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  Rock Creek Park (National Park Service)
Rock Creek Park is truly a gem in our nation’s capital.
Ultimately, the establishment of Rock Creek Park in 1890, “...for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the United States” served as an inspiration for the creation of future National Parks.
Rock Creek Park is also a place to play soccer, picnic, hike, bike and rollerblade, play tennis, fish, horseback ride, listen to a concert, or attend programs with a park ranger.
www.nps.gov /rocr   (264 words)

  
 Washington, DC--Rock Creek Park
Rock Creek Park is a natural reserve within a heavily urbanized area and in this respect it is unusual.
The Park is located along Rock Creek and tributaries from the National Zoo to the DC boundary.
Rock Creek Parkway is a public parkway accessible to the public during all hours of the day.
www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/wash/dc2.htm   (501 words)

  
 Georgetown DC:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Rock Creek Park is a place where you can relax and enjoy many activities.
For the hiker, trails maintained by the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC) consist of a blue-blazed trail that follows the east side of the creek, a green-blazed trail that follows the western ridge of the park, and tan-blazed connector trails.
For the horse rider, 13 miles of wide, dirt and gravel bridle trails criss-cross the northern section of the park.
www.georgetowndc.com /rock_creek_park.php   (374 words)

  
 WABA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The scenic and popular Rock Creek Trail winds 25 miles from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. to Lake Needwood Park in Montgomery County, Md.
Later, European settlers built grist mills and a saw mill on the creek, where farmers brought corn, wheat, buckwheat and rye to be ground into flour or meal.
STARTS: Rock Creek Trail at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue NW ramp and Rock Creek Parkway near Georgetown in Washington, D.C. The starting point is within the Capital Beltway.
www.waba.org /new/paths/rcpdc.php   (463 words)

  
 GoCityKids Washington DC | Rock Creek Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Central Park in New York (1856), Golden Gate Park in San Francisco (1870), or the Boston Metropolitan Park System (1878-1895), Rock Creek was actually created by the forces of nature.
The Rock Creek Horse Center offers trail rides on horses (ages 12 and up) and ponies (kids over 30" tall), if you call to reserve in advance.
Rock Creek Tennis Center (16th and Kennedy) has indoor and outdoor courts, a tennis stadium, ample free parking, a snack bar, and a pro shop.
www.gocitykids.com /browse/attraction.jsp?id=3333   (312 words)

  
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 Rock Creek Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Rock Creek National Park is a forested valley running through the District of Columbia along the banks of Rock Creek.
The national park connects with additional state park land outside of the district, providing a green corridor from near the heart of the city out into the northwestern suburbs.
This Landsat 7 natural-color image of Rock Creek Park shows the deep green vertical stripe of the park in the image center, with thin extensions north into the Maryland suburbs and under the I-495 Beltway—the freeway that encircles Washington and its inner suburbs—and south through Georgetown to the Potomac River.
www.uark.edu /misc/ents/fieldtrips/washington_dc/rock_creek_park.htm   (1368 words)

  
 VSDC Potluck Picnics in Rock Creek Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Come join us in the green beauty of Rock Creek Park Grove 9 for an alfresco vegan picnic and socializing, on June 11 and August 20, 2006, Sunday 4pm to 7pm.
The VSDC 2006 Potluck Picnics will be held in grove # 9 on Beach Drive NW in Rock Creek Park Washington DC, 300 feet north of Sherrill Drive which is closed to cars.
If it is outside of Washington D.C. try entering the intersection of two streets or a metro rail station instead.
www.vsdc.org /picnics.html   (691 words)

  
 Chandra Levy's Bones Found
The bones of Chandra Levy, 24, the missing Washington intern, were found by a man walking his dog and looking for turtles in Rock Creek Park.
Although police had searched 1,700 acres of the roughly 2,800 acre park for Levy, her bones were found about a mile and a half from park police headquarters in an inaccessible area.
The bones of Levy were discovered by a dog in Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC today, May 22nd, for cursing, Day 142, for Baal, the bear, and Russia.
www.biblenews1.com /history2/20020522.htm   (1020 words)

  
 Rock Creek Park Planetarium
The only planetarium in the national park system, it is meant to stimulate and foster an interest in the sky and stars.
The majority of Rock Creek's planetarium programs show the night sky as it appears in the Washington, D.C. area for the specific date and time of the program.
Sessions are held on in Rock Creek Park once a month on Saturday night from April through November, in the field south of the intersection of Military and Glover Roads, near the Nature Center.
www.nps.gov /rocr/planetarium   (468 words)

  
 Department of Mental Health: August 16, 2004 - News Release
(Washington, DC) The DC Department of Mental Health Community Services Agency and its Advisory Board Collaborative invite everyone to join the Race for Mental Health, Saturday, October 16, starting at 9 am in Rock Creek Park.
Cash prizes, $25, will be awarded to the first male and first female to complete the 5K run and one-mile walk.
Both should be mailed to John Graham, Race Coordinator, DC Community Services Agency, 1250 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20009.
www.dmh.dc.gov /dmh/cwp/view,a,11,q,617774.asp   (350 words)

  
 EPA: Federal Register: Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment
The National Park Service will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety.
The National Park Service subsequently issued the permits necessary for Bell Atlantic to construct and operate within Rock Creek Park one 100- foot monopole at the Tennis Center, and one 130-foot monopole in the Maintenance Yard.
The mitigation measures called for in Alternative B would require the National Park Service to develop telecommunications facilities guidance to assist the park in protecting its resources and values, and also require the park to establish a bird-monitoring program to precisely determine the potential impacts of the towers on migratory birds.
www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2003/April/Day-02/i7946.htm   (746 words)

  
 Washington DC Rock Creek Park Hotels
Washington D.C. Hotel Service offers you an extended selection of hotels in Washington D.C.'s Rock Creek Park by price, class and category.
The Days Inn Washington, D.C. Silver Springs is a 2-story, 142 room property conveniently located right on the boundaries of suburban Montgomery County,......
Residence Inn by Marriott is designed to make you feel at home for a day, a week, a month or more.
washingtondchotelservice.com /rock_creek_park   (250 words)

  
 Explore DC: Rock Creek Park
Other Washingtonians have picnicked along the creek or enjoyed a leisurely stroll through the 1,754-acre forest which runs from Georgetown to the Maryland State line.
Today's visitors to Rock Creek can choose from these and other recreational activities including golfing, running, biking and tennis.
For nature lovers, the park also includes the Rock Creek Nature Center and its Planetarium as well as the National Zoo.
www.exploredc.org /index.php?id=166   (213 words)

  
 Take Pride in America - Home
At the Washington Monument, volunteers assist the staff in managing ticket lines, operates elevator, and/or presents interpretive programs down the steps.
Volunteer needed for 3-4 hours per week in busy downtown Washington, D.C. office of BLM to help review online applications, listings, and work with volunteer coordinators throughout the U.S. Computer and organizational skills helpful.
A park volunteer shirt and hat will be worn while serving as a volunteer at the nature center.
www.takepride.gov /volunteer/resultsZ.cfm?states=DC   (807 words)

  
 Apartments in Washington DC for University Students Rock Creek Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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We provide a Washington DC Roommate Finder service with auto-notify when someone places a room for rent ad that has the things you are looking for in a roommate.
Search our Washington DC apartment listings for a place to live next to your university.
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 Washington, DC - Rock Creek Nature Center - Park - AOL CityGuide
Specimens, including dead stuffed animals and birds, are in glass cases at child eye level and text is simple.
The nature center is also a good place to use a bathroom during a day at the park.
Search the Web with AOL Search (enhanced by Google) for Rock Creek Nature Center.
cityguide.aol.com /washington/entertainment/venue.adp?sbid=66299   (377 words)

  
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Washington DC Fort Circle Parks (Rock Creek Park)
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www.cr.nps.gov /hps/abpp/civil.htm   (240 words)

  
 EPA: Federal Register: Notice of Availability of a Finding of No Significant Impact for the 2003 Telecommunications ...
National Park Service (NPS) and Bell Atlantic Mobile, Inc., the National Park Service prepared and made available for a 36-day public review an Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluating the potential impacts to the human and natural environment from two existing cellular communications towers located within Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC.
After the end of the 36-day public review period, the NPS selected for implementation, the preferred alternative as described in the EA, and determined that implementation of the preferred alternative will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment and that an environmental impact statement is not required.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adrienne Coleman, Superintendent, Rock Creek Park, at 3545 Williamsburg Lane NW., Washington, DC 20008-1207, or by telephone at (202) 895-6004.
www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2003/July/Day-23/i18698.htm   (331 words)

  
 Rock Creek National Park - Sports & Recreation - Washington, DC, 20008-1207 - Citysearch
Rock Creek National Park - Sports & Recreation - Washington, DC, 20008-1207 - Citysearch
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 Find in a Library: [Three women sitting on scow in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C.]
Find in a Library: [Three women sitting on scow in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C.]
Subjects: Rock Creek Park (Washington, D.C.) -- 1920-1940.
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worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/4070c8abfd7c44f3a19afeb4da09e526.html   (72 words)

  
 Taylor Kennedy Posters Prints - A Close View of Tree Bark in Rock Creek Park in Washington, Dc Art Photographic Print - ...
Taylor Kennedy Posters Prints - A Close View of Tree Bark in Rock Creek Park in Washington, Dc Art Photographic Print - Artist: Taylor Kennedy - Poster Size: 24x32 - SHOP.COM
Taylor Kennedy Posters Prints - A close view of tree bark in Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC Art Photographic Print - Artist: Taylor Kennedy - Poster Size: 24x32
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 The Rock Creek Trail - DC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Rock Creek Trail - DC The Rock Creek Trail - DC Map of Rock Creek Trail in DC
Washington DC's Rock Creek Trail is a collection of paved multi-use paths and on-road bike route.
A traffic free Saturday on scenic Beach Drive.
bikewashington.org /trails/rockcreek/dc.htm   (72 words)

  
 News Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
As a kid, I always saw Sixth Avenue as the dividing line between the East and West Side.
The East Side was Rock Center and St. Patrick's Cathedral; the West Side was the stuff on 42nd Street.
It was like you needed a passport to go from one to another...
www.booksunderreview.com /News/News_51.html   (6324 words)

  
 Rock Creek Horse Center
just off Military Road, on Glover Road, NW (next door to The Nature Center in Rock Creek Park)
Operated by Guest Services, Inc., Rock Creek Park Horse Center is a duty authorized concession of Rock Creek Park National Park Services US Department of the Interior.
Open to the public six days a week, trail rides available five days a week.
www.rockcreekhorsecenter.com   (70 words)

  
 Hungarian Online Resources (Magyar Online Forrás)
May 3rd: HOPPA Hungarian Picnic in Washington, DC
Hungarian students and young professionals in the Washington, DC
Metropolitan Area cordially invite you and your friends to our semi-annual
hungaria.org /print.php?hanid=79&messageid=85   (107 words)

  
 Rock Creek Park: Products
National Park Service Information about Rock Creek Park
Self extracting files containing Arc Export files for Park Boundary "rocrbdy.exe" (133k)
Please note: PDF versions of Rock Creek Park documents require version 7.0 of the Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view them.
biology.usgs.gov /npsveg/rocr   (121 words)

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