Kingman And Heritage Islands Park
Kingman And Heritage Islands Park is a hidden gem nature preserve located between Kingman Lake and the Anacostia River in Washington, DC. The park features easy walking trails, some with wooden boardwalks, picnic tables, and is good for kids and dogs. It offers a peaceful natural atmosphere with birds, turtles, and water views, despite being near the city. The park is wheelchair accessible and ideal for quiet walks, hiking, picnics, and even canoeing. It also provides unique scenic spots for events like weddings.
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When it comes to wedding venues in Washington, DC, it can be hard to find “hidden gems.” But Kingman And Heritage Islands Park is one of them. Located between Kingman Lake and the Anacostia River, the islands are rural enough that you quickly forget how close you are to the rest of the city. So you can have an intimate wedding ceremony that feels like you are out in the middle of nowhere, even though you’re in the middle of one of the country’s biggest metro areas. As a bonus, the park offers some great spots for your wedding portraits! In particular, the bridges that connect the islands to each other and to the mainland are really unique locations for pictures of the two of you!
This is a nature preserve right in DC. There are walking trails and a few picnic tables. The city noise is all around, but lots of birds and turtles call these islands and the water between them home.
Visiting DC, rented a bike, and rode to Heritage Island for a quick trail. The dirt trail is short and relatively flat, but it has some pretty good obstacles; would recommend a mountain bike with at least front suspension because there are some big roots that can make it quite bumpy (and slippery after rain). I went in October, and it was empty, felt safe, but I didn’t see any ranger or anyone who can help if I ever needed it. 🥲 Some parts had garbage in them, sadly, but other than that, it’s a nice and quick escape. Enjoy! 🚴🏻♀️
Great gem of a park so close to DC. Great for walking and kids.
Trail around Island Heritage trail is great. Parts of the trail is on wooden board walk. There are great places to sit and also has picnic tables.
My kids (5yo and 2.5yo) went to Kingman for nice walk. We truly enjoyed it! We went on a late Saturday morning, it was quiet and barely any foot traffic. This place is a nice little gem that I didn’t know existed. My 2.5yo walked it for 1hr before she got tired. My 5yo walked the entire place. It’s a very easy and nice time trail. Some parts of it are stroller friendly but not all. Bring a carrier or hiking backpack instead. They also have canoes as well.
I highly recommend you visit this nice and unique little gem.