Camp ObserverRock Creek Park
Directions
Ample parking for hiking, biking and visiting the Nature Center is located at 5200 Glover Road NW.
Rock Creek Park is a large urban park stretching from the Maryland - DC border to the Potomac River. Rock Creek Park also administers 99 separate neighborhood small sites. A large network of public roads provide access to all points administered by Rock Creek Park.
Reviews
Rock Creek Park is favored for its large, scenic, and natural picnic areas with ample parking and various facilities suitable for gatherings. Visitors appreciate the beautiful surroundings, covered pavilions, grills, playgrounds, and the helpfulness of park staff. However, common concerns include issues with reservation enforcement leading to overcrowding, maintenance problems such as broken picnic tables and non-functional grills, cleanliness issues including trash and inconvenient or unclean restrooms, and inadequate or unclear signage.
Beautiful natural setting with creek and trees
Ample parking and convenient location
Several covered picnic areas with grills and tables
Nearby restrooms and playgrounds
Good for large gatherings and events
Broken or aging picnic tables and benches
Reservation enforcement issues causing overcrowding
Non-functional or dirty grills
Trash and litter problems
Limited or unclean bathroom facilities and poor signage
Amanda L
Reviewed 17 days ago
Great venue and setting. The kids loved exploring the woods. The reservation is well priced for a generous amount of time. Plentiful parking. Would return!
Liam G
Reviewed 20 days ago
Great spot! We really enjoyed ourselves. The grill is starting to fall apart a little bit but was still functional
Camille J
Reviewed a month ago
The picnic area was perfectly shaded and there were a bunch of tables that we were able to use for our company picnic. Everyone was very happy and we even had space behind the picnic areas to set up some games.
Aneshia H
Reviewed a month ago
The Area to get to the park was CLOSED!! Not only was it closed there was a marathon, not only was it a marathon there wss NO SERVICE AT CAMP GROUND 10!!!! will never book this again it was a huge inconvenience
Daniel T
Reviewed a month ago
The grills are rusted and rotting and in need of replacement to be fully usable.
John M
Reviewed 2 months ago
Facility was excellent. Thanks NPS staff! Much love and hold the line!
Keep your options open
Watch for a matching campsite across monitored campgrounds in Rock Creek Park.
Popularity: Very quiet
Busiest in November, when about 3% of guest capacity is reserved. Based on 1 years of reservations.
