Canal Park is a three-acre sustainable park in D.C.'s Navy Yard district, occupying three city blocks adjacent to the Navy Yard-Ballpark Metro station.

The park, which was designed and opened to the public in 2012, is named for the historic Washington City Canal, which operated throughout the first half of the 19th century to connect the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers via the National Mall. A linear rain garden in the park is designed to evoke the canal's memory, with three pavilions modeled to recall its former floating barges.

Low-impact ecological features include street-level runoff filtration systems, which manage stormwater and supply waters for the park's seasonal fountains. Throughout the year, the park hosts a variety of seasonal markets and public special events, including an outdoor ice skating rink operated during the winter months on the site of the park's fountains.

Canal Park, 200 M Street SE, Washington, DC 20003

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