This heavily wooded island in the Potomac River is a wonderful memorial to a President, Theodore Roosevelt, who did more than most to preserve and promote the National Park System in the US. The island is reached by a pedestrian bridge off one of the parking lots along the George Washington Parkway just a short distance from the LBJ Grove we posted last week. The island’s central feature is a plaza dominated by Teddy’s statue and encircled by a raised water feature that was dry when we visited. There are several trails including one that circles the island and crosses some swampy ground.

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