Directions to the Josephine Butler Parks Center
2437 15th Street NW. View a street map here.

From FARRAGUT NORTH & METRO CENTER, McPHERSON SQUARE:

Catch 16th Street bus (S1, S2 & S4 schedule & map here [pdf]) north to Euclid St. Right on Euclid to 15th St. Right on 15th St, half a block to the yellow Parks Center on your left.

From L'ENFANT PLAZA & SMITHSONIAN, ARCHIVES, McPHERSON SQUARE, THOMAS CIRCLE, U STREET:

Catch 14th Street bus (52-54 schedule & map here [pdf]) north to Chapin St. Left on Chapin to 15th St. Right on 15th St, half a block to the yellow Parks Center on your right.

From DUPONT CIRCLE METRO

The Parks Center is a 20-minute walk from Dupont Circle. From the North exit, turn right on Q St and walk half a block to New Hampshire Ave. Turn left on New Hampshire Ave and walk northeast directly to 15th Street. Turn Left on 15th Street, and walk along the East border of the Park a couple blocks until you see the yellow Parks Center on your right.

From WOODLEY PARK METRO

The Parks Center is a 20-minute walk from Woodley Park. From the Woodley Metro escalator exit, walk one block south on Connecticut to Calvert Street. Left on Calvert Street and cross the bridge. Bear right as Calvert briefly becomes Adams Mill on its way to Columbia Rd. Left on Columbia Road. Keep an eye out for place where Euclid Street forks off on the right (it's poorly marked! this is where City Bikes is, and the mural of cows eating ice cream). Follow this right fork, and continue on Euclid Street several blocks to 15th Street. Right on 15th Street, half a block to the yellow Parks Center on your left.

From COLUMBIA HEIGHTS METRO

The Parks Center is a 10-minute walk from Columbia Heights. From Columbia Heights metro exit, walk two blocks south on 14th Street. Turn right on Harvard St, left on 15th Street, walk two and a half blocks south on 15th Street until you see the yellow Parks Center on your left.

From U STREET/Af-Am CIVIL WAR MEM'L/CORDOZO METRO

The Parks Center is a 10-minute walk from the U Street Metro. Walk west (up the numbers) on U street to 15th Street. Turn right on 15 St, walk about 5 blocks north on 15th Street (past U, V, W, and along the East border of the park) until you see the yellow Parks Center on your right.

 

From SILVER SPRING & UPPER 16th STREET

Catch 16th Street bus (S1, S2 & S4 schedule & map here) south to Euclid St. Left on Euclid to 15th St. Right on 15th St, half a block to yellow Parks Center on your left.

From TAKOMA PARK & UPPER 14th STREET

Catch 14th Street bus (52-54 schedule & map here) south to Euclid St. Right on Euclid to 15th St. Left on 15th St, half a block to yellow Parks Center on left.