Ride the River with Anacostia Riverkeeper

Join us in the fight for a healthy, swimmable, fishable Anacostia River!

Location: Atlas Brew Works Bridge District, immediately across from the Frederick Douglass Bridge in Anacostia. It offers easy access to the Anacostia River Trail and is the perfect spot for the post-ride festival.

Route: Atlas Bridge District to Bladensburg Waterfront Park and back, a roughly 16-mile ride that covers the main stem of the Anacostia River. Turnaround points are included for those who need a shorter route.

At Anacostia Riverkeeper, we are dedicated to protecting the Anacostia River for all who live, work, and play in its watershed. We create meaningful encounters with the river for all people in order to open opportunities for enjoyment of the Anacostia River. As an organization, our primary programmatic goals that help us achieve our mission are centered on trash mitigation, advocacy, water quality, stormwater reduction, and river access. All these programs have a strong community component, whether it’s having local volunteers collect water quality samples or taking a school group out on a free educational boat tour.

Through a combination of outreach, advocacy, and science-based research our programs work to protect the water and the ecosystems it supports as well as foster deeper watershed appreciation through community connections and opportunities. The Anacostia community has long been neglected both environmentally and socioeconomically, with a legacy of industry and environmental racism forming much of the historical foundation surrounding the river. However, with the help of Anacostia Riverkeeper and other local grassroots organizations, progress has been made to make the river not only safer but more accessible and approachable for the people who live along its banks.