 The park consists of a medium-sized pond facing University Boulevard as well as a small playground.The park is also connected by the Northwest Branch Anacostia River trail, which connects this park to the bigger Lake Manor Park across the Anacostia River in the neighborhood of Lewisdale.Hitching Post Hill (also known as Ash Hill); listed on National Register of Historic Places on September 16, 1977

Kirkwood is a tiny neighborhood contained between the Northwest Branch Anacostia River to the south and west, Queens Chapel Road to the east, and Ager Road to the north.