Please join us in Rock Creek Park
on Saturday, April 20, from 1:00 to 4:00pm
for conversation and reception honoring
the remarkable life of William Beckett.

Click here for more information!

Smiling volunteers in NPS t-shirts inside Peirce Mill.

VOLUNTEER

Do you love DC history or wooden machinery? Volunteer and help us tell Peirce Mill’s story.

Peirce Mill Estate

CALENDAR

Milling season is April to October, but there’s something happening at Peirce Mill throughout the year.

4 children look at the millstone at Peirce Mill

TEACHER RESOURCES

There’s a lot to learn at Peirce Mill, and we’re building resources for teachers and students.

MILL STORIES 

A place to share what we’ve learned, and are still learning, about the former Peirce Estate in Rock Creek Park.

Peirce Mill · Rock Creek Park · Washington, DC

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Location

Peirce Mill
2401 Tilden Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20008

Peirce Mill is located in Rock Creek Park at the corner of Tilden Street NW (same as Park Road) and Beach Drive.

Hours

Peirce Mill’s hours will be limited during the winter of 2023/24.
The building will be open:

Saturday, December 2, 12:00 to 4:00pm
Saturday, December 16, 10:00am to 4:00pm
Saturday, January 6, 12:00 to 4:00pm
Saturday, January 20, 12:00 to 4:00pm
Saturday, February 3, 12:00 to 4:00pm
Saturday, February 17, 12:00 to 4:00pm
Saturday, March 2, 12:00 to 4:00pm
Saturday, March 16, 12:00 to 4:00pm

For updates, please visit the Rock Creek Park website.

Directions

Metro access from the Red Line
Cleveland Park or Van Ness-UDC exits

Parking lots and picnic pavilions located on Tilden St. NW and Beach Drive

Rock Creek Park Trail Map
https://www.nps.gov/rocr/planyourvisit/maps.htm

The Friends of Peirce Mill, Inc. is an official partner of the National Park Service in Rock Creek Park and a non-profit organization incorporated in the District of Columbia.

It has been recognized by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.