Services at East Potomac Golf Links include a pro shop, snack bar, putting greens, three practice holes, and a two-tiered, 100-stall driving range (26 of which are heated).

Temporary barracks for soldiers were built on the land, and the remaining space used for victory gardens.

In 1941, several black golfers attempted to play at East Potomac Park Golf Course, but were attacked by whites throwing stones and threatening them with more violence.

[14][15] In July, three black golfers (accompanied by six United States Marshals) played the course, but were jeered and threatened with assault.

[14] But with Ickes unable to provide such high levels of protection all the time, African American golfers rarely attempted to play there until the city's golf courses were desegregated in 1955.

In May 2017, The Washington Post's Going Out Guide wrote that the bacon cheeseburger at Potomac Grille was one of the city's best hamburgers under $10.