I think in many ways Rock Creek Park suffers from geography. If we were further west, not in an urban area, this would be without question one of the places people would be like, “Oh, I’ve got ...

Rock Creek Park was one of the nation’s first national parks, designated as such in 1890—before Grand Canyon, Mount Rainier, or the Great Smoky Mountains. But unlike those parks, Rock Creek primarily ...

But Rock Creek Park has had only one master plan, written by the Olmsted Bros. planning firm in 1918, 15 years before the Park Service assumed jurisdiction of the park.

The National Park Service says the P Street Northwest ramp to northbound Rock Creek Parkway will remain closed until the sinkholes are fully evaluated and corrective action can be taken.

The National Park Service enforces the swim ban not just to protect people, but also the ecosystem. Trampling in and out of the creek can erode fragile streambanks, harming the habitat of fish, ...

News4’s Paul Wagner reports. The future of the Rock Creek Park Horse Center is unclear after the contractor told the National Park Service it's losing money and wants out.

When Rock Creek Park was created, no one ever decreed that it should be used only by 9-to-5ers, or Monday-through-Fridayers. As for plants, you can see what's happening to them with your own eyes.

WASHINGTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stirred up social media and serious health concerns this weekend after posting photos of himself swimming in Rock Creek Park—an activity ...