Kennedy Recreation Center

1401 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA

Address:	1401 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
Phone:	+1 202-671-4794
Site:	app.dpr.dc.gov
Rating:	4.2
Working:	9AM–9PM 9AM–9PM 9AM–9PM 9AM–9PM 9AM–9PM 10AM–4PM Closed

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Tina Smith

The Kennedy Rec Center has a wonderful playground and splashpad however, I know very little about the ongoings inside the center. The playground is split into two age appropriate areas, one for older children and one for toddlers and both have gates and locks that are not easy for the toddlers to unlock on their own. My favorite piece of equipment on the big kid area is a steering wheel powered spinning four seater piece (similar to the spinning tea cups at Disney or spinning pumpkins at county fairs), if you get on it be prepared for the neighborhood kids to spin you till youre sick, my toddler loves it! The little kid area has a tarp over most of the equipment, this is great because stuff here gets warm! The equipment here gets HOT during the summer, luckily the splash pad in the big kid area is my favorite of any in the area. There are misting tunnels, sprays of water coming from the concrete, large umbrellas dripping with water- Ive seen some resourceful kids use the water to cool down slides and other equipment. I would recommend wearing shoes in the splash-pad, areas that are not wet will burn the living daylights out of your feet (I learned this the hard way when my toddler wandered away). Also a good multi use park, sometimes the bathrooms are available. And a shaded picnic area between the big and little kid parks is a good place to hide from the rain or have a birthday party. And its close to Dolci Gelatti. Ive never had any issues with creepy people or drug pushers but Ive always come here before 5pm

Alistair Quinn

Awesome playground! Split up for different age groups. Splash pad. Nothing broken, sharp or dangerous. Our hotel was nearby and it was perfect for my 3.5 yr old. Also featured tennis courts, basketball court, baseball field, and a little "nature trail" with benches, etc.

Charlie McClelland

Well maintained facility, helpful staff. They have icons with dates signifying the various things that were at this location. No commentary on the sign but a staff member decoded it for me. Cooperative play group is what brought me there with my grandson

Yolo Alias

Playground is nice, clean and spacious, water park for kids to cool off, recreation center is large with an exercise room, outdoor equipment to workout, tennis courts, basketball court, picnic area, baseball/ soccer field.

Tykeyah Foxz

My son loves this playground! I love it to! Nice neighborhood with friendly people. It also has a sprinkler system for the summer heat. Its not all jumbled to where its hard to see your child.

shahi galal

I dont know about the recreation center inside but the play ground is awesome and every one in my family found something to do... really one of the amazing playground ever

A Private User

Single tennis court next to two kids playgrounds with jungle-gyms, one for 2-5 year-olds. No hitting wall at the court so not good for practicing alone.

Peter Theill

This is a seriously great playground for both young 2-5 years later but also older ones. There is some water plays too so remember som changing clothes

Peter Strapp

Great playground, has smaller kids area and bigger kids areas. Indoor gym and activity areas, bathrooms. Sign in when entering at main desk.

Jeroen Smits

Great playground for all ages. Monkey bars, slides and wonderful water features for those smothered summer days.

Cynthia Williams

The recreation center is clean and the staff is nice. I go there once a month to pick up my senior box of food.

Eli Lopez

Big place for kids, with sprinklers, and also another big place for babies Not very good with parking spots.

Thomas Cox

Kids love it! Plenty of things for younger and older kids to do and play on. Tennis and basketball courts.

Samuel Seong

Decent facilities, but tennis courts are always damaged/missing equipment. Also only has a single court.