Prince william Travel Trailer Village is a perfect local campground; if you need a place to stay Sleep Inn Dumfries is a fine choice.
Turkey Run Ridge Campground is a fine campground here, and you're probably hooked on lakes, Breckinridge Reservoir is one of those nearby. If
you need a place to stay US Inn is a splendid choice, and there's splendid hiking along the Birch Bluff Trail. Get your heart pumping on the glorious whitewater of Aquia Creek, and hiking is a popular thing to do around Prince William Forest Park; Laurel Trail Loop is a tremendous
local trail.
You'll need more than a day to explore everything Prince William Forest Park has to offer, you can camp at Aquia Pines Campground, and don't leave Prince William Forest Park without first going for a hike along the Pine Grove Forest Trail. Prince William Forest
Park is a popular destination for people from Triangle. At Prince William Forest Park you find lots of outdoors recreation, so you could have a ball while you're here.
Located in Prince William County, Virginia, Prince William Forest Park is the largest natural area
in the Washington, DC, metropolitan region at over 17,000 acres. It was created in August 1933 as the Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area, one of 46 recreational demonstration projects in 24 states. Today, the park has one of the few remaining Piedmont forest ecosystems
and protects the Quantico Creek watershed. It is a sanctuary for native plants and animals. The park offers a variety of recreational opportunities, including wildlife viewing, solitude, hiking on 37 miles of trails, and 11 bicycle paths. Several camping options, including family
and group tent and rustic cabin camping, backcountry camping, and a full-service, concessionaire-operated RV campground are also available. The park’s cultural resources are also varied. They include the remnants of Joplin and Hickory Ridge, two small communities existing
prior to the park’s establishment. Many residents of Hickory Ridge worked in the nearby Cabin Branch Pyrite Mine (1889-1920). The once-polluted site of the mine, now the destination of a popular park trail, was reclaimed in 1995. Most visible today are the facilities, roads, and
lakes built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the late 1930s. Cabin camps built by the CCC were used by the U.S. Army’s Office of Strategic Services for training spies and radio operators from 1942 to 1945. CONTACTS
Email - Marian_Lynch@nps.gov Fax- 703-221-4322 Write to
18100 Park Headquarters Road
Triangle, VA 22172 Phone
Headquarters - 703-221-4706
Visitor Information - 703-221-7181
TRAVEL BASICS
Operating
Hours, Seasons
Daily, dawn to dusk. Campers staying at Oak Ridge Campground and the cabin camps have access 24 hours. Getting There
PLANE - The park is served by Washington's Dulles International, and Reagan National airports. CAR - I-95, 32 miles south
of Washington, D.C. at Triangle, Virginia (exit 150). The park entrance is less than 1/4 mile on the right hand side of route 619 west. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express rail service is available in nearby Quantico, Virginia. Greyhound bus service
is available in Triangle, Virginia. Weather & Climate
Summers can be hot and humid, with sudden thunderstorms possible. Winters can be cold with variable precipitation, with some snow possible. Spring and fall are generally comfortable with precipitation possible.
Accessibility
The visitor center, visitor center bathroom, the bathroom with shower facilities at Oak Ridge Campground (B-loop), the bathroom at Turkey Run Ridge Campground, and numerous buildings at Cabin Camp 1 are handicapped accessible. Getting Around
All
park facilities, hiking trails, biking paths, picnicing and camping can be accessed from the park Scenic Drive, a nine mile paved loop road. The only exceptions are the Chopawomsic backcountry area and Cabin Camps 1, 2, 4, and 5 (permits required). FEES/PERMITS
Entrance
Fee
CYCLIST/WALK-IN ANNUAL PASS
$20.00 for Annual
CYCLIST/WALK-IN ENTRANCE FEE
$3.00 for 3 Days
VEHICLE ANNUAL PASS
$20.00 for Annual
VEHICLE ENTRANCE FEE
$5.00 for 3 Days
CAMPING
Chopawamsic
Backcountry
March 1 - October 15
Hike in backcountry camping sites available under a first come, first served permit. The permit is available at the visitor center and is free of charge. Chopawamsic Backcountry offers a very private opportunity for backcountry solitude
and camping in a detached unit of the park.
Oak Ridge Campground
Open All Year
Oak Ridge Campground provides tent and RV (32' limit) camping for six persons or less per site. Campsites are wooded and provide a table and fire grill, showers and flush toilets,
a parking space and room for tents or small recreational vehicles. Campers select sites on a first come, first serve basis. Sites are $10.00 a night and self-registration.
For More Information on this campground please call 703-221-7181
Travel Trailer Village
Open
All Year
Travel Trailer Village is a private, concessionaire operated full-service recreational vehicle campground located on the north side of the park. Sites provide full hookups, hot showers, dump station, pool, laundry, playground and picnic tables. Information and reservations
can be obtained by calling 703/221-2474.
For More Information on this campground please call 703-221-2474
Turkey Run Ridge Group Campground
Open All Year
Turkey Run Ridge Campground is exclusively for group tent camping. Providing picnic tables, grills,
parking and tent space, the sites are designed so parties of seven persons or more may camp in close proximity. Reservations are required. Sites are $40.00 a night.
For More Information on this campground please call 703-221-7181
LODGING
Cabin
Camping
Five Cabin Camps built in the 1930s can accommodate up to 200 persons and are used extensively by clubs, groups, and reunions. Cabin camps provide an outdoor experience with sleeping and cooking facilities available in a rustic setting. For more information and reservations
call 703/221-5843. Individual cabin camp rentals are available May thru October.
For More Information on this lodging please call 703-221-5843
Individual Cabins
May to the middle of October
Cabin Rental -The individual cabins are rustic forest retreats
constructed in the 1930’s by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Each cabin is furnished with twin size cots, ceiling fans and overhead lighting. Grills and picnic tables are located outside each cabin. The bathhouse, restrooms, hot showers and telephones are centrally located.
Applications/Reservation – Reservations for individual, family and small group cabin rental in Camp 3 are accepted on a first come, first served basis, beginning in March. (Applicants must be 18 years or older to apply.) For more information please call Prince William Forest Park
at (703) 221-5843.
For More Information on this lodging please call 703-221-5843
FACILITIES
Visitor Centers
PRINCE WILLIAM FOREST PARK VISITOR CENTER
Open All Year 8:30 to 5:00
Phone - 703-221-7181
Location - The
visitor center can be reached by the park's main entrance found off of Joplin Road/Highway 619. Highway 619 can be reached by exiting Interstate 95 at exit 150 and going west about 1/4 mile. The visitor center is about 1/2 miles after the park entrance.
Closures - New
Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
Special Programs - Please see ranger programs.
Exhibits - The visitor center contains exhibits detailing the history of the area both before and after becoming a national park. Also, videos of the park, its wildlife
and cultural history are shown upon request. A park orientation video is also shown upon request.
Available Facilities - Exhibits, restrooms, videos, and a cooperating association bookstore.
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