Pohick Bay Regional Park, Virginia

  Pohick Bay Regional Park is a water oriented park located on the Potomac River 22 miles south of the nation's capital.  Our boat launch facility is one of only 3 public access points to the Potomac River in northern Virginia and the closest to Washington DC and its famous waterfront.  Pohick Bay offers canoes, kayaks, paddle boats and jon boats for rent on the weekends during the summer months.

In addition to water activities the park also offers family and group camping, golfing, boating, hiking, picnic areas, disc and miniature golf, and a playground
    for children. For those of you interested in swimming, we offer Pirate's Cove Waterpark! Please contact the park about swim lessons for your family.

Pohick Bay Regional Park, located on Mason Neck Pennisula is an ecologically fragile land that shelters an abundance of
wildlife, including the bald eagle. Nature lovers can expect to see blue birds, osprey, heron, deer, beavers and rare sightings of river otters.

Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia. Convenient to Interstate 95, Pohick Bay Regional Park is 11 miles from the Springfield Metro Station, 22 miles from Washington, D.C., and 11 miles from Mount Vernon. Mason Neck State Park, Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge and Gunston Hall Plantation are Pohick Bay's neighbors on the peninsula. Pick up directions to local points of interest at the camp store.

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network of trails leads walkers to the waterfront, mini golf and outdoor pool. A one-mile trail connects the family campground to Gunston Hall Plantation, home of George Mason. The camp store has limited groceries and camping supplies including ice, charcoal, lighter fluid and firewood. Comfort stations have hot showers, sinks, toilets and laundry.

If the weather is wonderful here at Pohick Bay Regional Park, you can go for a hike along the Burnt Pine Trail, and a tour to Mason Neck State Park invigorates the spirit. There's some flowing water close by, Pohick Creek is a stream you can take a look at during your stay; there is a brilliant hiking trail close by called the The Crossing Trail. And if you're still looking for more outdoors amusing stuff just keep reading. Near Pohick Bay Regional Park you locate the Birch Bluff Trail which is a great hiking trail. All the water falling down from the sky makes Pohick Bay Regional Park a wet place; August is when you get the most rain here while February is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
And if that's not enough, there's a lot more to do near Pohick Bay Regional Park. Prince William Forest Park is a great place in the vicinity of Pohick Bay Regional Park; you can run the rapids of Accotink Creek. This campground is a beautiful place to have a look at. The fine people of Lorton like to hang out close by; George Washington's Grist Mill Historic State Park is a pleasant place to go. Great Falls Park is a very good place to visit near Pohick Bay Regional Park; an afternoon playing golf at The Ospreys Golf Club Belmont Bay is always a pleasure.
For you golfers we recommend close by Pohick Bay Golf Course, and going for a hike on the Laurel Trail Loop is always a perfect adventure. Summertime brings highs in the 80's to Pohick Bay Regional Park while overnight lows are ordinarily in the 60's. For the duration of the winter highs are in the 40's with temperatures at Pohick Bay Regional Park dipping down into the 20's through winter nights. At this campground you will always have a great time. Get your heart pumping on the great whitewater of Pohick Creek, and on a great day you can take a hike along the Maiden Fair Trail.
You ought to stop by Pohick Bay when you're here at Pohick Bay Regional Park, and a fine spot for whitewater paddling is Four Mile Run.


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AMENITIES

Tent camping is available
RV hookups are available - 10 RV hookups - 93 Electric Sites
Pets are allowed - No for Cabin Rentals
Campfires are allowed
Has Store
Grocery store nearby - 3 miles
Pool - Discount Rate
No Game Room

LOCATION AND CONTACT INFO:

Address:
6501 Pohick Bay Dr
Lorton, Virginia 22079

Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.6712
Longitude: -77.1745

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 Camp Grounds Near Pohick Bay Regional Park:
Lake Fairfax Park, Reston , 2 miles away
Smallwood State Park, Marbury , 6 miles away
Leesylvania State Park, Woodbridge , 7 miles away
Harmony Place Trailer Park, Alexandria , 7 miles away
Christopher Run Campground, Lake Anna , 10 miles away
Burke Lake Park, Fairfax Station , 10 miles away
Hillwood Camping Park, Gainesville , 11 miles away
 Hotels Near Pohick Bay Regional Park:
Comfort Inn Gunston Corner, Lorton , 4 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites, Alexandria , 4 miles away
Best Western Mount Vernon, Alexandria , 4 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Indian Head, Indian Head , 4 miles away
Inns Of Virginia - Woodbridge, Woodbridge , 5 miles away
Econo Lodge Woodbridge, Woodbridge , 5 miles away
Quality Inn Woodbridge, Woodbridge , 5 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Pohick Bay Regional Park:
Ski Liberty, Pennsylvania , 61 miles away, 650 vertical feet
Ski Roundtop, Pennsylvania , 79 miles away, 600 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Pohick Bay Regional Park:
Pohick Creek, Fairfax County , 4 miles away, Class II-III+ - 5.5 miles long (Route 636 to Route 1)
Accotink Creek, Fairfax County , 7 miles away, Class I-II - 13 miles long (King Arthur Road to Telegraph Road)
Four Mile Run, Arlington County , 11 miles away, Class III - 4.5 miles long (Ohio Street to Arlington Ridge Road)
Quantico Creek, Prince William County , 13 miles away, Class II-III - 4 miles long (Trail 7 to Dumfries)
Pimmit Run, Fairfax/ Arlington County , 14 miles away, Class II-III - 3 miles long (Old Dominion Drive to above Glebe Road)
 National Parks Near Pohick Bay Regional Park:
Prince William Forest Park, Triangle - VA , 13 miles away
Great Falls Park, McLean - VA , 14 miles away
Fort Washington Park, Fort Washington - MD , 14 miles away
Wolf Trap Farm Park, Vienna - VA , 15 miles away
Glen Echo Park, McLean - VA , 16 miles away
 Trails Near Pohick Bay Regional Park:
Burnt Pine Trail, Charles County , 9 miles away
Maiden Fair Trail, Charles County , 9 miles away
The Crossing Trail, Prince William County , 13 miles away
Birch Bluff Trail, Prince William County , 13 miles away
Laurel Trail Loop, Prince William County , 13 miles away
Calvin Branch Mine Trail, Prince William County , 13 miles away
Pine Grove Forest Trail, Prince William County , 13 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Pohick Bay Regional Park:
Pohick Bay Golf Course, Lorton , 2 miles away
The Ospreys Golf Club Belmont Bay, Woodbridge , 4 miles away

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