![]() On the weekend, crowds will really take over by around 9AM, so if you must come on the weekend, I would suggest coming earlier than that. Sundays are less crowded than Saturdays as well. Visiting on the weekend and avoiding crowds is still mostly possible if you come during sunrise or sunset. However, I know a lot of people don’t have the luxury of showing up on a weekday, me included. Sunset is also a beautiful time to come and past the peak visitation hours, but obviously this will be a little more crowded since it’s after work. The absolute emptiest time to see the blossoms would be on a weekday (preferably Monday or Tuesday) at sunrise-if you come to Tidal Basin at this time, you’ll likely only find some photographers here. area, I would not suggest walking as it can be a rather long walk.Īs with many beautiful but popular destinations, the best time to visit Tidal Basin to avoid enormous crowds is to show up during a SSW-sunset/sunrise/weekday. However, from anywhere further than the immediate D.C. is very walkable and even from Union Station it’s only about a half hour’s brisk walk to get to the cherry trees. Walk: Because of the crowds, you are going to have to walk some to get to Tidal Basin. ![]() If you’re relatively close by, you can grab a rideshare bike or scooter to get close to Tidal Basin, and then drop it off nearby and walk from there. Bike/Scooter: this is a great option to quickly get to the Tidal Basin area, but I would not recommend trying to navigate the basin with your personal one as there are far too many people to ride.Even if you’re coming from outside of D.C.-for example I took the train down from Baltimore-you can take a train to Union Station and walk about half an hour from the station to Tidal Basin. is quite transit-friendly, and there are great bus and metro options all around the city. Public Transit: this is, in my opinion, the best way to get to Tidal Basin. ![]() If you’re determined to get here by car, I would suggest catching an Uber or Lyft to near the Tidal Basin area and then walking from there. There is very little parking available and fighting the traffic here with a million pedestrians in the way is every bit as nightmarish as it sounds.
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