Dumbarton Oaks Park — Attraction in Washington

The Dumbarton Oaks Park is a public park, located in the 3100 block of R Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Georgetown neighborhood. Access is via Lovers' Lane from R Street, east of 32nd Street. It is located near Dumbarton Oaks, Montrose Park, and Oak Hill Cemetery. It is part of the Georgetown Historic District. The park is a naturalistic streamside garden area of 27 acres, beyond the 10 acre formal garden, designed by Beatrix Farrand.In 1940, the Blisses gifted Dumbarton Oaks Park to the National Park Service, turning over creative control and upkeep of the plantings located there. Both Montrose Park and Dumbarton Oaks Park were jointly listed on the National Register of Historic Places on...

A lovely park in the middle of DC!! This place is a hidden gem. We went to see the cherry blossoms this year, away from the tidal basin. It was really nice and peaceful and there's a lot to explore.

You aren't allowed food and drinks in there, and there is a $10 ticket to be there. It has one of those English garden kind of spot. I'm sure they do a lot of event organization there, like wedding and parties.

It also has another park behind it which is free of cost.. it's more like a backyard to the Clinton's. Actually that's the spot Hillary Clinton was spotted walking the morning after the election, her photo trended with a dog...

I loved this park. I visited during Cherry Blossom season and it was beautiful to walk the trials. There are no crowds and it was very nice. Access is free, not to be confused with Dumbarton Gardens, which does require buying tickets. Access to the park (free) is not very clearly demarcated, it is through a downhill entrance that has a barrier to prevent the entry of vehicles. It is on R street, and the entrance can be found in Gmaps as Lovers Lane. Easy to find parking on the street, allowed...