What are the hours at Fort Washington Park?

Mon: 6:00AM - 10:00PM; Tue: 6:00AM - 10:00PM; Wed: 6:00AM - 10:00PM; Thu: 6:00AM - 10:00PM; Fri: 6:00AM - 10:00PM; Sat: 6:00AM - 10:00PM; Sun: 6:00AM - 10:00PM (Fort Washington Park)

Does Fort Washington Park require a reservation?

No timed-entry or vehicle reservation is required to enter Fort Washington Park. Individual tours, campgrounds, or backcountry permits may still need to be booked separately.

Home / All parks / Fort Washington Park

Is Fort Washington Park open right now?

Q: Is Fort Washington Park open right now?

As of October 14, 2026, Fort Washington Park is open. No active closures or hazards reported.

Park · MD

Open

Fort Washington Park is open.

Why this statusNo active closures or hazards reported.

Last checked Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:00:58 GMT

Official NPS page ↗ ← Back to the map

Built to defend the river approach to Washington, DC, Fort Washington has stood sentry for over 200 years.

Type: Park
State: MD
Nearest town: Fort Washington

About Fort Washington Park

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.

Read more on Wikipedia ↗ Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Visitor info

Address13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington, MD 20744

Phone(771) 208-1555

Websitewww.nps.gov/fowa/index.htm ↗

Hours

Mon	6:00AM - 10:00PM
Tue	6:00AM - 10:00PM
Wed	6:00AM - 10:00PM
Thu	6:00AM - 10:00PM
Fri	6:00AM - 10:00PM
Sat	6:00AM - 10:00PM
Sun	6:00AM - 10:00PM

Fort Washington Park

Getting thereFrom I-95/495 take exit 3, Indian Head Highway South/MD 210. Travel about 4 miles to Fort Washington Road, turn right. The park is located at the end of the road. From Waldorf, MD: MD228 to Indian Head Highway/MD210 North. Turn left onto Old Fort Road. Continue to end of road, at the stop sign turn left onto Fort…

ReviewsSee ratings & reviews on Google Maps ↗

Parks near here

Piscataway Park 2 mi
Harmony Hall 3 mi
Fort Foote Park 4 mi
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm 7 mi
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site 11 mi
National Capital Parks-East 11 mi

More in Maryland

All Maryland parks & beaches →

How we read this status

We derive Fort Washington Park's status from the National Park Service's own alerts and operating hours, refreshed hourly — this is our reading, not an official determination. As of the last check: No active closures or hazards reported. Full method: how we check park status.