Media Contact: John A. Stokes, (202) 673-2195

On Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, Monday, January 19, 2009, the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) will open a select number of facilities on a holiday schedule.  All other DPR facilities will be closed in observance of the holiday.  

On Inauguration Day, Tuesday, January 20, 2009, all DPR facilities will be closed. 

DPR Holiday Schedule for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, Monday, January 19, 2009
The following DPR facilities will operate under a holiday schedule. DPR facilities not listed here will be closed in observance of the holiday.

Aquatic Centers: Takoma Aquatic Center will be open 9 am – 5 pm:

Takoma Aquatic Center
300 Van Buren St., NW
Phone: (202) 576-9284

Recreation and Community Centers: The following sites will be open from 10:30 am – 7 pm:

Bald Eagle Recreation Center
100 Joliet St., SW
Phone: (202) 645-3960

Chevy Chase Community Center
5601 Connecticut Ave., NW
Phone: (202) 282-2204

Columbia Heights Community Center
1480 Girard Street, NW
Phone: (202) 671-0373

Emery Recreation Center
5701 Georgia Ave., NW
Phone: (202) 576-3211

Fort Davis Recreation Center
1400 41st St., SE
Phone: (202) 645-9212

Hillcrest Recreation Center
3100 Denver St., SE
Phone: (202) 645-9200

Kenilworth-Parkside Community Center
4300 Anacostia Ave., NE
Phone: (202) 727-2485

Kennedy Recreation Center
1401 7th St., NW
Phone: (202) 671-4794

King Greenleaf Recreation Center
201 N St., SW
Phone: (202) 645-7454

Lamond Recreation Center
20 Tuckerman St., NE
Phone: (202) 576-9542

North Michigan Park Recreation Center
1333 Emerson St., NE
Phone: (202) 541-3522

Riggs LaSalle Community Center
501 Riggs Rd., NE
Phone: (202) 576-5224

Sherwood Recreation Center
640 10th St., NE
Phone: (202) 698-3075

Takoma Community Center
300 Van Buren St., NW
Phone: (202) 576-7114

Trinidad Recreation Center
1310 Childress St., NE
phone: (202) 727-1294

Turkey Thicket Recreation Center
(pool will be closed)
1100 Michigan Ave., NE
Phone: (202) 576-9238