Driving and Parking
The Tidal Basin is accessible by the following routes:
- Interstate 395 from the South
- Interstate 495, New York Avenue, Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, George Washington Memorial Parkway, and the Cabin John Parkway from the North
- Interstate 66, U.S. Routes 50 and 29 from the West
- U.S. Routes 50, 1, and 4 provide access from the East