Rock Creek Park Golf Course
Rock Creek Park Golf Course is a golf course in Washington, D.C., in the United States. The entire course lies within Rock Creek Park, a national park owned and maintained by the National Park Service division of the United States Department of the Interior.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: 6:30 AM—sunset
- Type: Golf course
- Description: golf course in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Rock Creek Golf Course” and “Rock Creek Park Public Golf Course”
- Address: Joyce Road Northwest, Washington, DC
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort DeRussy and Fort Stevens.
Fort DeRussy
Archaeological site
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort DeRussy was an American Civil War-era fortification constructed in 1861 on a hilltop along the west bank of Rock Creek within Washington, D.C., as part of the Defenses of Washington.
Fort Stevens
Park
Photo: D Monack, Public domain.
Fort Stevens, formerly named Fort Massachusetts, was part of the extensive fortifications built around Washington, D.C., during the American Civil War.
Miller Cabin
Cabin
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Joaquin Miller Cabin is an historic structure situated in Washington, DC's Rock Creek Park. Built by the American poet, essayist and fabulist Joaquin Miller, it represents the only known example of late 19th century Rustic-style log cabin in Washington, D.C.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brightwood and Barnaby Woods.
Brightwood
Suburb
Photo: thebrightwoodian, CC BY 2.0.
Brightwood is a neighborhood in the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C. Brightwood is part of Ward 4.
Barnaby Woods
Neighborhood
Barnaby Woods is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., wedged between Rock Creek Park and Montgomery County, Maryland. It is bounded on the north by Aberfoyle Place, on the west by Western Avenue, on the south by Tennyson Street, and on the east by Oregon Avenue.
Brookland-Petworth-Takoma
Brookland, Petworth, and Takoma are three relatively quiet neighborhoods east of Rock Creek Park. Following the "White Flight" after desegregation and the 1968 riots, these neighborhoods were left underpopulated, overwhelmingly African-American, and much less wealthy than the Upper Northwest, just across Rock Creek Park.Rock Creek Park Golf Course
- Categories: recreation area and sports location
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.96652° or 38° 57′ 60″ northLongitude
-77.04138° or 77° 2′ 29″ westElevation
236 feet (72 metres)Inception
July 1st, 1909Operator
National Park ServiceOpen location code
87C4XX85+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 986689201OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=golf_course
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Practice Green and Rock Creek Park Trail Center.
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