Parkhurst Park is a community park with so much to offer. It is located at 5820 20th Rd N in Arlington, a few blocks from Westover Center.
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One of the reasons I love Tuckahoe Park is because it's different from any park that I have seen in Arlington. I have been here several times with my five-year-old daughter and she really enjoys herself.
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Muddy Hole Farm Park is located at 7941 Kidd Street Alexandria, VA. Muddy Hole Farm Park is situated on a vast amount of land. It is right near historic Mount Vernon and there are multiple creeks and small rivers not too far away. This Fairfax County Park features little league, football and soccer fields, tennis courts, a playground and tot lot. Continue reading
George Washington Grist Mill Park is just around the corner from the Mount Vernon estate and is a historic site. George Washington Grist Mill Park is located at 5512 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway. The park is located near George Washington's Grist Mill. George Washington's Gristmill was part of the original Mount Vernon plantation, constructed during the lifetime of the United States' first president. Continue reading
As the name suggests, Glebe Road Park is loacted in North Arlington at 4181 N Old Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22207. If you ever want to visit this four-acre park here are 4 things that you can do there.
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Woodlawn Park is a popular one-acre park located in 400 N. Buchanan St. Arlington, VA 22205. The Park is tucked in the Woodlawn-Waycroft neighborhood, one block west of N. Glebe Rd. and one block north of Washington Blvd, adjacent to Capital Hospice.
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Montgomery Park is a 2-acre square block park located at 901 N. Royal Street in Old Town Alexandria. The park is currently under the control of the Old Town North Community Association. The park has undergone several improvement projects as the Association aims to create a park that can be enjoyed by the entire public. Continue reading
As a 52 plus acres of haven for wildlife, Jones Point Park is also the ideal place to take a stroll or have a picnic by the Potomac River, go bird watching and let your dog have fun. It is found near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, southeast of Alexandria on the Potomac River.
80 Foot trees can be found at Jones Point Park where fall and spring birds nest during the migration season. A walk down the trail to the Potomac offers sights of water birds, bald eagles and waterfowl.
Jones Point Park offers:
Picnic sites with picnic tables
2 Soccer fields
Trails for walking and biking
2 Fishing piers structured over 2 ship ramps
Ship dock north of the bridge by the river
Garden plots for rent
Jones Point Park is owned by the National Park Service and managed by the Alexandria Department of Recreation, Parks ad Cultural Activities that preserves the 9000 years of human history.
Important Facts about Jones Point Park:
Remains of the Jones Point Lighthouse from the 19th century and artifacts from the Native Americans and colonist from the early European settlers have been discovered here.
Jones Point Park was an important shipbuilding site where remains of the shipbuilding site had been unearthed for visitors.
Survey stones mark the original boundaries of District of Columbia as overseen by George Washington after 1790.