Picnic tables at Rock Creek Park’s Picnic Area #23

LOCATION
Picnic Area #23 at Rock Creek Park is located in the woods next to the Rock Creek Tennis Center. The entrance is at 16^th and Morrow Drive NW. See the Picnic Areas web page for an interactive location map.

PARKING
Picnic Area #23 shares the parking lot with the Rock Creek Tennis Center. To find it, if coming from Morrow Drive, pass by the tennis center and the pavilion and tables at Picnic Area #24. Once you get to the end of the tennis complex, look for the tables in the woods to your left. If you keep driving, you’ll end up in the Carter Baron Amphitheatre parking lot. You can access the picnic area from the Carter Baron lot as well.

View of the Carter Baron Amphitheatre parking lot from Picnic Area #23

AMENITIES

There are close to a dozen picnic tables at Picnic Area #23. There are no grills, but there is what appears to be a stone oven. If you want to use it, you’ll need your own grill grate and a shovel to clear the cooking area of trash and old ashes. The better idea is just to bring your own grill.

NOTE: Table and grill count may vary due to theft, breakage, or the addition of new tables and grills. If you plan on hosting a group picnic, be sure to stop by and check out the facility in advance to make sure it will fit your needs. You are allowed to bring your own grill. Used charcoal must be disposed of in the trash cans, not dumped onto the ground.

Stone grill / oven at Rock Creek Park’s Picnic Area #23

RESERVATIONS
No reservations are accepted. All tables are taken on a first come, first served basis. If you wish to reserve a picnic area for a large group at Rock Creek Park, try Picnic Areas #1, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #13, or #24.

For complete picnic area rules, see the National Park Service’s official Rules and Regulations web page for Rock Creek Park.

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