Washington, D.C., cherry blossoms map 2025: When and where to see peak bloom in the nation’s capital

On March 20, Spring officially arrived in America. While much of the attention on the nation’s capital over the past two months has focused on President Trump and his rash of controversial executive actions, the next two weeks will bring at least some much-needed tranquility to Washington, D.C. That’s because the capital’s famous cherry blossoms are now in bloom, just as they have been around this time of year every year since 1912, when Japan gifted some of its sakura (cheer blossom) trees to the people of the United States. In total, Japan gifted 3,020 sakura trees of multiple varieties, says the National Parks Service, which were then planted around D.C. and have bloomed there ever since. Cherry Blossoms 2025 map [Image: Casey Trees] The best place to see the cherry blossoms is at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. The Tidal Basin is a reservoir between the Washington Channel and the Potomac River in the capital. As Washington.org notes, some of the best places to snap your cheery blossom pics include the Jefferson Memorial, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. However, the Tidal Basin isn’t the only place to see D.C.’s cheery blossoms. They can also be found along the National Mall, as well as at Anacostia Park, Dumbarton Oaks, the National Arboretum, Oxon Run Park, and Stanton Park. But that’s not all either. Cherry blossoms are planted across various public lands in the nation’s capital. A great way to find them is to use the interactive map created by the Washington, D.C., nonprofit called CasseyTrees, which helps maintain and protect the tree canopy of America’s capital. The interactive map allows you to enter an address that shows you the closest cherry trees. The map is even color-coded so you know which of the 12 different varieties of cherry blossoms are located where. When are the peak bloom dates and times? Washington, D.C.’s cherry blossoms tend to bloom during the last week of March and the first week of April. But there is a sweet spot if you want to catch the cheery blossoms at their peak bloom, says the National Parks Service (NPS). The NPS defines its peak bloom date as “the day when 70% of the Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis) blossoms are open.” The date can vary each year based on weather conditions. Peak bloom typically last for several days, according to the NPS. And for 2025, the NPS says the peak bloom will occur from Friday, March 28, to Monday, March 31.

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Washington, D.C., cherry blossoms map 2025: When and where to see peak bloom in the nation’s capital

On March 20, Spring officially arrived in America. While much of the attention on the nation’s capital over the past two months has focused on President Trump and his rash of controversial executive actions, the next two weeks will bring at least some much-needed tranquility to Washington, D.C.

That’s because the capital’s famous cherry blossoms are now in bloom, just as they have been around this time of year every year since 1912, when Japan gifted some of its sakura (cheer blossom) trees to the people of the United States.

In total, Japan gifted 3,020 sakura trees of multiple varieties, says the National Parks Service, which were then planted around D.C. and have bloomed there ever since.

Cherry Blossoms 2025 map

The best place to see the cherry blossoms is at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. The Tidal Basin is a reservoir between the Washington Channel and the Potomac River in the capital.

As Washington.org notes, some of the best places to snap your cheery blossom pics include the Jefferson Memorial, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.

However, the Tidal Basin isn’t the only place to see D.C.’s cheery blossoms. They can also be found along the National Mall, as well as at Anacostia Park, Dumbarton Oaks, the National Arboretum, Oxon Run Park, and Stanton Park.

But that’s not all either. Cherry blossoms are planted across various public lands in the nation’s capital. A great way to find them is to use the interactive map created by the Washington, D.C., nonprofit called CasseyTrees, which helps maintain and protect the tree canopy of America’s capital.

The interactive map allows you to enter an address that shows you the closest cherry trees. The map is even color-coded so you know which of the 12 different varieties of cherry blossoms are located where.

When are the peak bloom dates and times?

Washington, D.C.’s cherry blossoms tend to bloom during the last week of March and the first week of April. But there is a sweet spot if you want to catch the cheery blossoms at their peak bloom, says the National Parks Service (NPS).

The NPS defines its peak bloom date as “the day when 70% of the Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis) blossoms are open.” The date can vary each year based on weather conditions.

Peak bloom typically last for several days, according to the NPS. And for 2025, the NPS says the peak bloom will occur from Friday, March 28, to Monday, March 31.