Other Designations · Maryland

Piscataway Park

Introduction

Background: ¹

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.

Geography

Designation: ³

Other designation

State or territory: ⁴

Maryland

Park map - Piscataway Park: ⁵

Map scope: Piscataway Park

Map of Piscataway Park on the Potomac River in Maryland. Park areas are shown in green, the surrounding areas in eggshell white, the water in blue, and roads in gray.

Nature

Ecology; Nature & Science: ⁶

Piscataway Park is home to a wide range of plants and animals. To learn more about the animals, plants, and the natural history of Piscataway Park, click on the links in the side panel.

Birds: ⁷

Piscataway Park consists of several geographic sections. Each beckons the new and experienced bird watcher.

The National Colonial Farm, one of the National Park Service's partners at Piscataway Park is a treasure trove of good birding habitats. The walking trails wind through forested areas where you will see springtime Baltimore Orioles and Purple Martins. There are barn swallows in the farm's barn.

Water bird watchers can stroll along the 250-foot fishing pier stroll to watch Osprey and Bufflehead in the spring, and Great Blue Heron year-round.

Animals: ⁸

Wetlands, woods, meadows, and streams - remnants of old Prince George County - are reached by back roads, trails, boardwalks, and waterways. With varied habitats in a relatively small area, Piscataway is ideal for birding. In open areas look for colorful songbirds and bald eagles. Marshy areas are home or a rest stop for ospreys, great blue herons, mallards, wood ducks, and other waterfowl.

You can sometimes see beavers gliding through the water near their dam. White-tailed Deer, raccoons, squirrels, and rabbits are a common sight. While Red foxes, moles, and shrews tend to stay hidden. Turtles bask in the sun on logs in calm water. Snakes hunt for mice, frogs, and other small prey in the tall grasses.

Cast a line for dozens of fish species in the park's creeks, marshes, and river waters. Piscataway Creek is one of the Washington area's premier bass fishing spots. Other catches include: blue catfish, hickory shad, long nose gar, black crappie, American eel, pumpkinseed, bluegill, brown bullhead, white perch, yellow perch, and common carp.

Visitor centers and places

National Colonial Farm Visitor Center: ⁹

Operated in partnership with the Accokeek Foundation, the Visitor Center is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., March 15 through December 15.

Visitor information

Physical Address: ¹⁰

3400 Bryan Point Road
Accokeek, MD 20607

Mailing Address: ¹¹

Fort Washington Park Attn: Piscataway Park
13551 Fort Washington Road
Fort Washington, MD 20616

Telephone: ¹²

(771) 208-1555

Visitation

Recreation visits: ¹³

275,070 (2025)

Sources & field notes

Source records (13)

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Background · Official park structured information. Open source ↗
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Not supplied by the source
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2026-10-30
Evidence
Single source; not independently corroborated.
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NPS-supplied text; NPS-authored government work generally public domain, subject to third-party rights.
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Views from Piscataway Park · NPS Photo/Rachel Hendrix. Open source ↗
Information date
Not supplied by the source
Retrieved
2026-10-30
Catalog image date
04/11/2018
Source scope
Piscataway Park
Evidence
Single source; not independently corroborated.
Reuse
Public domain:Full Granting Rights
Rights
Public domain:Full Granting Rights
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Designation · National Park System directory. Open source ↗
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Not supplied by the source
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2026-10-30
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Single source; not independently corroborated.
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Factual reference data; source attribution retained.
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State or territory · National Park System directory. Open source ↗
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Not supplied by the source
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2026-10-30
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Single source; not independently corroborated.
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Factual reference data; source attribution retained.
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Park map - Piscataway Park · National Park Service, Harpers Ferry Center. Open source ↗
Information date
Not supplied by the source
Retrieved
2026-10-30
Source scope
Piscataway Park
Download
Official map PDF ↗
Evidence
Single source; not independently corroborated.
Reuse
Public domain; NPS map
Rights
Public domain; NPS map
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Ecology; Nature & Science · Nature & Science — National Park Service. Open source ↗
Information date
April 10, 2015
Retrieved
2026-10-30
Evidence
Single source; not independently corroborated.
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NPS webpage text; U.S. government work generally public domain. Third-party material may have separate rights.
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Birds · Birds — National Park Service. Open source ↗
Information date
February 19, 2024
Retrieved
2026-10-30
Evidence
Single source; not independently corroborated.
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NPS webpage text; U.S. government work generally public domain. Third-party material may have separate rights.
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Animals · Animals — National Park Service. Open source ↗
Information date
April 10, 2015
Retrieved
2026-10-30
Evidence
Single source; not independently corroborated.
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NPS webpage text; U.S. government work generally public domain. Third-party material may have separate rights.
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National Colonial Farm Visitor Center · National Park Service park structured data. Open source ↗
Information date
Not supplied by the source
Retrieved
2026-10-30
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Single source; not independently corroborated.
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NPS-supplied text; NPS-authored U.S. government work is generally public domain, subject to third-party rights.
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Physical Address · Official park structured information. Open source ↗
Information date
Not supplied by the source
Retrieved
2026-10-30
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Single source; not independently corroborated.
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Mailing Address · Official park structured information. Open source ↗
Information date
Not supplied by the source
Retrieved
2026-10-30
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Single source; not independently corroborated.
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Telephone · Official park structured information. Open source ↗
Information date
Not supplied by the source
Retrieved
2026-10-30
Evidence
Single source; not independently corroborated.
Reuse
NPS-supplied text; NPS-authored government work generally public domain, subject to third-party rights.
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Recreation visits · National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics. Open source ↗
Information date
2025
Retrieved
2026-10-30
Methodology
NPS reporting unit; annual total is the sum of 12 monthly recreation visit estimates.
Reporting unit
Piscataway Park
Evidence
Single source; not independently corroborated.
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Factual reference data; source attribution retained.
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Introduction

Background: 1

Geography

Designation: 3

State or territory: 4

Park map - Piscataway Park: 5

Nature

Ecology; Nature & Science: 6

Birds: 7

Animals: 8