NACE 487 Twining Square - Pennsylvania Ave., between Minnesota Ave. & 

25th St., SE

Square 1.19

159 NACE 562 Triangle - Water & V Sts., at Bulkhead, SW Triangle .13

160 NACE 669 Triangle - Central Ave., between 50th & East Capitol Sts., NE Triangle .16

161 NACE 695 Triangle - M St. & Maryland Ave., NE Triangle .50

162 NACE 718 Triangle - Benning Rd. & Blaine St., NE Triangle .05

163 NACE 718A Triangle - 42nd & Blaine St., NE Triangle .13

164 ROCR 022 Triangle - Pennsylvania Ave., between 28th & M Sts., NW Triangle .03

165 ROCR 302 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between 24th & S Sts., NW Triangle .08

166 ROCR 303 Triangle - Connecticut Ave., between Columbia Rd. & California 

St., NW

Triangle .15

167 ROCR 303A Circle - Connecticut Ave. & Kalorama Rd., NW Circle .16

168 ROCR 303B Traingle - Connecticut Ave. & Kalorama Rd., NW Triangle .05

169 ROCR 309A Triangle - Lamont & west side of 16th Sts., NW Triangle .23

170 ROCR 309B Triangle - Mt. Pleasant & 16th Sts., NW Triangle .28

171 ROCR 309G Triangle - Park Rd., between Pine & 16th Sts., NW Triangle .22

172 ROCR 312 Grant Circle - New Hampshire Ave., between Illinois Ave. & 5th St., 

NW

Circle 1.84

173 ROCR 312A Triangle - 5th St., Illinois Ave., Upshur St. & Grant Circle, NW Triangle .19

174 ROCR 312I Triangle - Illinois Ave., between 5th & Webster Sts., & Grant Circle, 

NW

Triangle .20

175 ROCR 313B Triangle - South Dakota Ave., between 24th St. & Rhode Island 

Ave., NE

Triangle .17

176 ROCR 330B Triangle - Van Ness St., between 41st St. & Nebraska Ave., NW Triangle .88

177 ROCR 330C Triangle - Van Ness St., between 42nd St. & Nebraska Ave., NW Triangle .13

178 ROCR 335A Chevy Chase Circle - Western & Connecticut Aves., NW Circle .71

179 ROCR 345 Triangle - Missouri Ave., between Nicholson & 8th Sts., NW Triangle .18

180 ROCR 346 Triangle - Missouri Ave., between Marietta Pl. & 8th St., NW Triangle .35

181 ROCR 348 Triangle - Missouri Ave., between Madison & 5th Sts., NW Triangle .14

182 ROCR 369 Sherman Circle - 7th & Crittenden Sts., to Kansas & Illinois Aves., 

NW

Circle 2.32

183 ROCR 397 Triangle - Connecticut Ave., between Ellicott Ave. & 36th Sts., NW Triangle .29

184 ROCR 398 Tenley Circle - Nebraska & west of Wisconsin Aves., NW Circle .07

185 ROCR 399 Tenley Circle - Nebraska & east of Wisconsin Aves., NW Circle .09

186 ROCR 436 Triangle - Kansas Ave. & 7th St., north of Sherman Circle, NW Triangle .35

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a

The following abbreviations were used:

CHOH—Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

ROCR—Rock Creek Park

NACC—National Capital Parks-Central

NACE—National Capital Parks-East

WHHO—White House-President’s Park

GWMP—George Washington Memorial Parkway

b

NPS refers to property numbers as reservation numbers.

c

Property contains only 201.68 square feet (.004 acres).

187 ROCR 438 Triangle - Kansas Ave., south of Sherman Circle, NW Triangle .35

188 ROCR 447 Triangle - Illinois Ave., between 7th & Decatur Sts., NW Triangle .20

189 ROCR 448 Triangle - Illinois Ave., between 7th & Buchanan Sts., NW Triangle .20

190 ROCR 468 Triangle - Connecticut Ave., south of Chevy Chase Circle, NW Triangle .02

191 ROCR 559 Westmoreland Circle - Massachusetts & Western Aves., NW Circle .76

192 ROCR 565 Triangle - 16th & Irving Sts., NW Triangle .02

193 ROCR 572 Ward Circle - Massachusetts & Nebraska Aves., NW Circle .69

194 ROCR 573 Triangle - Connecticut Ave., between Fessenden & 36th Sts., NW Triangle .02

195 ROCR 587 Triangle - Nebraska Ave., between 45th St. & Rockwood Pkwy., 

NW

Triangle .04

196 ROCR 614 Triangle - Harewood Rd., between 4th St. & Michigan Ave., NE Triangle .04

197 ROCR 643 Triangle - Fessenden St., between Reno Rd. & Nebraska Ave., 

NW

Triangle .30

198 ROCR 667 Triangle - Tilden St. & Reno Rd., NW Triangle .05

199 ROCR 686 Triangle - Reno Rd., between 36th & Warren Sts., NW Triangle .08

200 WHHO 010 Lafayette Square - Pennsylvania Ave. to H St. & Jackson to 

Madison Pls., NW

Square 6.96

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Appendix IV

Information on the 154 NPS-Managed 

Properties That Did Not Contain Identified 

Recreational Facilities ApendxiIV

This appendix provides information on the 154 NPS-managed properties in 

the District that do not contain any recreational facilities, including sports 

facilities. In summary, 116 (75 percent) of these properties were in the 

circles, squares, and triangles category, but accounted for only about 16 (4 

percent) of the 450 total acres. Sixteen of the 154 properties were in the 

park and parkways category and accounted for 398 (88 percent) of the total 

acres. The remaining 22 properties were in the “other” category and 

accounted for 36 of the total acres. Table 6 shows, by National Capital 

Region management unit, property number, location description, type of 

property, and size (in acres) associated with each property.

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1 CHOH 404-3 Potomac Palisades Parkway - Key Bridge to D.C. line, NW Parkway 231.86

2 NACC 008 Mt. Vernon Square-K St. between 7th & 9th Sts NW Square 2.74

3 NACC 023 Triangle-Pennsylvania Ave. between 26th & M Sts NW Triangle .05

4 NACC 024 Triangle-Pennsylvania Ave. & L St NW Triangle .12

5 NACC 026G Center Parking-New Hampshire Ave. & I St NW Center 

parking

.04

6 NACC 026H Center Parking-New Hampshire Ave. North of H St NW Center 

parking

.04

7 NACC 026K Center Parking - New Hampshire Ave., between G St. & Virginia 

Ave., NW

Center 

parking

.02

8 NACC 026M Center Parking - New Hampshire Ave. & north of F St., NW Center 

parking

.04

9 NACC 062A Triangle-North of Property 62 At Massachusetts Ave., NW Triangle .04

10 NACC 062B Triangle-South of Property 62 At Rhode Island Ave., NW Triangle .04

11 NACC 064A Triangle-North of Property 64 At Rhode Island Ave., NW Triangle .04

12 NACC 064B Triangle-South Of Property 64 At Massachusetts Ave., NW Triangle .04

13 NACC 067 Triangle- East of Thomas Circle, Massachusetts Ave. & M St., NW Triangle .04

14 NACC 069A Triangle-Massachusetts Ave. between 11th & L Sts NW Triangle .02

15 NACC 070 Triangle-Massachusetts Ave. 8th & K Sts NW Triangle .14

16 NACC 071 Triangle-Massachusetts Ave. 7th & K Sts NW Triangle .14

17 NACC 072 Triangle-Massachusetts Ave. & I St., to 5th & 6th Sts., NW Triangle .31

18 NACC 073 Triangle - below Massachusetts Ave., between 5th & I Sts., NW Triangle .01

19 NACC 077B Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between New Jersey Ave. & G St., 

NW

Triangle .08
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20 NACC 078 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between North Capitol & F Sts., 

NW

Triangle .07

21 NACC 098 Triangle-Virginia Ave. between 25th & G Sts NW Triangle .03

22 NACC 099 Triangle-Virginia Ave. between 24th & G Sts NW Triangle .05

23 NACC 101 Triangle-Above Virginia Ave. & F St NW Triangle .02

24 NACC 103 Triangle-Above Virginia Ave. & E St NW Triangle .01

25 NACC 108 Triangle-Virginia Ave. between 19th & C Sts NW Triangle .31

26 NACC 110 Triangle-Constitution Ave. & 18th St NW Triangle .21

27 NACC 120 Triangle-Virginia Ave. between Delaware Ave. & E St Triangle .06

28 NACC 146 Triangle - below New Hampshire Ave. & 16th St., south of U St., 

NW

Triangle .06

29 NACC 147 Triangle - Above New Hampshire Ave. & 16th St NW Triangle .06

30 NACC 148 Triangle - New Hampshire Ave. & 15th St., south of W St, NW Triangle .02

31 NACC 150A Triangle - Connecticut Ave., between 18th & N Sts., NW Triangle .02

32 NACC 154 Triangle - Rhode Island Ave., between 12th & P Sts., NW Triangle .23

33 NACC 161 Triangle - Vermont Ave. & 14th St., south of Thomas Circle, NW Triangle .01

34 NACC 165 Triangle - Vermont Ave. & 12th St., south of R St., NW Triangle .02

35 NACC 167 Triangle - Vermont Ave. & 11th St., north of R St., NW Triangle .01

36 NACC 169 Triangle - Vermont Ave., between 10th & T Sts., NW Triangle .06

37 NACC 172 Triangle - New York Ave. & H St., west of 13th St., NW Triangle .09

38 NACC 172A Triangle - New York Ave., between 13th & H Sts., NW Triangle .01

39 NACC 172B Triangle - New York Ave. & 13th St., east of Res. 172, NW Triangle .03

40 NACC 173 Triangle - New York Ave., between 12th & I Sts., NW Triangle .27

41 NACC 175 Triangle - New York Ave., between 9th & K Sts., NW Triangle .12

42 NACC 177 Triangle - New York Ave., between 5th & L Sts., NW Triangle .02

43 NACC 177A Triangle - New York Ave., between east side of 5th & L Sts., NW Triangle .03

44 NACC 178 Triangle - South of New York Ave. & L St., NW Triangle .17

45 NACC 181 Triangle - New York Ave., between 1st & M Sts., NW Triangle .53

46 NACC 182 Triangle - New York Ave. & N St., west of North Capitol St., NW Triangle .03

47 NACC 183 Triangle - New York Ave., between North Capitol & N Sts., NE Triangle .04

48 NACC 184 Triangle - New York Ave., between 1st & O Sts, NE Triangle .05

49 NACC 187 Triangle - Indiana Ave., between 6th & D Sts., NW Triangle .09

50 NACC 190 Triangle - New Jersey Ave., between 4th & Franklin Sts., NW Triangle .04

51 NACC 191 Triangle - New Jersey Ave., between 4th & O Sts., NW Triangle .10

52 NACC 192 Triangle - New Jersey Ave., between 3rd & N Sts., NW Triangle .09

53 NACC 195 Triangle - New Jersey Ave. & 1st St., north of G St., NW Triangle .17

54 NACC 196 Triangle - New Jersey Ave., between 1st & F Sts., NW Triangle .08

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55 NACC 270 Triangle - Florida Ave., between 21st & south of S Sts., NW Triangle .00c

56 NACC 270A Triangle - Florida Ave., between 19th & T Sts., NW Triangle .04

57 NACC 271 Triangle - Florida Ave., between V St. & west of Ontario Rd., NW Triangle .01

58 NACC 272 Triangle - Florida Ave. & 10th St., NW Triangle .01

59 NACC 274 Triangle - Florida Ave., between T & west of 6th Sts., NW Triangle .01

60 NACC 276 Triangle - Florida Ave., between R & 2nd Sts., NW Triangle .01

61 NACC 276A Triangle - Florida Ave., between 1st & R Sts., NW Triangle .19

62 NACC 277 Triangle - Florida Ave., between Q & west of North Capitol Sts., 

NW

Triangle .01

63 NACC 277C Triangle - North Capitol St., Lincoln Rd. & north of Quincy St., NE Triangle .04

64 NACC 278 Triangle - Florida Ave., between P & west of 1st Sts., NE Triangle .01

65 NACC 284 Triangle - Washington Ave. (Canal St.), between Independence 

Ave. & 2nd St., SW

Triangle .01

66 NACC 332A Curb Parking - Constitution Ave., between 21st & 22nd Sts., NW Curb parking .72

67 NACC 332B Curb Parking - Constitution Ave., between 22nd & 23rd Sts., NW Curb parking .94

68 NACC 334I Center Parking - east of Union Station, NE Center 

parking

.06

69 NACC 378 Park (Part of Sq. E 87) south of Virginia Ave., to 20th & 21st Sts., 

NW

Park 2.19

70 NACC 553 Triangle - 3rd St., between Pennsylvania & Constitution Aves., NW Triangle .20

71 NACC 554 Triangle - Connecticut Ave., between 20th & R Sts., NW Triangle .01

72 NACC 661 Seaton Playground (entire reservation transferred to D.C. 

12/29/1966 and transferred back to NPS 12/8/1980) 2nd & H Sts., 

NW

Playground .43

73 NACC 681 Triangle - Vermont Ave., North of Q St., NW Triangle .01

74 NACC 682 Triangle - Vermont Ave. & 11th St., south of S St., NW Triangle .06

75 NACC 683 Triangle - Vermont Ave. & 11th St., north of S St., NW Triangle .06

76 NACC 727 Triangle - Louisiana Ave., C & 1st Sts., NW Triangle .14

77 NACE 082 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between 2nd & D Sts., NE Triangle .10

78 NACE 083 Triangle - Massachusetts Ave., between 3rd & D Sts., NE Triangle .09

79 NACE 122 Triangle - Virginia Ave. & I St, between 4th & 5th Sts., SE Triangle .11

80 NACE 124 Triangle - Virginia Ave., between west side of 7th & K Sts., SE Triangle .32

81 NACE 124A Triangle - Virginia Ave., between east side of 7th & K Sts., SE Triangle .01

82 NACE 128 Triangle - Virginia Ave., between 12th & M Sts., SE Triangle .20

83 NACE 129 Triangle - Virginia Ave. & south of M St., SE Triangle .35

84 NACE 130 Triangle - Water St., south of M St., SE Triangle .11

85 NACE 204 Triangle (part transferred to Architect of the Capitol) 11/12/1996 

Maryland Ave., between 2nd St. & Constitution Ave., NE

Triangle .16

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86 NACE 205 Triangle - Maryland Ave., between 3rd St. & Constitution Ave., NE Triangle .15

87 NACE 206 Triangle - Maryland Ave. & D St., east of 6th St., NE Triangle .08

88 NACE 207 Triangle - Maryland Ave., between 7th & D Sts., NE Triangle .04

89 NACE 208 Triangle - Maryland Ave., between 9th & E Sts., NE Triangle .06

90 NACE 211 Triangle - Maryland Ave. & F St., East of 12th St., NE Triangle .07

91 NACE 212 Triangle - Maryland Ave. & G St., East of 13th St., NE Triangle .06

92 NACE 213 Triangle - Maryland Ave., 14th & G Sts., NE Triangle .02

93 NACE 279 Triangle - Florida Ave., between N & West of 4th Sts., NE Triangle .01

94 NACE 280 Triangle - Florida Ave., between M & East of 6th Sts., NE Triangle .01

95 NACE 281 Triangle - Florida Ave., between 9th St. & West Virginia Ave., NE Triangle .05

96 NACE 283 Triangle - Florida Ave. & I St., West of Orren St., NE Triangle .01

97 NACE 296 Triangle - Water St., between Half & T Sts., SW Triangle .28

98 NACE 297 Triangle - South Capitol & Water Sts., south of R St., SW Triangle .04

99 NACE 298 Triangle - Water & N Sts., East of 12th St., SE Triangle .10

100 NACE 299 Triangle - Water St., between 14th & M Sts., SE Triangle .18

101 NACE 315 Curb Parking - I St., between 5th & 6th Sts., NE Curb parking .17

102 NACE 487 Twining Square - Pennsylvania Ave., between Minnesota Ave. & 

25th St., SE

Square 1.19

103 NACE 487A Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave. & 25th St., east of Minnesota 

Ave., SE

Center 

parking

.01

104 NACE 487B Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave. & 25th St., east of Minnesota 

Ave, SE

Center 

parking

.03

105 NACE 487C Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave., west of Minnesota Ave, SE Center 

parking

.17

106 NACE 487D Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave., east of Prout St., SE Center 

parking

.01

107 NACE 487E Center Parking - Pennsylvania Ave., east of Fairlawn Ave., SE Center 

parking

.01

108 NACE 495 Brentwood Park (Patterson tract) 6th St., between New York & 

Florida Aves., NE

Park 9.10

109 NACE 519 Fort Circle Park - Fort Stanton Park to St. Elizabeth Hospital, 

between Erie St. & Alabama Ave., SE

Park 32.81

110 NACE 523 Fort Circle Park - Anacostia Park to Ft. Mahan Park, Anacostia 

Ave. to Grant St., NE

Park 38.35

111 NACE 561 Bald Eagle Hill - Nichols & Southern Aves., SW Hill 22.44

112 NACE 653 Piney Run Parkway - Fife Pl. & Blaine St., to 49th & East Capitol 

Sts., NE

Parkway .46

113 NACE 669 Triangle - Central Ave., between 50th & East Capitol Sts., NE Triangle .16

114 NACE 718A Triangle - 42nd & Blaine St., NE Triangle .13

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115 ROCR 303B Triangle - Connecticut Ave. & Kalorama Rd., NW Triangle .05

116 ROCR 303D Curb Parking - Ashmeade Pl., between Connecticut Ave. & 

Kalorama Rd., NW

Curb parking .10

117 ROCR 312A Triangle - 5th St., Illinois Ave., Upshur St. & Grant Circle, NW Triangle .19

118 ROCR 313B Triangle - South Dakota Ave., between 24th St. & Rhode Island 

Ave., NE

Triangle .17

119 ROCR 326C Curb Parking - Jenifer & 41st Sts., at Belt Rd., NW Curb parking .08

120 ROCR 330B Triangle - Van Ness St., between 41st St. & Nebraska Ave., NW Triangle .88

121 ROCR 330C Triangle - Van Ness St., between 42nd St. & Nebraska Ave., NW Triangle .13

122 ROCR 335 Curb Parking - Western Ave. & Patterson St., NW Curb parking .24

123 ROCR 345 Triangle - Missouri Ave., between Nicholson & 8th Sts., NW Triangle .18

124 ROCR 346 Triangle - Missouri Ave., between Marietta Pl. & 8th St., NW Triangle .35

125 ROCR 348 Triangle - Missouri Ave., between Madison & 5th Sts., NW Triangle .14

126 ROCR 351D Glover Parkway & Children's Playground - New Mexico Ave., 

between 43rd & Garfield Sts., NW

Parkway and 

children's 

playground

.19

127 ROCR 351E Glover Parkway & Children's Playground - (west side) New Mexico 

& Cathedral Aves., NW

Parkway and 

children's 

playground

4.83

128 ROCR 356 Klingle Valley Parkway - Klingle Rd. & Macomb St., NW Parkway 7.90

129 ROCR 361 Curb Parking - Lamont & 15th Sts., Extended, NW Curb parking .02

130 ROCR 397 Triangle - Connecticut Ave., between Ellicott Ave. & 36th Sts., NW Triangle .29

131 ROCR 398 Tenley Circle - Nebraska & west of Wisconsin Aves., NW Circle .07

132 ROCR 399 Tenley Circle - Nebraska & east of Wisconsin Aves., NW Circle .09

133 ROCR 432 Beach Parkway - to MD/D.C. line, between East & West Beach 

Drs., NW

Parkway 20.50

134 ROCR 433 North Portal - 16th St., between North Portal & South Portal Drs., 

NW

Portal 8.75

135 ROCR 436 Triangle - Kansas Ave. & 7th St., north of Sherman Circle, NW Triangle .35

136 ROCR 438 Triangle - Kansas Ave., South of Sherman Circle, NW Triangle .35

137 ROCR 447 Triangle - Illinois Ave., between 7th & Decatur Sts., NW Triangle .20

138 ROCR 448 Triangle - Illinois Ave., between 7th & Buchanan Sts., NW Triangle .20

139 ROCR 468 Triangle - Connecticut Ave., south of Chevy Chase Circle, NW Triangle .02

140 ROCR 478 Dalecarlia Parkway (part of reservation transferred to D.C.) 

12/14/1972 between Massachusetts Ave. & Loughboro Rd., NW

Parkway .16

141 ROCR 515 Fort Circle Park - Fort Reno Park to Rock Creek Park, along 36th 

St. & Broad Branch Rd., NW

Park 25.13

142 ROCR 516 National Zoological Park entrance - Harvard St., NW Portal 1.04

143 ROCR 531 Piney Branch Portal - Piney Branch Rd. & Eastern Ave., NW Portal .77

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The following abbreviations were used:

CHOH—Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

NACC—National Capital Parks-Central

NACE—National Capital Parks-East

ROCR—Rock Creek Park

b

NPS refers to property numbers as reservation numbers.

c

Property contains only 201.68 square feet (.004 acres).

144 ROCR 542 Fort Circle Park - American University Park to Fort Reno Park, 

along Nebraska Ave., NW

Park 4.44

145 ROCR 545 Pinehurst Parkway - between Western & Oregon Aves., NW Parkway 18.15

146 ROCR 563 Park - north side of National Zoological Park & Adams Mill Rd., 

NW

Park 1.77

147 ROCR 565 Triangle - 16th & Irving Sts., NW Triangle .02

148 ROCR 573 Triangle - Connecticut Ave., between Fessenden & 36th Sts., NW Triangle .02

149 ROCR 587 Triangle - Nebraska Ave., between 45th St. & Rockwood Pkwy., 

NW

Triangle .04

150 ROCR 614 Triangle - Harewood Rd., between 4th St. & Michigan Ave., NE Triangle .04

151 ROCR 643 Triangle - Fessenden St., between Reno Rd. & Nebraska Ave., 

NW

Triangle .30

152 ROCR 667 Triangle - Tilden St. & Reno Rd., NW Triangle .05

153 ROCR 686 Triangle - Reno Rd., between 36th & Warren Sts., NW Triangle .08

154 ROCR 691 Park - Pennsylvania Ave., between 28th & M Sts., NW Park .07

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Appendix V

Information on NPS-Managed Properties with 

Sports Facilities ApendxiV

This appendix provides information on the 25 NPS-managed properties in 

the District that contain the sports facilities identified in table 3 of this 

report. Table 7 shows the properties with sports facilities by National 

Capital Region management unit, location description, property size (in 

acres), and the number and types of sports facilities on each property. 

Table 7: NPS-Managed Properties with Sports Facilities by National Capital Region Management Unit

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Size

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Basketball

courts

Tennis

courts

Volleyball

courts

Baseball/

Softball

fields

Multiple-use

fields Other Total

GWMP Lady Bird 

Johnson Park 

(Columbia Island) 121 2 0 0 0 0 0 1b 3

GWMP Theodore 

Roosevelt Island 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 1c 1

NACC Washington 

Monument and 

grounds 106 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 11

NACC The Mall - 

L'Enfant Square 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1d 1

NACC West Potomac 

Park (including 

the Tidal Basin) 395 2 0 0 11 13 8 1e 35

NACC East Potomac 

Park, Haines 

Point 329 0 0 24 0 2 1 4f 31

NACC Pershing Square 

(Commerce 

Building Plaza) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1g 1

NACE Buzzard Point 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

NACE Anacostia Park, 

Section C 50 0 0 0 0 0 1 1h 2

NACE Anacostia Park, 

Section D 63 5 2 9 0 0 4 4i 24

NACE Anacostia Park, 

Section E 62 1 2 0 0 1 2 2j 8

NACE Anacostia Park, 

Section F 336 0 1 2 0 1 0 1k 5

NACE Anacostia Park, 

Section G 704 0 6 4 0 1 7 2l 20

NACE Fort Dupont Park 376 0 1 3 0 1 0 3m 8

NACE Triangle near V 

Street, SW 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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a

The following abbreviations were used:

GWMP—George Washington Memorial Parkway

NACC—National Capital Parks-Central

NACE—National Capital Parks-East

ROCR—Rock Creek Park

WHHO—White House-President’s Park

b

A fishing area.

c

A fishing area.

d

An ice skating rink.

e

A fishing area.

f

A fishing area and three golf courses.

g

An ice skating rink.

h

A fishing area.

i

A fishing area, a fitness course, a swimming pool, and a horseshoe pit.

j

A fishing area and a roller skating rink.

k

A fishing area.

l

A golf course and a track.

mA horse stable, an ice skating rink, and a football field.

n

A fishing area, a fitness course, a golf course, a horse stable, and a tennis stadium.

o

A fitness course.

NACE Park at V Street, 

SW 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

ROCR Montrose Park 16 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 5

ROCR Rock Creek Park 

& Piney Branch 

Parkway 1,748 0 0 27 0 0 4 5n 36

ROCR Fort Bayard Park 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

ROCR Rock Creek & 

Potomac Parkway 171 2 0 0 0 0 0 1o 3

ROCR Fort Circle Park - 

Fort Totten Park 

to Barnard Hill 65 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2

ROCR Fort Reno Park 33 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2

ROCR Fort Circle Park - 

Barnard Hill to Ft. 

Lincoln 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

ROCR Barnard Hill Park 22 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

WHHO President's Park, 

White House 

Grounds, and 

nearby areas 82 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

Total 4,813 15 12 73 12 29 36 28 205

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Softball

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Appendix VI

Information on the Condition of Properties 

with Sports Facilities ApendxiVI

This appendix provides information on the condition of properties with 

sports facilities. Each year NPS assesses the condition of the grounds, 

landscapes, and associated features of federal properties it manages. NPS 

conducts these condition assessments on a location basis, which may 

encompass several properties. NPS provided assessments covering 24 of 

the 25 properties with sports facilities. An assessment was not provided for 

one property due to security reasons.1

 Table 8 provides information on the 

results of these assessments. 

Table 8: Condition Assessments for Properties with Sports Facilities, by Assessment Type

1

This property includes President’s Park, White House grounds, and nearby areas.

Type Description of assessment location Condition

Assessment of individual 

property

Washington Monument and grounds Good

Lady Bird Johnson Park Good

Barnard Hill Park Good

Fort Reno Park Good

Pershing Square (Commerce Building Plaza) Good

Montrose Park Poor 

Fort Bayard Park Poor

East Potomac Park Haines Point Serious

Theodore Roosevelt Island Serious

Cumulative assessment of 

several individual properties

Rock Creek Park and Piney Branch Parkway 

Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway

Good

Triangle near V Street, SW

Park at V Street, SW—Managed Landscape (Marinas)

Buzzard Point

Fair

Two assessments for each 

individual property 

Fort Circle Park (Fort Bunker Hill Park) Fair

Fort Circle Park (Barnard Hill to Fort Lincoln) Good

Fort Circle Park (Fort Totten) Good

Fort Circle Park (Fort Totten to Barnard Hill) Good

West Potomac Park grounds Good

West Potomac Park athletic fields Poor 

Fort Dupont Park—managed landscape Good

Fort Dupont Park—picnic area Randle Circle Poor
Appendix VI

Information on the Condition of Properties 

with Sports Facilities

Page 69 GAO-05-378 National Park Service-Managed Properties

Source: NPS’ FMSS data.

Cumulative assessments of 

sections of several individual 

properties

Anacostia Park—managed landscape of marina sections of properties D, 

F, and G

Fair

Anacostia Park—managed landscape of sections of properties C, D, E, F, 

and G

Poor

Cumulative assessment of six 

properties on the National 

Mall, which includes one 

property with a sports facility

The Mall— L’Enfant Square Poor

(Continued From Previous Page)

Type Description of assessment location Condition
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Appendix VII

Information on Properties Covered in General 

Management Plans ApendxiVI

This appendix provides information on the properties covered in general 

management plans. Table 9 shows the property number, size (in acres), 

and location associated with properties covered in the Anacostia, Fort 

Circle Parks, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Rock Creek Park and the Rock 

Creek and Potomac Parkway general management plans.

Table 9: Property Number, Size (in acres), and Location of Properties Covered in the Anacostia, Fort Circle Parks, Mary McLeod 

Bethune, and Rock Creek Park and the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway General Management Plans

General 

management 

plan

Property

numbera

Size

(in acres) Location

Anacostia 128 0.2 Triangle - Virginia Ave., between 12th & M Sts., SE

129 0.35 Triangle - Virginia Ave. & south of M St., SE

130 0.11 Triangle - Water St., south of M St., SE

295 1.54 Triangle - Square E. 667, Half & north side of V Sts., SW

296 0.28 Triangle - Water St., between Half & T Sts., SW

297 0.04 Triangle - South Capitol & Water Sts., south of R St., SW

298 0.1 Triangle - Water & N Sts., east of 12th St., SE

299 0.18 Triangle - Water St., between 14th & M Sts., SE

343C 50.05 Anacostia Park, Section C - Anacostia River (east bank) between 11th St. & 

Frederick Douglass Memorial bridges, SE

343D 63.17 Anacostia Park, Section D - Anacostia River (both banks) between John Phillip 

Sousa & 11th St. bridges, SE

343E 61.69 Anacostia Park, Section E - Anacostia River (east bank) between Railroad & John 

Phillip Sousa bridges, SE

343F 336.3 Anacostia Park, Section F - Anacostia River (both banks) between Benning Road & 

Railroad bridges, SE

343G 703.75 Anacostia Park, Section G - Anacostia River (both banks) between D.C. line & 

Benning Rd., SE

467 7.65 Park - V St., between 1st & Canal Sts., SW

523 38.35 Fort Circle Park - Anacostia Park to Ft. Mahan Park, Anacostia Ave. to Grant St., 

NE

562 0.13 Triangle - Water & V Sts., at Bulkhead, SW

629 1.22 Buzzard Point Anacostia River - between 1st & Water Sts., SW

Subtotal 1,265.11

Fort Circle Parks 336 13.33 Fort Davis - Pennsylvania & Alabama Aves., SE

405 376.07 Fort Dupont Park - Minnesota & Massachusetts Aves., SE

412 56.56 Fort Stanton Park - north of Erie St., between Pearson Pl. & 16th St., SE

421 205.51 Shepherd Parkway - South Capitol & 2nd Sts., SE & SW
Appendix VII

Information on Properties Covered in 

General Management Plans

Page 71 GAO-05-378 National Park Service-Managed Properties

Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.

a

NPS refers to property numbers as reservation numbers.

475 39.04 Fort Mahan Park - Benning Rd., between 42nd & Grant Sts., NE

500 30.72 Fort Circle Park - Fort Mahan Park to Fort Dupont Park, between Benning & Ridge 

Rds., SE

518 128.66 Fort Circle Park - Fort Dupont Park to Fort Stanton Park, south of Massachusetts 

Ave., SE

519 32.81 Fort Circle Park - Fort Stanton Park to St. Elizabeth Hospital, between Erie St. & 

Alabama Ave., SE

575 3.77 Battery Ricketts - Fort Pl., between Pearson & Bruce Pls., SE

609 30.3 Fort Chaplin Park - south of East Capitol St., between Chaplin St. & Texas Ave., SE

Subtotal 916.77

Mary McLeod 

Bethune

None assigned

0.07 1318 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington D.C.

Subtotal 0.07

Rock Creek Park 

and the Rock 

Creek and 

Potomac Parkway

339 1,748.27 Rock Creek Park & Piney Branch Parkway - Klingle Rd. to D.C. line, west of 16th 

St., NW

360 171.15 Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway - Along Rock Creek, between National Zoological 

Park & Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, NW

402 24.2 Soapstone Valley - Connecticut Ave., between Albemarle St. & Windom Pl., NW

432 20.5 Beach Parkway - to MD/D.C. line, between East & West Beach Drs., NW

433 8.75 North Portal - 16th St., between North Portal & South Portal Drs., NW

514 18.65 Normanstone Parkway - Massachusetts Ave., between Garfield & Normanstone 

Sts., NW

545 18.15 Pinehurst Parkway - between Western & Oregon Aves., NW

563 1.77 Park - north side of National Zoological Park & Adams Mill Rd., NW

635 2.95 Woodley Park - Cortland & Devonshire Pls., NW

Subtotal 2,014.39

Total properties 37

Total acres 4,196.34

(Continued From Previous Page)

General 

management 

plan

Property

numbera

Size

(in acres) Location
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Appendix VIII

Comments from the Department of the 

Interior ApendxiVI

Note: GAO comments 

supplementing those in 

the report text appear 

at the end of this 

appendix.
Appendix VIII

Comments from the Department of the 

Interior

Page 73 GAO-05-378 National Park Service-Managed Properties

Now on p. 10.

See comment 1.

Now on pp. 20-28.

See comment 2.

Now on p. 19.

Now p. 24.

See comment 3.
Appendix VIII

Comments from the Department of the 

Interior

Page 74 GAO-05-378 National Park Service-Managed Properties

Now on p. 27.

See comment 4.

Now p. 34.
Appendix VIII

Comments from the Department of the 

Interior

Page 75 GAO-05-378 National Park Service-Managed Properties

The following are GAO’s comments on the Department of the Interior’s 

letter dated April 13, 2005.

GAO Comments 1. Fort Circle Parks, Rock Creek Park, Piney Branch Parkway, and 

Anacostia Park are already included in the “park and parkways” 

category. A more detailed description concerning the composition of 

the park and parkways category can be found in appendix I.

2. When formatted, the captions track with their perspective photos.

3. We removed the reference to boat rentals and included information that 

identifies the specific property so that it could be more readily 

identified.

4. We clarified the caption at the bottom of the photos to explain that the 

recreational facilities have not been in use since the property has been 

closed to the public.
Page 76 GAO-05-378 National Park Service-Managed Properties

Appendix IX

GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments ApendxiIX

GAO Contacts Robin M. Nazzaro, (202) 512-3841

Roy Judy, (202) 512-3482

Staff 

Acknowledgments

In addition to those named above, Diana Cheng, John Delicath, Doreen 

Feldman, John Johnson, Julian Klazkin, Roselyn McCarthy, and Peter 

Oswald made key contributions to this report. Mark Braza, Kim Raheb, and 

Jena Sinkfield made important methodological and graphic contributions 

to the report.

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