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Yards Park

Opened in 2010, Yards Park is 5.4 acres on the Anacostia River: dancing fountains, a canal basin, a great lawn and a quarter-mile boardwalk on the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail. On summer Friday nights, the lawn fills up for free concerts.

A couple under a rainbow umbrella at the Yards Park fountain on a summer day

The Yards Park fountain. Photo: Sam Kittner

Where
355 Water Street SE

Hours
7 am to 10 pm daily

Getting there
Navy Yard–Ballpark Metro (Green Line), about an 8-minute walk from the New Jersey Avenue exit. Metrobus C55 stops at M Street and 4th Street SE.

Good to know
Dogs on leash except in the dog run. No grilling or open flames, and no swimming or wading in the canal basin.

What we do here

The Navy Yard BID operates Yards Park on behalf of the city. We're the park's programming partner and its primary fundraising partner.

Our role

Programming · Fundraising

Partners at Yards Park

  • Navy Yard BID