Photograph Cherry Blossom Sunrise on the Tidal Basin - Sun. March 29
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The blossoms are at their peak between March 29 and April 1. Feel free to visit at times that work for you.
For directions, use the What3words app:
https://what3words.com/enable.level.fortunate
Also, feel free to go at other less crowded times, like during the week, and still upload your photos to the photo album of your best up to five photos.
I prefer to park along Ohio Drive if it isn't blocked off. Otherwise, I park in the parking lot closer to the bridge. https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B052'42.2%22N+77%C2%B002'16.1%22W/@38.8783851,-77.0403919,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d38.878381!4d-77.037817
You need to have ParkMobile, and they charge from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM for $2.30 per hour. Enforced 7 days a week
According to the National Park Service, on March 5, the current peak bloom predictions are between March 29 and April 1. https://www.nps.gov/subjects/cherryblossom/bloom-watch.htm
Every year, photographers from all over flock to the Tidal Basin to capture photos of the cherry blossoms at sunrise. This is a fantastic time to take photos when the only crowds are our fellow shutterbugs (hundreds of them).
Bring Water, a Tripod, comfortable shoes, fully charged batteries, and empty cards
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