Fort Washington, Maryland is an unincorporated census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland. It is a prosperous community located in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., south of the downtown district and 7 miles to Alexandria, VA. It is the site of Fort Washington Park, which was for many decades the only defensive fort protecting Washington D.C. The fort, now maintained by the National Park Service, is a stone structure with a good cannon shot down the Potomac River. It is home to the Ft Washington Medical Center with other nearby medical facilities of Mt. Vernon Hospital in Alexandria VA and Hadley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC. For any commuters, it has quick Amtrak access to Alexandria and Washington DC.

REAL ESTATE
Real estate in the Fort Washington has many impressive luxury riverfront homes. This area continues to grow with the addition of new, oversized homes in developments such as Potomac Knolls. Click here to view Ft Washington MD real estate listings.

EDUCATION
Fort Washington elementary and middle school students have access to both public and private schools, and Ft Washinton has Friendly High School, as well as nearby Crossland and Oxon Hill High Schools. Post-secondary is minutes away to several universities including Georgetown University, George Washington University, and the University of Maryland-College Park.

SHOPPING AND RECREATION
There is lots of nearby shopping at centers like Potomac Shopping Center, Forest Plaza Shopping Center, Fort Washington Shopping Center and Livingston Square Shopping Center to name a few. If you are wanting to get away from it all, there are nearby marinas, two community pools, and the Tantallon Country Club and Golf Course as well as other outdoor recreation like hiking and cycling along The Henson Creek hiker-biker trail, a 5.5 mile hiking/biking path along a stream valley.Also nearby, the National Capital Parks-East consists of thirteen (13) park sites and parkways covering more than 8,000 acres of historic, cultural, and recreational parklands from Capitol Hill to the nearby Maryland suburbs.