Public Access
National Mall - The following public entry points for the National Mall will open at 10 a.m. unless otherwise indicated, and will remain open until 9 p.m. Visitors will be screened at all access points.
· South side of Memorial Bridge
· Constitution Avenue NW between 23rd Street NW and Henry Bacon Drive NW
· Constitution Avenue NW and 17th Street NW (opens at 2 p.m.)
· West side of 14th Street NW at Madison Drive NW (opens at 2 p.m.)
· West side of 14th Street SW at Jefferson Drive SW
· Maine Avenue SW and Raoul Wallenberg Place SW (15th Street SW)
· East Basin Drive just south of the Jefferson Memorial (visitors will not be able to access the National Mall from here)
· East Basin Drive at Inlet Bridge SW
U.S. Capitol grounds – Public access begins at 3 p.m. to view A Capitol Fourth, with a security check required of all visitors. Seating on the lawn is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Entrances will be at:
· 3rd Street NW and Pennsylvania Avenue NW
· 3rd Street SW and Maryland Avenue SW
George Washington Memorial Parkway – Fireworks can be viewed from the following locations along the George Washington Memorial Parkway. There is no access to the National Mall from these locations:
· U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial and Netherlands Carillon
· Columbia Island/Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove ( Access to the Potomac Riverfront is now possible via the new bike/pedestrian tunnel that runs underneath the Boundary Channel Bridge (a.k.a. the “Humpback Bridge”)
· Gravelly Point, north of National Airport
· Washington Sailing Marina/Indigo Landing Restaurant at Daingerfield Island
All visitors are required to enter via an Event Entrance, where entrants will be subject to security screening. Seating space is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please check the Prohibited Items page before attending the event.