The National Capital Parks-East TRACK Trail is in Fort Dupont National Park in Southeast Washington, DC. The National Capital Parks-East TRACK Trail adventures were designed to be used on the Turkey Trot Trail. The Turkey Trot Trail is a flat, dirt-surfaced trail that is 1.25 miles round-trip.
The National Capital Parks-East TRACK Trail is in Fort Dupont National Park in Southeast Washington, DC. The National Capital Parks-East TRACK Trail adventures were designed to be used on the Turkey Trot Trail. The Turkey Trot Trail is a flat, dirt-surfaced trail that is 1.25 miles round-trip.
Fort Dupont is one of 68 forts built during the Civil War. Today visitors can visit Fort Dupont and six near-by fort sites via the Hiker/Biker trail. Fort Dupont had six sides, each 100 feet long, protected by a deep moat and trees felled side-by-side with branches pointing outward. It was named for Flag Officer Samuel F. du Pont, who commanded the naval victory at Port Royal, South Carolina, in November 1861. In the 1930s, the National Capital Planning Commission acquired the old fort and surrounding land for recreation. Where once the Civil War fort looked out over farmlands, city dwellers now grow vegetables in community garden plots.
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Adventures for National Capital Parks - Fort Dupont
Animal Athletes
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Nature's Hide & Seek
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Nature's Relationships
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Fort Dupont Need for Trees
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Longitude: -76.954143700000
Fort Dupont Park is located in Southeast Washington, DC., east of the Anacostia River. It is not near Dupont Circle.
The Park is bounded by Minnesota Avenue to the west; Ely Place and Ridge Roads to the north; Alabama Avenue to the east; and Massachusetts Avenue to the south. The main driving entrances to the park are Fort Davis Drive and Ridge Road; Fort Davis Drive and Massachusetts Avenue; and Randle Circle and Fort Dupont Drive.
Parking:
Please park all vehicles at the Activity Center. During special events, please park at the "F" Street Lawn parking lot. Click here for a parking map.
Partners
The TRACK Trail program is sponsored by the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation.
The National Capital Parks - East TRACK trail was made possible by a partnership between the National Park Service and the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation's Kids in Parks program. This project was financed in part by the National Park Service’s CONNECT TRAILS TO PARKS program, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System in 2018.