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(WASHINGTON, DC) – In observance of the upcoming winter holidays, all DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) facilities will operate on the following schedule:

• All facilities will close at 6 pm on Wednesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 31;
• All facilities will be closed on Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day); Friday, December 26 and Thursday, January 1 (New Years Day);
• All DPR Recreation and Community centers will operate on an adjusted holiday schedule on December 22, 23, 29, 30 and January 2;
• All DPR Aquatic centers will maintain normal hours of operation on December 22, 23, 29 and 30.  All aquatic centers will open at 9 am on Friday, January 2;
• DPR fields will be closed on Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day); Friday, December 26 and Thursday, January 1 (New Years Day).  No permits will be issued on these days;
• There are no permitted recreation center or fields activities on December 25, 26 and 31. All grass fields are closed for the season. Parks, playgrounds and synthetic fields will be open for general use, however gated locations will remain locked; and
• DPR's Winter Wondercamp will operate two sessions during DCPS' Winter Break.  Session 1 will take place on December 22 and 23; and session 2 will take place on December 29, 30 and January 2.  Spaces are still available and registration is required.

DPR's adjusted holiday schedule will include expanded operating hours on December 22, 23, 26, 29, 30 and January 2 at all DPR centers.  Select DPR locations (see the list below) will observe their individual, normal opening hours and will close at 8 pm.  All other sites (sites not listed below) will open at 11:30 am and close at 8 pm.

Select DPR sites that will open at their normal operating hours and close at 8 pm:
- Ward 1 : Columbia Heights Community Center (1480 Girard Street, NW) 
- Ward 3 : Chevy Chase Community Center (5601 Connecticut Avenue, NW)
                  Guy Mason Recreation Center (3600 Calvert Street, NE)
- Ward 4 : Emery Recreation Center (5801 Georgia Avenue, NW)
                  Lamond Recreation Center (20 Tuckerman Street, NE)
                  Riggs LaSalle Recreation Center (501 Riggs Road, NE) 
- Ward 5 : North Michigan Park Recreation Center (1333 Emerson Street, NE)
                  Turkey Thicket Recreation Center (1100 Michigan Avenue, NE)
- Ward 6 : Kennedy Recreation Center (1401 7th Street, NW)
                  King Greenleaf Recreation Center (201 N Street, SW
                  Rosedale Recreation Center (500 19th Street, NE)     
                  Sherwood Recreation Center (640 10th Street, NE)
- Ward 7 : Deanwood Recreation Center (1350 49th Street, NE)
                  Hillcrest Recreation Center (3100 Denver Street, SE)
 - Ward 8 : Bald Eagle Recreation Center (100 Joliet Street, SW)
                  Fort Stanton Recreation Center (1812 Erie Street, SE) 
                  Southeast Tennis and Learning Center (701 Mississippi Avenue, SE)

  **  All remaining DPR sites will operate from 11:30 am to 8 pm.

DPR will operate the DPR Winter Wondercamp on December 22 & 23; and December 29, 30 and January 2.  Camps will operate from 9 am to 5 pm, with before-care (8 am to 9 am) and after-care (5 pm to 6 pm) for camp participants only.  Camps will be offered for ages 6 to 12 years old and 8 to 13 years old for sports camp only.  

Listed below are the Winter Wondercamp sites and registration is required.  To register, please click here.  Please note that registration closes on Friday, December 19 at 12 noon.

DPR Winter Wondercamp Sites
- Ward 1: Columbia Heights Community Center (1480 Girard Street, NW)
                 Marie Reed Recreation Center (2200 Champlain St., NW)
- Ward 2: Jelleff Recreation Center (3265 S Street, NW)
- Ward 3: Chevy Chase Community Center (5601 Connecticut Ave., NW)
- Ward 4: Raymond Recreation Center (3725 10th St., NW)
                 Riggs LaSalle Recreation Center (501 Riggs Road, NE)
- Ward 5: Joe Cole Recreation Center (1299 Neal St., NE)
                 Turkey Thicket Recreation Center (1100 Michigan Avenue, NE)
- Ward 6: Kennedy Recreation Center (1401 7th Street, NW)
                 King Greenleaf Recreation Center (201 N St., SW) 
                 Rosedale Recreation Center (1701 Gales St., NE)
                 Watkins Recreation Center (420 12th St., SE)
- Ward 7: Benning Park Community Center (Southern Ave. & Fable St., SE)
                 Deanwood Recreation Center (1350 49th Street, NE)
- Ward 8: Bald Eagle Recreation Center (100 Joliet Street, SW)
                Ferebee Hope Recreation Center (3999 8th Street, SE)
                Fort Stanton Recreation Ctr (1812 Erie Street, SE) *Sports Camp Only*

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