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January 2024 by Darren Hoevel
Great trails and plenty of parking. One side dedicated to mountain bikers and the other side for walkers. Beautiful views and we'll maintained
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December 2023 by JC
The walking trail is good for a more challenging hike. The scenery is beautiful and the hills offer a great workout. The trail is unpaved, so wearing hiking boots and/or protective shoes is a good idea.Restrooms: There are portable bathrooms available.
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December 2023 by Elle Belle
I love this park. The trails are great and pretty extensive. Hike and bike!
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December 2023 by Stephen Atkins
There was a lot going on when I was there. They had a hiking event going on, and a mountain bike race going on. It was a beautiful day and a friend, and I hiked two miles enjoying the scenery.
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November 2023 by Mike R.
For fishing I can't recommend it. I'm sure the folks who stock it do their best, but the amount of pressure here leads to diminishing returns. You won't find a relaxing oasis. Instead suburbanites fishing it so much, that it is what it is. The waterway is beautiful though. It's a better place to kayak at. The employees here are super nice.There are hiking and bike trails. The hiking ones need improved markings. Thank goodness for some training, as one day recently the markings were off, and led to an unexpected adventure. I do like the biking ones, as they are challenging. It is quite a large park. Tis a shame it's overfished, but it's not the only waterway in the area this is an issue.
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November 2023 by Emily Swanson
Went on a whim as a weekend trail hike destination and ended up renting a boat and spending the day on the lake. Prices are super reasonable and they offer tackle and bait, sunscreen and extras and lunch options as well as boat rentals. Boat rentals include canoes, kayaks and John boats with the option to also rent a trolling motor so you don't have to paddle. The prices are super reasonable. We spent about $80 for the John boat rentals with the trolling motor, sunscreen (we expected to trail hike so didn't bring it) and lunch for myself, my fiance and our three year old. Life jackets are provided with the boats and you can stay out on the lake until 5pm when boats need to be returned. We spontaneously decided to rent a boat instead of hiking and went out around 3pm with the trolling motor and it still felt like we spent a ton of time on the lake. The dock wrapped around the visitors center has holes drilled in the railing for fishing poles and fishing is encouraged (I will definitely be bringing my daughter here for fishing as well as doing the trails we never got to) and they sell tackle and bait at the shop. It's a nice big lake and in the two hours we were out we still didn't get to explore all of it. We are super excited to revisit and plan to bring family and friends next time. I would recommend this to anyone who loves the outdoors, fishing and boating and it's absolutely stunning with all the fall foliage! Such a gorgeous hidden gem with super reasonable prices. Parking is great and the visitor center has full restrooms while the hiking trail entrance has porta potties (one of which is disability friendly) in the parking lot. Would recommend 10/10.Restrooms: Porta potties in the hiking trail parking lot including a disability friendly porta potty and at the boat rentals/visitor center there are full restrooms.
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November 2023 by Miriam Chaponniere
Beautiful park with challenging hiking trails, fishing spots and a spot where you can rent kayaks. We love this place and frequent it often in every season.
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October 2023 by LouRangel T.
Fishing , biking and hiking all enjoyable. Staff at office were very kind and helpful . We rented fishing boat for 4 hours
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October 2023 by David L. Rodgers
This place makes such great use of the land to provide trails for all skill levels
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September 2023 by Adam Pilato
Awesome park with friendly staff, definitely a great spot to bring friends & family for a day at the lake. And the boat rentals were super affordable.
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September 2023 by Marc Porrata
Excellent Kayak launch destination with miles of nature to explore and beautiful views. There are also Mountain Biking trails and Hiking trails that appear to be frequented, but I have not ventured those trails yet.Restrooms: Restrooms are clean.Dog-friendliness: Pet friendly venue, I bring my fur buddy with me all the time.
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August 2023 by Rebecca F.
Came here with a group for kayaking. Only they ran out of kayaks before noon. So some of us had to rent standup paddle boards instead. There is a slightly more expensive pricing for folks not residing in Fairfax, Loudon, Alexandria, or Arlington counties. But they don't really verify...so as long as you put down an address within those counties on your waiver, then you are good to go. See my pics for the pricing as of Aug 2023. The Sat I came, they seemed very short staffed with only two people managing the rental payments and forms and then another 2 manning all the boats/boards. So we pretty much ended up having to launch and bring back our vessels ourselves. They have very limited 2 person kayaks and they require kids under 12 to be in a boat with another adult so be prepared. In addition to kayaks they have jon boats and stand up paddle boards. You can bring your own vessel but there are launch prices. The lake is quite large so 1 hour is still not enough to explore its entirety even if you were powering through.The boat rental process is this: 1) Each person needs to fill out a waiver (just one page), you need to keep the yellow paper on you and return it when you come back. 2) Payments can be done per person or by group and they accept Apple Pay 3) Go down to the dock, hand them your form 4) They will tell you which vessel you can pick and hand you life vests and paddle(s) 5) Go have fun 6) Return the vessel 7) Bring back the yellow form to the rental houseNot sure why we need to keep a piece of paper on us while out on the water. I've rented boats in many other places and all they needed was the vessel back. I guess to prevent theft...but they log the number assigned to the vessel on the form prior to you renting so...But at least there isn't an entrance fee to this park and there isn't really much else to do besides activities around the water front. There is a trail that leads to Bull Run, but there isn't say a playground, picnic area, or sports fields. Parking is pretty limited but you can park along the side of the road.
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August 2023 by Khalid Said
Beautiful lake that I had no idea existed. Rented a kayak. Was so easy. Highly recommend. Will be frequenting in the future.
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July 2023 by Long Huynh
Fountain head!! Love this place! I was easily able to use my inflatable paddle board by off loading it at the ramp then parking my car. There is plenty of space to launch and prep.The view is quite beautiful. It's very calm and quiet. Although, I bring my Bluetooth speaker and disturb the peace.You can also fish here and kayak.
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May 2023 by Kevin Livingston
It's such a beautiful place! I spent my time there near the water, but there are paths to walk, bike paths for all levels of off-road cyclists, a boat ramp, rowing teams, and what seemed to be a group of novice rowers. I'll put up a few photos, but please excuse my amateur skills.
