Fort Washington Park
Other · MD
Built to defend the river approach to Washington, DC, Fort Washington has stood sentry for over 200 years. As technologies advanced, so did Fort Washington from the brick and stone of the 19th century to the concrete and steel of the 20th century.
- NPS site
- nps.gov/fowa
- Location
- Fort Washington Park (38.712, -77.030)
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Passport stamp locations
- Fort Washington Park Visitor Center
Hours
Fort Washington Parktoday: 6:00AM - 10:00PM
- Sat Oct 36:00AM - 10:00PM
- Sun Oct 46:00AM - 10:00PM
- Mon Oct 56:00AM - 10:00PM
- Tue Oct 66:00AM - 10:00PM
- Wed Oct 76:00AM - 10:00PM
- Thu Oct 86:00AM - 10:00PM
- Fri Oct 96:00AM - 10:00PM
Open daily, 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Fort Washington Historic Forttoday: 9:00AM - 4:30PM
- Sat Oct 39:00AM - 4:30PM
- Sun Oct 4
Visitor centers
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- Fort Washington Park Visitor Centertoday: 9:00AM - 4:30PMDirections
Self-guided tours
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Tour Historic Fort Washington30–60 minutes · 6 stops
President George Washington saw the need to protect the newly-founded District of Columbia here and recommended a a fortification at Digges Point in the 1790s. First Fort Warburton stood here from 1809 to 1814, then Fort Washington from 1824 to today. Take a self-guided walking tour and discover what life was like in this fort, how the fort operated, and how it changed over time.
Entrance fees
No entrance fee.