Parks and Recreation

Trinidad Recreation Center | 1310 Childress St. NE | 202-727-1293

Large facility with a gymnasium, weight room, playground, basketball courts, computer lab and several multi-purpose rooms.

Joseph H. Cole Community Center | 1299 Neal St. NE | 202-724-4876

Playgrounds and seasonal splash park, artificial turf playing field, basketball courts, and several multi-purpose rooms, attached to Wheatley Education Campus.

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US National Arboretum | entrance at R St. & 24th St. NE |  202-245-2726

A 446-acre living museum where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes. Friends of National Arboretum organizes educational and recreational events at the Arboretum.

Langston Golf Course & Driving Range | 2600 Benning Rd. NE | 202-397-8638

This historic 18-Hole course was named after John Mercer Langston, the first African American elected into public office. The first nine holes, located on Kingman Island,  are listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.