Piscataway Park

Piscataway Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
View of the Potomac River at Piscataway Park
Map showing the location of Piscataway Park
Map showing the location of Piscataway Park
Map showing the location of Piscataway Park
Map showing the location of Piscataway Park
LocationPrince George's County, Maryland, USA
Nearest cityAccokeek, MD
Coordinates38°40′43″N 77°05′34″W / 38.67861°N 77.09278°W / 38.67861; -77.09278
EstablishedOctober 4, 1961 [1]
Visitors176,174 (in 2005)
Governing bodyNational Park Service
WebsitePiscataway Park
Piscataway Park
Nearest cityAccokeek, Maryland
Area4,216.5 acres (1,706.4 ha)
NRHP reference No.66000144[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966

Piscataway Park is a National Park Service-protected area located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of downtown Washington, D.C. in and around Accokeek, Maryland. It protects the National Colonial Farm, Marshall Hall, and the Accokeek Creek Site. The park is located across the Potomac River from George Washington's Mount Vernon estate.

Piscataway Park/National Colonial Farm Visitor Center

Piscataway Park is named after Piscataway Creek, itself named for a Native American tribe. The park is home to bald eagles, beavers, osprey, and other wildlife[2] and encompasses areas of wetland, meadow and woodland. It is administered by the National Park Service and is managed by National Capital Parks-East.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Piscataway Park". Accokeek Foundation.
  3. ^ "Piscataway Park". National Park Service. Retrieved June 2, 2011.

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