Anonymous
Post 02/25/2015 16:45     Subject: Where do you sit with kids at Nats game? (good and shaded seats)
If you can stomach a higher (but not crazy) price, consider the club level seats in Sections 206-221. Most are in the shade and even if not, you can go inside to a nice air conditioned space with nicer bathrooms and good food options. It's a long haul to the play area, though...
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2015 15:39     Subject: Where do you sit with kids at Nats game? (good and shaded seats)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If I want guaranteed shade for a day game I buy in 138-142 back rows which are under an overhang. Only catch is you can't always see the scoreboard (which is a plus for me sometimes). For night games, the sun is in your eyes for a while in these seats before it sets.


+1- these are cheap, located near food, and bathrooms, and the play area!!


pp here, good to hear these are family-friendly seats, since this was my pre-kid strategy and I've been wondering what will change when I start going to games with kids
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2015 15:31     Subject: Where do you sit with kids at Nats game? (good and shaded seats)
Anonymous wrote:If I want guaranteed shade for a day game I buy in 138-142 back rows which are under an overhang. Only catch is you can't always see the scoreboard (which is a plus for me sometimes). For night games, the sun is in your eyes for a while in these seats before it sets.


+1- these are cheap, located near food, and bathrooms, and the play area!!
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2015 15:25     Subject: Where do you sit with kids at Nats game? (good and shaded seats)
If I want guaranteed shade for a day game I buy in 138-142 back rows which are under an overhang. Only catch is you can't always see the scoreboard (which is a plus for me sometimes). For night games, the sun is in your eyes for a while in these seats before it sets.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2015 15:25     Subject: Where do you sit with kids at Nats game? (good and shaded seats)
Anonymous wrote:We like to sit in the Upper Gallery behind home plate. 3rd base side is shaded sooner. The seats are cheap, there are tables behind the seats if you want to sit with the kids and eat, and there is plenty of room to get up and move around. We have gone to games and never sat in our seats (DD is 4). We spend time at the playground and up top most of the time. Go see the Presidents after they run the bases on the lower level behind the 1st base line!


Yup - upper gallery is the best bet to avoid sun, and also has relatively cheap seats.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2015 15:16     Subject: Where do you sit with kids at Nats game? (good and shaded seats)
We like to sit in the Upper Gallery behind home plate. 3rd base side is shaded sooner. The seats are cheap, there are tables behind the seats if you want to sit with the kids and eat, and there is plenty of room to get up and move around. We have gone to games and never sat in our seats (DD is 4). We spend time at the playground and up top most of the time. Go see the Presidents after they run the bases on the lower level behind the 1st base line!
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2015 14:53     Subject: Where do you sit with kids at Nats game? (good and shaded seats)
Since the path of the sun is not the exact same every day for the entire season, this question is pretty tough to answer. What is a shaded seat in September likely won't be shaded in June.

If it's a day game, prepare to be in the sun. Otherwise, buy tickets to a 7pm game.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2015 12:44     Subject: Re:Where do you sit with kids at Nats game? (good and shaded seats)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I can't give exact seats but the lower third base area seats are under shade and you don't have to walk far from the entrance to get there (another plus imo).


Agree with this, but only in late afternoon games. For a 1 o'clock game, pretty much every seat is getting sun (although the ones on the third baseline get shaded first, so you'd get relief after a few innings). I would avoid the scoreboard pavilion and the outfield reserve seats underneath the scoreboard pavilion, as those are where the loudspeakers are and it's really loud. We used to have tickets in Outfield Reserved right by the entrance and really liked those, although it would get hot during day games.


To be more specific, I would recommend sections 109-117 (third baseline- eventually shaded) or 101-107 (Outfield Reserved- good but sunny)
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2015 12:43     Subject: Re:Where do you sit with kids at Nats game? (good and shaded seats)
Anonymous wrote:I can't give exact seats but the lower third base area seats are under shade and you don't have to walk far from the entrance to get there (another plus imo).


Agree with this, but only in late afternoon games. For a 1 o'clock game, pretty much every seat is getting sun (although the ones on the third baseline get shaded first, so you'd get relief after a few innings). I would avoid the scoreboard pavilion and the outfield reserve seats underneath the scoreboard pavilion, as those are where the loudspeakers are and it's really loud. We used to have tickets in Outfield Reserved right by the entrance and really liked those, although it would get hot during day games.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2015 12:28     Subject: Re:Where do you sit with kids at Nats game? (good and shaded seats)
I can't give exact seats but the lower third base area seats are under shade and you don't have to walk far from the entrance to get there (another plus imo).
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2015 12:26     Subject: Where do you sit with kids at Nats game? (good and shaded seats)
I am going to surprise my husband with tickets for Father's Day, so I don't want to ask him. Kids will both be 4.5 so we need shade. I have searched for where to find covered seats and found a neat site showing views from peoples seats, but it is a lot of information to sift through. If you go regularly please tell me where to sit in the shade and with a good enough view for 2 kids that have never gone to a game to see well enough. TIA!!!!