Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm Visit Guide

Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm

Best primary window for Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

The diverse history of Maryland and our national heritage can be experienced at Oxon Cove Park. Through hands-on programs and other activities, you can experience farm life and how its changed over time. Explore how the park evolved from a plantation home during the War of 1812, to a hospital farm, to the park you can visit today.

This page identifies Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm from the checked-in NPS snapshot, dated source cards, and the month windows listed here.

Targeted Impressions Data TeamData Science & Intelligence

materializedData snapshot: October 27, 20264 source cards

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use

Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm is listed as a Park in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.

Best months

May, April, June

Peak crowd months

July, August, June

Current signal

Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm is listed as a Park in MD in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/oxhi/index.htm.

Visitor takeaway

Month windows for Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm are listed on this page. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/oxhi/index.htm.

What it sounds like

Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm is listed as a Park in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Listed month windows: May, April, and June.

Best Months

May

↑ April, June

Budget Months

April

March, May

Peak Crowd

July

August, June

Region

coastal atlantic

Core Experiences

african-american-heritagecolonization-and-settlementenslavementfarming-and-agricultureplantationsBikingFoodPicnickingGuided ToursSelf-Guided Tours - Walking

Month-by-month

Month windows on this page: May, April, and June listed as the primary window; July, August, and June listed as peak months; April, March, and May listed as lower-crowd months.

Primary Window

Listed primary window: May, April, and June.

Peak months

Listed peak months: July, August, and June.

Lower-crowd months

Listed lower-crowd months: April, March, and May.

Getting there

Use the closest major airport and a regional drive plan for Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm.

While our mailing address is on Oxon Hill Road, the parking lot entrance to the park is on Bald Eagle Road. Bald Eagle Road can be accessed from the Capital Beltway (I-495/I-95), as well as Indian Head Highway (MD-210) and Oxon Hill Road (MD-414). For detailed directions, please visit our website at http://www.nps.gov/oxhi/planyourvisit/directions.htm

SERPRadio Origin Research

Place instrument

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand: Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
Month	Visitability	Crowd pressure
January	49	24
February	53	24
March	60	28
April	63	42
May	64	58
June	62	76
July	59	92
August	60	90
September	61	74
October	61	56
November	58	34
December	52	28

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm is identified as Park with NPS code oxhi.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Make sure that you wear appropriate shoes and clothing. Closed-toe shoes are recommended, sneakers or comfortable boots are best. Dress for the season, light clothes in summer, layers in spring and fall, and warm coats in winter. Cooler days are often the best days to visit Oxon Hill Farm if you’re interested in seeing farm animals or wildlife out and about. There are still lots of things to see and do on hotter days, just make sure to keep hydrated and take frequent breaks.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Where Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm fits

State, region, and designation hubs that list this place.

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