Welcome to Friends of Forest Hills Playground

Forest Hills Playground is located on Chesapeake Street, NW Washington DC between Connecticut Avenue and 32nd Streets. Friends of Forest Hills Playground, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit organization run by volunteers who are neighborhood parents. Founded in 2000, our goal is to help support DC Department of Parks and Recreation in maintaining this beautiful playground.

In 2000-2002, we helped raise more than $20,000 to completely renovate the entire playground with all new equipment, picnic benches and trees. Now, we raise money for park maintenance and improvements, including fresh sand and wood chips, and replacing old equipment. We work closely with DPR to communicate needed repairs and maintenance in order to keep the playground clean, safe and beautiful. We also organize seasonal cleanups and various social events, including a popular annual Halloween Party and Ice Cream Social.

100 Families Campaign

Please sign up to be a part of our 100 Families Campaign! Our goal is to get 100 families to each make a $100 tax-deductible donation to Friends of Forest Hills Playground, Inc. Unfortunately, our biggest fundraiser of the year, our Halloween Party, was snowed out this year, and we desperately need to replenish our funds in order to continue to make crucial repairs and maintenance at the playground. We’re hoping to replenish the sandbox with new sand this Spring, add more picnic tables and benches, add another Big Belly solar-powered garbage compactor, and continue to pay for maintenance throughout the park that the Department of Parks and Recreation will not fund. If we raise just $10,000 we’ll be able to fund many of the initiatives that will make the park even better for all of our kids. So, whether it’s a one-time gift or a $8-9 donation a month, please join our campaign today!

If you would like to make a single donation of $100, you can do that via the Donate Now box in the right hand column. If you would like to set up a series of donations, visit our donation page.

Reserving the Picnic Shelter

Only the D.C. Department of Recreation issues permits to reserve the use of the field, tennis courts and picnic shelter at Forest Hills Park. Further information and instructions can be found at the DPR website or by phoning (202) 671-0374; (202) 671-0437; (202) 671-0297. Please contact DPR directly.