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Trails with Trailhead Parking in District of Columbia

District of Columbia has 13 trails with trailhead parking in this directory, across 1 city or town — Washington. A trailhead lot you can actually park in — and the ones that fill by mid-morning.

Labels come from each trail's own listing, its website and runners' reviews. Conditions change with the weather and the season, and gates and lights follow the park's own hours, so check a recent review before you drive out.

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East Potomac Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 5,082 reviews

Washington, DC

Scenic

Storied, 395-acre park with a golf course, fishing & picnic areas, plus tennis courts & ball fields.

Rock Creek Park

4.8 ★★★★★ 4,478 reviews

Washington, DC

Scenic

Urban oasis with hiking trails, tennis & golf, plus ranger-led wildlife programs.

Roosevelt lsland Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 1,222 reviews

Washington, DC

LoopMixedShadedScenic

This island boasting miles of wooded trails is a living memorial to President Theodore Roosevelt.

Kingman And Heritage Islands Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 305 reviews

Washington, DC

MixedScenicDog-friendly

Man-made island in the Anacostia River offering rustic trails & an annual bluegrass festival.

Glover Archbold Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 273 reviews

Washington, DC

2.5 miNatural surfaceShadedScenic

Forest parkland offering miles of trails for runners & walkers through canopied trees.

Rock Creek Trail Juniper Trailhead

4.8 ★★★★★ 154 reviews

Washington, DC

Natural surfaceDog-friendly

Dog-friendly, scenic park featuring well-kept trails for walking and hiking as well as a river and a beach.

Battery Kemble Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 147 reviews

Washington, DC

Dog-friendly

This 1861 park has remnants of a Civil War battery that held a parapet & 100-pound Parrott rifles.

Kingman Island Trail

4.4 ★★★★☆ 40 reviews

Washington, DC

Trailhead C&O Canal Towpath

4.3 ★★★★☆ 26 reviews

Washington, DC

Scenic

Trailhead: Western Ridge Trail at Broadbranch Road

4.5 ★★★★★ 18 reviews

Washington, DC

Paved

Whittier Trail Head

5 ★★★★★ 16 reviews

Washington, DC

Scenic

Wesley Heights Trail

4.9 ★★★★★ 9 reviews

Washington, DC

2.5 miNatural surface

Whitehaven Trail

5 ★★★★★ 7 reviews

Washington, DC

27 miLoopMixedDog-friendly

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