The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) would like to inform the community that several DPR facilities will serve as official voting sites for the 2026 General Election. For questions regarding voting or election procedures, please contact the DC Board of Elections at DCBOE.org.
Early Voting Impacts (October 22 – November 6, 2026)
The gymnasiums (or designated rooms) at the facilities listed below will be closed to the public beginning Thursday, October 22, and will return to public use by Friday, November 6, 2026. Early In‑Person Voting will operate Monday, October 26 – Sunday, November 1, 2026, from 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM daily.
Impacted EARLY VOTING Locations:
- Arthur Capper Community Center – 1000 5th Street SE
- Bald Eagle Recreation Center – 100 Joliet Street SW
- Benning Stoddert Community Center – 100 Stoddert Place SE
- Chevy Chase Community Center – 5601 Connecticut Avenue NW
- Columbia Heights Community Center – 1480 Girard Street NW
- Deanwood Community Center – 1350 49th Street NE
- Emery Heights Recreation Center – 5701 Georgia Avenue NW
- Ferebee-Hope Recreation Center – 700 Yuma Street SE
- Fort Stanton Recreation Center – 1812 Erie Street SE
- Hillcrest Recreation Center – 3100 Denver Street SE
- King-Greenleaf Recreation Center – 201 N Street SW
- Raymond Recreation Center – 3725 10th Street NW
- Rosedale Community Center – 1701 Gales Street NE
- Sherwood Recreation Center – 640 10th Street NE
- Stead Park Recreation Center – 1625 P Street NW
- Takoma Community Center – 300 Van Buren Street NW
- Turkey Thicket Recreation Center – 1100 Michigan Avenue NE
Election Day-Only Impacts (November 2 – 4, 2026)
The following gymnasiums (or designated rooms) will close to the public beginning Monday, November 2, and will reopen Wednesday, November 4, to support Election Day voting on November 3, 2026, from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
- Fort Stevens Recreation Center – 1327 Van Buren Street NW
- Joseph H. Cole Recreation Center – 1299 Neal Street NE
- Palisades Community Center – 5200 Sherier Place NW
- Shepherd Park Community Center – 7800 14th Street NW
Residents are welcome to contact DPR's Customer Care Center at (202) 673-7647. The call line is open during regular business hours (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.), Monday through Friday, and is closed on weekends and holidays. You may also contact us via email at [email protected].
