Greater Washington National Parks

The National Capital Regional Office supports national parks in the Washington, D.C. area and the Potomac River watershed.

The National Capital Regional Office supports Washington, D.C. area national parks under the leadership of the regional director in the areas of Administration; Communications; Lands, Planning, and Design; Liaison to the White House; Operations and Education; Partnerships, Youth, and Community Engagement; and Resource Stewardship and Science.

Welcome to the Greater Washington National Parks Facebook Page. We hope this will become a place where fans feel comfortable sharing information and experiences about our park units with one another.

While this is an open forum, it is also a family friendly one, so please keep your comments and wall posts clean. Please be considerate of other fan's opinions. In addition to keeping it family friendly, we ask that you follow our posting guidelines here. If you do not comply, your message will be removed.

We do not allow graphic, obscene, explicit or racial comments or submissions, nor do we allow comments that are abusive, hateful or intended to defame anyone or any organization.

We do not allow solicitations or advertisements. This includes promotion or endorsement of any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency. Such posts and/or links are subject to deletion. People who continue to post such content and/or links may be subject to page participation restrictions and/or removal from the page.

We do not allow attempts to defame or defraud any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency.

We do not allow comments that suggest or encourage illegal activity.

You participate at your own risk, taking personal responsibility for your comments, your username and any information provided.

Posting of external links on this site that are intended as advertising (or to drive traffic to websites unrelated to Greater Washington National Parks), or do not contribute to dialog and discussions about GWNPs may be deleted. People who continue to post such links may be subject to page participation restrictions and/or removal from the page. External links do not constitute official endorsement on behalf of the U.S. National Park Service or the U.S. Department of Interior.

Photo Submission Guidelines:

We have decided to allow photo sharing for contests. When we run a photo contest, the Wall will be open for two days for you to post photos.

We want you to share your photos, so everyone is allowed to submit.

All park photos MUST be of GWNP sites and/or units.
Please caption your photos with location and subject for others to read.

Comments on photos are welcome, but please adhere to our posting regulations found in our Info Section.

Photos may not contain any nudity or pornographic content. The photo(s) containing such content will be removed and you will be banned from the site.

Photos may not show activities that are in violation of park rules or laws. The photo(s) containing such content will be removed.

Photos you post should belong to you and be photos that you have taken. Please respect copyright laws and do not post photos that do not belong to you.

Once a photo has been posted, it is out there for all to see. Use your best judgment as to what you want everyone else to see.

Due to privacy concerns, people in photos should not be recognizable. Do not post photos of minors. The photo(s) containing such content will be removed.

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