• Stellar Star Show at Rock Creek

    Rock Creek Nature Center 5200 Glover Rd NW, Washington, United States

    (DC) (Rock Creek Park) Come and enjoy a ranger-led program in the only planetarium in the National Park Service! The Stellar Star Show will be a 30-minute ranger-led program about the planets and the night sky.   

  • Punk Rocks Hike to Boulder Bridge and Pulpit Rock

    Rock Creek Nature Center 5200 Glover Rd NW, Washington, United States

    (DC) (National Park Service) Take a walk on the wild side of Rock Creek! Our Punk Rocks Hike starts at Boulder Bridge, cranking up the volume on history and style. Built in 1902, this stone arch is Rock Creek’s ultimate stage piece—rugged, loud, and impossible to ignore. After exploring the bridge, the hike continues to Pulpit Rock, a natural stone ...

  • Rock Creek Park Birthday at the Nature Center

    Rock Creek Nature Center 5200 Glover Rd NW, Washington, United States

    (DC) (National Park Service) Join us for our annual Rock Creek Park Day - this year over four days - on September 20-21 and 27-28, 2025. This event celebrates the founding of our national park. For the 135th Anniversary, we're having a one-of-a-kind celebration: Punk Rocks! that blends DC's legendary punk rock spirit with the park's geologic, cultural, and cosmic stories. Visitors of all ...