The small fitness center has three treadmills, two exercise bikes, two stair machines, two elliptical trainers, free weights, and a TV.
Rock Creek Park, two blocks northwest of The Watergate Hotel, is a 1,800-acre oasis with hiking and biking trails, a nature center/planetarium, remnants of Civil War forts, and an 18-hole public golf course. Trail rides are available through the Rock Creek Park Horse Center. The park has 15 soft-surface and 10 hard-surface tennis courts; reservations are generally required. The hotel's concierge can arrange bicycle rentals.
Mountain bikers pedal along the C&O Canal towpath, which begins six blocks west of the hotel in Georgetown.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Golf - miniature nearby
- Motor boating nearby
- Boat launch nearby
- Swimming nearby
- Rowing or canoeing nearby
- Aerobics nearby
- Volleyball nearby
- Racquetball/squash nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Basketball nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Bird watching nearby
- Bicycle rentals on site