Part of the Georgetown Historic District, the park stretches along the banks of the Potomac River from 31st Street, NW to the Key Bridge.

Now complete, the park links 225 miles (362 km) of parkland along the Potomac River stretching from Cumberland, Maryland to Mount Vernon, Virginia.

In recent years, the Georgetown waterfront has been redeveloped from industrial blight to a thriving commercial and residential destination.

The Washington Harbour complex and a movie theater on the Georgetown Incinerator site regularly draw crowds down to the waterfront.

The promenade provides panoramic views of Theodore Roosevelt Island, the Key Bridge, and the Kennedy Center.