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Memorial Parkway · George Washington Memorial Parkway

George Washington Memorial Parkway

Best primary window for George Washington: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

The George Washington Memorial Parkway was designed for recreational driving. It links sites that commemorate important episodes in American history and preserve habitat for local wildlife. The parkway and its associated trails provide a scenic place to play and rest in the busy Washington, DC metropolitan area.

This page identifies George Washington Memorial Parkway from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

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Targeted Impressions Data TeamData Science & Intelligence
materializedData snapshot: October 27, 20264 source cards

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
George Washington Memorial Parkway is listed as a Memorial Parkway in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
George Washington Memorial Parkway is listed as a Memorial Parkway in DC, MD, VA in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/gwmp/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for George Washington Memorial Parkway are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/gwmp/index.htm.
What it sounds like
George Washington audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

George Washington Memorial Parkway is listed as a Memorial Parkway in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
Memorial Parkway
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
GWMP
Region
appalachian
Core Experiences
architecture-and-buildingfortsmilitaryartilleryus-marinesArts and CultureLive MusicBikingRoad BikingFood

Month-by-month

George Washington Memorial Parkway is a Memorial Parkway. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/gwmp/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for George Washington Memorial Parkway: https://www.nps.gov/gwmp/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

George Washington Memorial Parkway is listed as a Memorial Parkway in DC, MD, VA.

Getting there

Official access details for George Washington are on the NPS page.

Directions to Parkway Headquarters From the south, take the George Washington Memorial Parkway north. Just past the CIA exit turn right into the parking lot for the US Park Police and parkway headquarters. Go through the chain link fence and take an immediate right. Follow the road down to a stop sign and turn right into the parking lot for the headquarters building.

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
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Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4916
February5316
March5824
April6538
May6750
June6564
July6278
August6274
September6360
October6462
November6230
December5418

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for George Washington Memorial Parkway, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

George Washington Memorial Parkway is identified as Memorial Parkway with NPS code gwmp.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

George Washington Memorial Parkway is listed as a Memorial Parkway in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/gwmp/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Where George Washington Memorial Parkway fits

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