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Greenbelt park, Washington D.C
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Posted by kksmama (My Page) on Fri, Jun 10, 05 at 12:01
| We're planning a family trip for early July, intending to use the nearby metro line to go and see the monuments and museums. I've promised dh it won't really be "camping" - we won't cook much or make fires. Just a cheap ($15/night!) way to visit an expensive city. Anyone else do this? Any security concerns? Other suggestions? |
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RE: Greenbelt park, Washington D.C
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| I've never camped near DC but have visited many times. The metro is a great way to get around. My concern with camping in such an urban area is theft. I would not leave anything at all outside that you would be concerned about losing. When we go to DC it's either as a long day trip or we stay in a hotel. Let us know what you discover as far as camping options! |
RE: Greenbelt park, Washington D.C
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| I like DC a lot! Fun place. Lots to do. Plan your meal times away from the monument and mall. Not many good places to eat downtown. I usually get stuck eating in some cafeteria style place in one of the Smithsonian buildings. yuck. For fun, tell the young ones that the change in color on the wash monument's stone is a WATER MARK from the flood of 1879. Gets them wondering... have fun |
RE: Greenbelt park, Washington D.C
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| Thanks for the replies! We have tickets for the Washington monument and also hope to see money printed. No tours of the white house, our senator said his office hasn't had a request approved in two months. The Smithsonians will be great, of course. |
RE: Greenbelt park, Washington D.C
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| Greenbelt is a nice park, and the campground is safe and secure, with a staffed ranger station right at the entrance. Take the same precautions you'd take in any public campground and you'll be fine. The College Park Metro is closer to the campground than the Greenbelt Station. Ask at the ranger station about a 200 yard trail to Parkdale School, where you can catch a Metrobus to the station on weekdays. Otherwise, plan on hoofing it 2.5 miles in muggy Washington weather to College Park Metro, or three miles to Greenbelt Metro. Greenbelt has a large parking area though, so if you have a car, you can park there for the day and get around on the Metro quite easily. Actually, there are many wonderful restaurants in downtown DC: far better options than the Smithsonian cafeterias run by Aramark. They run from cheap to high dollar. |
RE: Greenbelt park, Washington D.C
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| Thanks, Spewey! My plan was to park the car at Greenbelt station, but we'll look into the Parkdale school option as well. I will need to find some convenient, cheap and healthy restaurants - oh yeah, and ones that are kid friendly. Yikes, that does sound like a lot to ask. I'll start planning lots of "on the go" snack-y meals, trail mix and yogurt, etc. I would like to avoid the cafeterias if possible but also can't do too much hoofing around with my children. |
RE: Greenbelt park, Washington D.C
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| Try having a meal at Union Station! It's a lot of fun and a lot of options! Just get off at the Union Station metro stop! |
RE: Greenbelt park, Washington D.C
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| Yes, downstairs at Union Station is a very good option. Also, three or so blocks up from Union Station on Massachussets Ave is Armand's, with a pizza buffet at lunch, and another block or so on the right is the White Tiger, which has a very nice Indian buffet at lunch. |
RE: Greenbelt park, Washington D.C
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| Thanks for the tips! The children also thank you (pizza and buffet are two of their favorite words!). |
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