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Theodore Roosevelt Island
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Theodore Roosevelt Island

George Washington Memorial Parkway, northbound lanes between Roosevelt Bridge and Key Bridge

Arlington, VA

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Park

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Landmarks

About this place

In the 1930s, landscape architects transformed Mason’s Island from neglected, overgrown farmland into Theodore Roosevelt Island, a memorial to America’s 26th president. They conceived a “real forest” designed to mimic the natural forest that once covered the island. Today miles of trails through wooded uplands and swampy bottomlands honor the legacy of a great outdoorsman and conservationist.

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National Park Service information

Hours

Theodore Roosevelt Island Trails and Parking Lot

Monday
6:00AM - 10:00PM
Tuesday
6:00AM - 10:00PM
Wednesday
6:00AM - 10:00PM
Thursday
6:00AM - 10:00PM
Friday
6:00AM - 10:00PM
Saturday
6:00AM - 10:00PM
Sunday
6:00AM - 10:00PM

The park is open every day from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM.

Directions

By Car: accessible from the northbound lanes of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, after Roosevelt Bridge, exit sign, turn right into the parking lot. Please note: park in a designated parking space, US Park Police regularly tickets drivers who park on the grass. By Metro: exit Rosslyn Metro station, walk toward Key Bridge, take short connecting trail downhill from the downstream side of the bridge, across the parkway, and into the parking lot for the island. By Bike: Mount Vernon Trail north end

Official directions

Weather & Seasonal Notes

Outdoor trails and memorial plaza subject to weather for Washington, D.C. and Arlington, VA.

Activities

Guided ToursSelf-Guided Tours - WalkingHikingPaddlingCanoeingKayakingWildlife WatchingBirdwatching

Courtesy of the National Park Service

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