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The National Park Service (NPS), in coordination with National Links Trust (NLT), is undertaking a plan and environmental assessment to improve the Rock Creek Park Golf Course. NLT is a nonprofit that has a 50-year lease to manage the golf course. The rehabilitation is part of their long-term management of the Rock Creek Park Golf Course.
The proposed action is the rehabilitation of the Rock Creek Park Golf Course (see project area map, uploaded to this project site) in a manner consistent with the treatment recommendations outlined in the 2019 Cultural Landscape Report for the Rock Creek Park Golf Course. The primary components of the proposal are:
Golf Course Landscape:
- - Establishment of a 9-hole regulation course that preserves golf course architect William Flynn's parkland-style course, includes corridors from both Flynn's more open front 9 and more wooded back 9, and incorporates many of Flynn's original greens
- - Construction of a 9-hole par-3 course that incorporates many of Flynn's original greens
- - Construction of a practice putting green and short game area
- - Removal of trees in specific areas to widen the fairways and accommodate the new golf course routing
- - Removal of invasive species
- - Addition of new cart paths
- - Establishment of meadow habitat on abandoned golf course holes
- - Establishment of a nature trail in the golf course
- - Addition of a retention pond to support golf course irrigation
- - Addition of lighting for nighttime use in limited and specific areas of the golf course and driving range
Course Entrance and Clubhouse:
- - Demolition of the existing clubhouse and the construction of a new clubhouse in the vicinity of the existing clubhouse
- - Construction of a new 50-bay driving range and cart storage building adjacent to the clubhouse
- - Modifications to the existing entrance experience, sidewalks, and parking lot
- - Construction of a picnic/events pavilion in the vicinity of the clubhouse and parking lot
Maintenance Facilities:
- - Demolition of the existing maintenance building and the construction of a maintenance building at a new location
Engaging with the public is a critical part of our planning process. Your feedback will be used to refine project designs and to support the analysis of environmental impacts. While the public scoping period ended February 8, 2023, there will be another opportunity for the public to comment when the Environmental Assessment is released in the fall of 2023. More information will be posted to this page at that time. In the meantime, if you would like additional information about the project, you are invited to read the document that was presented at the January 26, 2023 public meeting. You can access this document by clicking on the link under "Document List" that says, "Rock Creek Park Golf Course Public Scoping Meeting Presentation 508 Compliant January 7 2023.pdf".
UPDATE: Consulting Parties Section 106 Meeting Notice:
The National Park Service (NPS), Rock Creek Park, invites interested persons to a Section 106 consulting parties meeting for the proposed rehabilitation of the Rock Creek Park Golf Course. The virtual meeting (via Microsoft Teams) will take place on Monday, July 24, 2023, at 12:00 pm. If you are interested in participating as a consulting party, please contact Rock Creek Park Resources Manager Nick Bartolomeo at 202-579-8494 or at nick_bartolomeo@nps.gov, or Permits Coordinator Jamie Euken at 202-785-6013, or at jamie_euken@nps.gov. For a Teams link and call-in information, please click on the "Meeting Notices" link on the left-hand side of this Web page.
The proposed action is the rehabilitation of the Rock Creek Park Golf Course (see project area map, uploaded to this project site) in a manner consistent with the treatment recommendations outlined in the 2019 Cultural Landscape Report for the Rock Creek Park Golf Course. The primary components of the proposal are:
Golf Course Landscape:
- - Establishment of a 9-hole regulation course that preserves golf course architect William Flynn's parkland-style course, includes corridors from both Flynn's more open front 9 and more wooded back 9, and incorporates many of Flynn's original greens
- - Construction of a 9-hole par-3 course that incorporates many of Flynn's original greens
- - Construction of a practice putting green and short game area
- - Removal of trees in specific areas to widen the fairways and accommodate the new golf course routing
- - Removal of invasive species
- - Addition of new cart paths
- - Establishment of meadow habitat on abandoned golf course holes
- - Establishment of a nature trail in the golf course
- - Addition of a retention pond to support golf course irrigation
- - Addition of lighting for nighttime use in limited and specific areas of the golf course and driving range
Course Entrance and Clubhouse:
- - Demolition of the existing clubhouse and the construction of a new clubhouse in the vicinity of the existing clubhouse
- - Construction of a new 50-bay driving range and cart storage building adjacent to the clubhouse
- - Modifications to the existing entrance experience, sidewalks, and parking lot
- - Construction of a picnic/events pavilion in the vicinity of the clubhouse and parking lot
Maintenance Facilities:
- - Demolition of the existing maintenance building and the construction of a maintenance building at a new location
Engaging with the public is a critical part of our planning process. Your feedback will be used to refine project designs and to support the analysis of environmental impacts. While the public scoping period ended February 8, 2023, there will be another opportunity for the public to comment when the Environmental Assessment is released in the fall of 2023. More information will be posted to this page at that time. In the meantime, if you would like additional information about the project, you are invited to read the document that was presented at the January 26, 2023 public meeting. You can access this document by clicking on the link under "Document List" that says, "Rock Creek Park Golf Course Public Scoping Meeting Presentation 508 Compliant January 7 2023.pdf".
UPDATE: Consulting Parties Section 106 Meeting Notice:
The National Park Service (NPS), Rock Creek Park, invites interested persons to a Section 106 consulting parties meeting for the proposed rehabilitation of the Rock Creek Park Golf Course. The virtual meeting (via Microsoft Teams) will take place on Monday, July 24, 2023, at 12:00 pm. If you are interested in participating as a consulting party, please contact Rock Creek Park Resources Manager Nick Bartolomeo at 202-579-8494 or at nick_bartolomeo@nps.gov, or Permits Coordinator Jamie Euken at 202-785-6013, or at jamie_euken@nps.gov. For a Teams link and call-in information, please click on the "Meeting Notices" link on the left-hand side of this Web page.