Piscataway Park
Piscataway Park is home to bald eagles, beavers, deer, foxes, ospreys, and many other species. To complement the surroundings, the park has, in addition to a public fishing pier and two boardwalks over fresh water tidal wetlands, a variety of nature trails, meadows, and woodland areas. The Park is also home to National Colonial Farm.
About under an hour from Washington and 1 hours from Baltimore by car.
Alerts
- ClosureFarmington Landing CLOSED
The National Park Service is imposing a temporary closure of Farmington Landing. This temporary closure is necessary to provide for visitor safety during a comprehensive rehabilitation project to restore park resources and improve the visitor experience.
Fees & passes
Free. No entrance fee here.
Hours
| Piscataway Park | Daily · 6:00AM - 10:00PM |
| National Colonial Farm Gate | Daily · 7:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Piscataway Park Gated Areas | Daily · 9:00AM - 10:00PM |
Piscataway Park: hours by date. Standard hours apply on every date not listed.
| Dates | Hours |
|---|---|
| Standard hoursNow | 6:00AM - 10:00PM |
| Nov 26, 2026Thanksgiving | Closed |
| Dec 25, 2026Christmas | Closed |
| Jan 1, 2027New Year's Day | Closed |
National Colonial Farm Gate: hours by date. Standard hours apply on every date not listed.
| Dates | Hours |
|---|---|
| Standard hours | 7:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Oct 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027NowFall & Winter Hours | 7:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Nov 26, 2026Thanksgiving Day | Closed |
| Dec 25, 2026Christmas Day | Closed |
| Apr 1 to Sep 30, 2027Spring & Summer Hours | 7:00AM - 7:00PM |
| Apr 5, 2027Easter Sunday | Closed |
When to go
July draws the most visits here and January the fewest, averaged over 2021 to 2025.
Visitor centers
- National Colonial Farm Visitor Center ↗Passport stamp
Operated in partnership with the Accokeek Foundation. There is no Junior Ranger Program for Piscataway Park.
No campgrounds, no webcams or events in Park Service data. What is here comes from the official page. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the Park Service publishes the data.
Explore
Things to do
- Junior Ranger Programs at National Capital Parks - East30-90 Minutes
Become a Junior Ranger at parks across National Capital Parks – East! Explore, complete a booklet, and earn badges and certificates along the way!
Opens on the Park Service site - Collect all the National Capital Parks - East Passport Stamps5-10 Minutes
Start your stamp collection and celebrate every park you visit! Explore historic sites and scenic parks managed by National Capital Parks - East and collect a unique stamp at each one.
Opens on the Park Service site - Bicycle Smallwood State Park to Oxon Cove Park1-2 Days
The on-road bicycling route between Smallwood State Park and Oxon Cove Park makes connections with parks and historic sites.
Opens on the Park Service site - See Mount Vernon From Piscataway Park1-2 Hours
As a scenic easement meant to preserve the view from Mt. Vernon, Piscataway Park is a testament to the rich history of the Potomac River.
Opens on the Park Service site
Map
Interactive map by the National Park Service
Historic landmarks nearby
Public land nearby
Distances are approximate. Wilderness Atlas publishes a center point and an acreage for each area rather than a boundary, so each area is treated here as a circle of the same size and the figure is the gap to that circle.
Guidebooks for the Mid-Atlantic
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject.
Reference
Wildlife
Seen this monthBald Eagle 22× · Red Fox 16× · Greater Yellowlegs 8× · Barred Owl 8× · Osprey 8× · Belted Kingfisher 7× · Lesser Yellowlegs 5× · Peregrine Falcon 2×Research-grade observations within 25 km, last 30 days, via iNaturalist
Full checklist: 221 birds, 31 mammalsHide
Raptors & owlsAmerican Bald Eagle · American Kestrel · Barred Owl · Black Vulture · Broad-Winged Hawk · Cooper's Hawk · Eastern Screech Owl · Great Horned Owl · Merlin · Northern Harrier · Northern Saw-whet Owl · Osprey · Peregrine Falcon · Red-Shouldered Hawk · Red-Tailed Hawk · Rough-Legged Hawk · Sharp-Shinned Hawk · Turkey Vulture
Waterfowl & wadersAmerican Bittern · American Black Duck · American Coot · American Wigeon · Black-Crowned Night-Heron · Blue-Winged Teal · Brant Goose · Bufflehead · Canada Goose · Cattle Egret · Common Goldeneye · Common Loon · Common Merganser · Double Crested Cormorant · Eurasian Wigeon · Great Blue Heron · Great Egret · Greater Scaup · Greater White-Fronted Goose · Green Heron · Green-Winged Teal Duck · Hooded Merganser · Horned Grebe · Least Bittern · Lesser Scaup · Little Blue Heron · Long-Tailed Duck · Northern Pintail · Pied-Billed Grebe · Red-Breasted Merganser · Ring-Necked Duck · Ruddy Duck · Snow Goose · Tundra Swan · Virginia Rail · Wood Duck
Shorebirds & seabirdsAmerican Avocet · American Woodcock · Black Tern · Black-Bellied Plover · Bonaparte's Gull · Caspian Tern · Common Snipe · European Herring Gull · Forster's Tern · Great Black-Backed Gull · Greater Yellowlegs · Killdeer · Laughing Gull · Least Sandpiper · Lesser Black-Backed Gull · Lesser Yellowlegs · Ring-Billed Gull · Semipalmated Sandpiper · Solitary Sandpiper · Spotted Sandpiper
Gamebirds & dovesGrouse · Mourning Dove · Northern Bobwhite · Pheasants Partridges Junglefowl Chickens Old World Quail and Peafowl · Ring-Necked Pheasant · Rock Dove · Wild Turkey
WoodpeckersDowny Woodpecker · Hairy Woodpecker · Northern Flicker · Pileated Woodpecker · Red-Bellied Woodpecker · Red-Headed Woodpecker · Woodpecker · Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Hummingbirds & swiftsChimney Swift · Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Also on the checklistAcadian Flycatcher · American Crow · American Goldfinch · American Pipit · American Redstart · American Robin · American Tree Sparrow · American Yellow Warbler · Bank Swallow · Barn Swallow · Bay-breasted Warbler · Belted Kingfisher · Bicknell's Thrush · Black and White Warbler · Black-Billed Cuckoo · Black-Throated Blue Warbler · Black-Throated Green Warbler · Blackburnian Warbler · Blackpoll Warbler · Blue Grosbeak · Blue Jay · Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher · Blue-Winged Warbler · Blue-Winged Warbler · Bobolink · Brown Creeper · Brown Thrasher · Brown-Headed Cowbird · Canada Warbler · Canvasback · Cape May Warbler · Cardinal · Carolina Chickadee · Carolina Wren · Cedar Waxwing · Cerulean Warbler · Chestnut-Sided Warbler · Chipping Sparrow · Chuck-Will's-Widow · Common Grackle · Common Nighthawk · Common Yellow-Throat Warbler · Connecticut Warbler · Dark-Eyed Junco · Eastern Bluebird · Eastern Kingbird · Eastern Meadowlark · Eastern Phoebe · Eastern Towhee · Eastern Tufted Titmouse · Eastern Whip-poor-will · Eastern Wood-Pewee · Eurasian Wren · European Starling · Evening Grosbeak · Field Sparrow · Fish Crow · Fox Sparrow · Gadwall · Golden-Crowned Kinglet · Grasshopper Sparrow · Gray Catbird · Gray-Cheeked Thrush · Great Crested Flycatcher · Hermit Thrush · Hooded Warbler · Horned Lark · House Finch · House Sparrow · House Wren · Indigo Bunting · Kentucky Warbler · Lincoln's Sparrow · Louisiana Waterthrush · Magnolia Warbler · Mallard · Marsh Wren · Nashville Warbler · Northern Cardinal · Northern Goshawk · Northern Mockingbird · Northern Oriole · Northern Parula · Northern Rough-Winged Swallow · Northern Shoveler · Northern Waterthrush · Orange-crowned Warbler · Orchard Oriole · Ovenbird · Palm Warbler · Pine Siskin · Pine Warbler · Prairie Warbler · Prothonotary Warbler · Purple Finch · Purple Martin · Red-Breasted Nuthatch · Red-Eyed Vireo · Red-Winged Blackbird · Redhead · Rose-Breasted Grosbeak · Ruby-Crowned Kinglet · Rusty Blackbird · Savannah Sparrow · Scarlet Tanager · Solitary Vireo · Song Sparrow · Sora · Summer Tanager · Swainson's Thrush · Swamp Sparrow · Swans and True Geese · Tennessee Warbler · Tree Swallow · Veery · Vesper Sprarrow · Warbling Vireo · White-Breasted Nuthatch · White-Crowned Sparrow · White-Eyed Vireo · White-Throated Sparrow · Wilson's Warbler · Winter Wren · Wood Thrush · Worm-eating Warbler · Yellow-Billed Cuckoo · Yellow-Breasted Chat · Yellow-Rumped Warbler · Yellow-Throated Vireo · Yellow-throated Warbler
Small mammalsBeaver · Brown Rat · Cottontail Rabbit · Eastern Chipmunk · Eastern Cottontail Rabbit · Eastern Gray Squirrel · Eastern Mole · House Mouse · Marsh Rice Rat · Meadow Jumping Mouse · Meadow Vole · Muskrat · Short-Tail Shrew · Southeastern Shrew · Southern Flying Squirrel · Vole · White-Footed Mouse
PredatorsAmerican Mink · Gray Fox · Raccoon · Red Fox · River Otter
Hoofed mammalsWhite-Tailed Deer
BatsBig Brown Bat · Eastern Red Bat · Little Brown Bat
Also on the checklistDog · Domestic Cat · Opossum · Woodchuck
Weather & climate
Summers are generally hot and humid, with daytime highs frequently above 90 degrees Fahrenheit and scattered afternoon thunderstorms. Please carry water while participating in physical activity and be prepared to take shelter from lightning. Winters are generally cold, with nighttime lows frequently near freezing and occasional snowfall. Weather during spring and fall is generally moderate, but can change quickly.
Questions people ask
Does Piscataway charge an entrance fee?
No. Piscataway is free to enter.
Source: National Park Service
What are the hours at Piscataway?
Standard hours are 6:00AM - 10:00PM, every day. Dated exceptions are listed under Hours.
Source: National Park Service
Is anything closed at Piscataway right now?
1 active alert as of October 14, 2026: Farmington Landing CLOSED.
Source: Alerts
How busy is Piscataway?
275,070 recreation visits in 2025, number 156 of 387 units that report visitation.
Source: Most visited parks
Is there cell service at Piscataway?
At the park's reference point, FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G. Coverage inside the park varies by location.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
When was Piscataway established?
1961.
Source: Wikipedia
What is the weather like at Piscataway?
Summers are generally hot and humid, with daytime highs frequently above 90 degrees Fahrenheit and scattered afternoon thunderstorms. Please carry water while participating in physical activity and be prepared to take shelter from lightning.
Source: Weather & climate
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- Every active Park Service alert for this unit, one item each, rebuilt with the nightly data refresh.
- Add dates to your calendar (.ics file)
- Fee-free entrance days that apply here and each published hours exception, as all-day events.
