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In 1986, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors sought to exercise greater control over the county's parks. [21] Faced with the potential loss of the Park Authority's charter, the Park Authority Board voted 5–3 in April 1986 to give up its power to appoint its employees and enter into contracts to the county Board of Supervisors. [ 21 ]
The Bull Run-Occoquan Trail begins (or ends) in this park, and continues upstream through Hemlock Overlook Regional Park to Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville.. The park's unique feature for Northern Virginia is the 10.9 miles (17.5 km) mountain biking trail which was improved and rehabilitated by the Fountainhead Project, funded by a grant, local and state government resources along with ...
Lake Fairfax Park is a park in Reston, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA owned and maintained by the Fairfax County Park Authority. Contained within the park is the 18-acre (0.073 km 2 ) Lake Fairfax. The park also offers a waterpark, carousel, picnic areas, campgrounds, trails, playground and more.
Many "parks and rec" camps and the YMCA offer a wide range of budget-friendly programs. Many families map out how many weeks of childcare they will need to help shape their budget. Many camp ...
This is a list of Parks in Fairfax County, Virginia. Pages in category "Parks in Fairfax County, Virginia" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.
Huntley Meadows Park, the largest park operated by the Fairfax County Park Authority (1,452 acres or 588 hectares), is located in the Hybla Valley area of Fairfax County, Virginia, south of the city of Alexandria. The park features a visitor center, a beaver-created wetland with boardwalk, wildlife observation platforms, and an interpretative ...
The park offers many recreation facilities, including miniature golf, a carousel, a miniature train, an ice cream parlor, a fishing pier, campgrounds, and numerous playgrounds and picnic areas. [2] Around the lake is a 4.68 mile (7.53 km) unpaved trail that is suitable for both cyclists and pedestrians.
The Packard Center opened in June 2018, [1] and was named after Jean R. Packard, an environmental activist and the former chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, as well as a long time NOVA Parks board member. She died in 2014. For sports recreation it has a paved bicycle path, a 5 km loop trail, athletic fields and a public marina.