This sign on Fort Foote Road in Prince Georges County (Maryland) is the only indication the park is nearby.
- This sign on Fort Foote Road in Prince Georges County (Maryland) is the only indication the park is nearby.
- The main draw at the park are the remaining two huge Rodman cannons that protected Washington from an attack up the Potomac.
- These cannons are big and could fire a projectile for several miles.
- There are a couple of signs at the park, including this one that explains the cannons.
- Near the cannons are some concrete ruins, and that's about it for any sign that Fort Foote Park was once an active Civil War fort.
- The park has an attractive meadow, although a tree fallen in a recent storm lays across the path through the meadow. Maintenance at Fort Foot Park seemed less than minimal.
- This spicebush swallowtail butterfly let me get close enough for a good shot.
- Another butterfly, this one a zebra swallowtail, flitted through the park.
- This twelve-spotted skimmer dragonfly liked to perch on the tip of a small dead branch.
- Next to the parking lot was a picnic area and a simple (no running water) toilet facility.
- The parking lot was a small dirt patch.
- At the foot of a path leading down to the Potomac River, there was an excellent view of the Woodrow Wilson bridge. Unfortunately, there was also a lot of trash.
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