It was a school trip, we decided to eat our lunch here before going into the Rubell Museum.read more

Randall Recreation Center is a great place for kids in southwest DC in the Waterfront neighborhood…read more It comes with a large playground with a sea animal theme, a pool, basketball court, a soccer field, and some cool murals. If you need a place to take your kids, go here!

Craving an indoor pool during the December break, my eight-year-old daughter suggested this newer…read moreaquatic center in Arlington close to the D.C. border. After swimming during their "family time," we will definitely be back. Here's why. 1) Admission: Run by Arlington Parks and Rec, admission is required for everyone. It's slightly cheaper for Arlington residents. Our friends who went right when family time started paid $25 as D.C. residents. We got their with only two hours left and weren't charged anything. 2) Pools: One side has lap pools for adults and lessons. The other side has a large pool, lazy river, little kid space, and water slide for families. The water was clean and the lazy river was fun. (The current is stronger than expected making it fun.) 3) Space: They have family changing areas with showers with hot water, lockers (bring your own locks), and more. Upstairs is a gym and an outdoor terrace bleeding into Long Bridge Park with views of National Airport and Washington, D.C. 4) Parking: With such a large parking lot, you can usually find a space. Of course, parking is free. 5) Area: Afterwards, grab lunch or dinner at nearby Crystal City where you can find fats casual like Rasa and sit-down restaurants.

Been coming here for toddler swim lessons and just did my kiddo's birthday party. Booked a huge…read morecommunity room which was more than enough space for about 10 kids and 20 adults. Family swim passes are a great deal at $30 per family pass (covers 7 people). Everyone had a great time and were impressed with how new and shiny this facility is, and the kids loved the family pool area.

What a great recreation center! Parts of it are outdated like the entrance and check-in area to the…read morepool, but overall, it's an excellent recreational center. Here's why. 1) Indoor Pool: The indoor pool is kept clean and is pretty big with half of the pool shallow for kids to play in with splash areas and a water slide. The other half is laned for adults to swim. There are always lifeguards there and the space provides life jackets for kids and adults if needed. There are changing rooms with lockers too. 2) Amenities: Inside is a gym with treadmills, weights, and more, and other rooms for classes, etc. With a permit, you can rent their multi-purpose room for birthday parties and it comes with a small kitchen connected to the room. Inside are murals of the neighborhood by local artists. Outside is a field, a rocket ship-themed playground, a statue of a dap, and a field. 3) Parking: Free street parking is easy to find just outside the rec center. 4) Staff: I always find the staff to be friendly and reasonable. They are great!

I've been twice to use the gym, and I must say it's pretty decent. I'm a little hesitant to post…read morethat here because I don't want it to get too crowded, but it has everything I need for good workout. 3 treadmills, an eliptical (maybe 2), free weights, kettle bells, a bench and one of those weight machines that has lat pull downs and like 3 other machines in one. Also full length mirrors and good lighting so the gym selfies are always popping. My friends go to the indoor pool and they love it and when I pooped my head inside the gym, it looks pretty nice too. The facilities are super clean and the staff (that I've encountered) is really nice. They've really done a nice job updating this center. It's also free with a dc license so enjoy your tax dollars at work!

Indeed a hidden gem! Playground, lots of space for kids (and adults) to run around, splash pad in…read morethe warm months, and a very nice building with restrooms, meeting rooms, and more. You have to sign in to use that facility but the staff was friendly and it's no big deal. As a parent I also appreciated that you have to enter a gate and it's a little bit outside (or inside, rather) the rest of the neighborhood. Great place to host an outdoor birthday party.

If I could give zero stars, I would. This place is disgusting. There is absolutely no soap or paper…read moretowels in the bathrooms, and they are so f'ing lazy that the toilet paper is on the floor - not properly refilled. That is unsanitary and disgusting! Second, the people at the front desk are incredibly unprofessional. How are they still employed?

What a renovation! Just to the west of Fort Dupont Park, this recreation center is large and…read morebeautifully designed. There's a small parking lot in the front surrounded by a fence. Inside the property is a new playground, trails, a field, exercise equipment, and public mosaic art. Inside is a pool for people who need it for therapy, a large gym court, meeting rooms, restrooms, and more. The design is stunning and plays well with the natural landscape in this part of Ward 7.

Beautiful park alongside the DC Waterfront. Plenty of spaces to sit, relax, play basketball,…read morerollerskate or go for a walk or cycle along the trail. The only negative, unfortunatlet we were not able to find working public restrooms. There were only Port-a-Johns were available. Highly recommend.

This park is soooo huge and absolutely beautiful! I feel like this is a park to literally do every…read moreand anything . If you want to play flag football, BOOM, there is abundant space to do so. If you want to play basketball, BOOM, there is a basketball court. If you want to SKATE for the FREE, what do you know, they have that too. Training for a half marathon or have a cycling race, there is a beautiful trail that is very scenic with mile markers. And if none of that is your jam and you just want to bbq and chill, there is space for that too! If you can't tell, I'm definitely a fan of this park and feel like you may be too!

Benning Stoddart Recreation Center is a modern recreation center on the border between Fort Dupont…read moreand Benning in Ward 7. It's right next to the Washington Tennis and Education East Capitol Campus. The inside is closed due to the pandemic, but the space-themed playground in the front is open. There's a small splash park (also closed during the pandemic), swings, several slides and equipment for kids to climb on and grow in confidence. Parking is free right in front of the recreation center.

Playground small but sufficient for young children. Huge problem - DPR staff refused to open the…read moreoutdoor restrooms on a Saturday. Wet Children frequently slipped and fell walking inside of the recreation center to use the indoor bathroom. On a different visit, we noticed the outdoor restrooms lacked soap, sanitizer or paper towels. Perhaps, DC should eliminate these restrooms and contract for port a potties.

We stopped by so the kids could play. My youngest spotted it while going to school. Decent enough…read more Trails, two playgrounds for the younger abc older kids. Could have some sanitizer stations. There where people smoking too close to the play areas for my liking!!! But over all the girls had fun and are asking to go back.

We were biking around the area looking for a fun neighborhood park that offered some low key fun…read morenearby! This park definitely hit all the high notes! It's conveniently located near all the popular stores without feeling like it's wedge unsafely or unnaturally in the area. We stayed on the playground portion but the water area also looks cool & refreshing on those hot days of summer! Highly recommend checking out this park with your little one.

this park appears to only be open if you participate in a paid preschool co-op. We are visiting. It…read morewas locked when we came at 8 AM on a Tuesday in May.