See Washington’s last working grist mill in action!
We’ll be running the mill on Saturday, August 2, and Sunday, August 3
between 10:00am and 4:00pm.

Join us for an old-fashioned
Ice Cream-Making Demonstration
on Saturday, August 2 at 11:00am. 

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.

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Peirce Mill Estate

CALENDAR

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

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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.

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MILL STORIES 

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

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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.

June Hours

Peirce Mill will be open from 10:00am to 4:00pm
on the following days in June:

Saturday, June 14*
Sunday, June 15*

Saturday, June 21
Sunday, June 22

Saturday, June 28
Sunday, June 29

CLOSED June 7 and 8

*Milling Days

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.

Free public programs at Peirce Mill are supported by
the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Logo for DC Commission on the Arts and Humanties