Camping Gems - Things to Do in the District of Columbia

Top 10 Activities

Go canoeing or kayaking past Theodore Roosevelt Island on the Potomac River

See the Washington Monument at sunset

Hike the 444-acre National Arboretum

Bike the Mount Vernon Trail (part of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail)

Catch a game with the Washington Wizards (NBA), Mystics (WNBA), or Nationals (MLB)

Take a walking tour of Haunted Washington, D.C.

View the cherry blossoms in the springtime

Tour the Whitehouse, home to ever U.S. president since 1800

See planes take off and land at Gravelly Point

Explore Foggy Bottom, one of Washington, D.C.'s oldest 19th century neighborhoods


Washington, D.C. Events

March--Washington By Night Tour

April--National Cherry Blossom Festival

June--Festival of American Folklife, National Mall, is attended by more than one million visitors who enjoy American music, crafts, and food

July--National Independence Day Celebration

October--come hungry to the Taste of DC Festival, Pennsylvania Ave NW, from 9th to 14th St. NW. Here you'll have a chance to sample the best food, buy arts and crafts, and enjoy three stages full of entertainment

December--National Christmas Tree Lighting

December--WWII Christmas