Great Falls Park
Camping
Campgrounds
Great Falls Park is a day use only park and closes at dusk. Overnight camping is not allowed. This page contains a list of nearby parks with camping. Many of these parks have hike-in camping available. Other types have been noted. Visit their sites for contact information and additional details.
Fairfax County Park Authority- Fairfax County, Virginia. Lake Fairfax Park (open year-round and the closest campground to Great Fall Park) and Burke Lake Park (open seasonally).
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park- Located in Maryland, from Georgetown to Cumberland. Drive in, scout, and hiker-biker campgrounds available, open year-round.
Catoctin Mountain Park- National Park Service, located in Maryland. Cabins, group campgrounds, Adirondack shelters, and RV camping (maximum trailer length of 22 ft.) available.
Greenbelt Park- National Park Service, located in Maryland. Campground open year-round, RV camping available.
Prince William Forest Park- National Park Service, located in Prince William County, VA near Quantico. Campgrounds open year round, RV camping, group campgrounds, backcountry camping (permit required), cabin camping available.
Pohick Bay- Northern Virginia Regional Park, located in Lorton, VA. Group, RV, and family camping available. Open year-round.
Bull Run Regional Park- Northern Virginia Regional Park, located in Centreville, VA near I-66. RV camping and tent sites available. Open year-round.
Shenandoah National Park- Located in Virginia, approximately two hours away from Great Falls Park. Lodges, RV, tent, backcountry camping, and over 500 miles of trails. Campground open seasonally, backcountry camping (permit required) available year-round.
Great Falls In Depth
News from the Parks
Light Pollution Harms Not Just Stargazers
December 2, 2008 - 1:03pm
For students of astronomy, Sunday and Monday night is the equivalent of a World Cup Final, a new Mac operating system, and a Zeppelin reunion show all rolled into one. That’s because, as Horizons guest blogger Pete Spotts noted in his post Sunday, Jupiter, Venus, and the moon will gather to direct a lopsided frown at North America, an arrangement that won’t happen again for another 44 years.
December 2, 2008 - 1:03pm
For students of astronomy, Sunday and Monday night is the equivalent of a World Cup Final, a new Mac operating system, and a Zeppelin reunion show all rolled into one. That’s because, as Horizons guest blogger Pete Spotts noted in his post Sunday, Jupiter, Venus, and the moon will gather to direct a lopsided frown at North America, an arrangement that won’t happen again for another 44 years.
Tourists Bite on ‘Twilight’ Vampire Tours of Forks, Washington
December 2, 2008 - 12:59pm
Fans of the hit movie “Twilight,” inspired by Stephenie Meyer’s vampire series, are swarming tiny Forks on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, where the novels are set, and checking out “Twilight”-themed tours, hotel packages and even food.
December 2, 2008 - 12:59pm
Fans of the hit movie “Twilight,” inspired by Stephenie Meyer’s vampire series, are swarming tiny Forks on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, where the novels are set, and checking out “Twilight”-themed tours, hotel packages and even food.
Crowds Observe World AIDS Day In GG Park
December 2, 2008 - 12:56pm
People from across the country gathered in Golden Gate Park's National AIDS Memorial Grove Monday to observe the 20th annual World AIDS Day.
December 2, 2008 - 12:56pm
People from across the country gathered in Golden Gate Park's National AIDS Memorial Grove Monday to observe the 20th annual World AIDS Day.
Grounded in God, Green and Glaciers
December 2, 2008 - 12:37pm
Remember when Arizona Sen. John McCain criticized spending millions of taxpayer dollars to fund the DNA of grizzly bears in Montana during one of the presidential debates? “That’s us,” said David Restivo, a Roberts Wesleyan College alumnus and visual information specialist at Glacier National Park in Montana.
December 2, 2008 - 12:37pm
Remember when Arizona Sen. John McCain criticized spending millions of taxpayer dollars to fund the DNA of grizzly bears in Montana during one of the presidential debates? “That’s us,” said David Restivo, a Roberts Wesleyan College alumnus and visual information specialist at Glacier National Park in Montana.
Smokies' Formation Began 500 Million to 600 Million Years Ago
December 2, 2008 - 12:35pm
As the Great Smoky Mountains National Park prepares to celebrate its 75th year, students of history and geology are pondering questions that go back much farther than the park's creation in the 1930s. The most fascinating queries to them concern the actual formation of the mountains, their age and topography.
December 2, 2008 - 12:35pm
As the Great Smoky Mountains National Park prepares to celebrate its 75th year, students of history and geology are pondering questions that go back much farther than the park's creation in the 1930s. The most fascinating queries to them concern the actual formation of the mountains, their age and topography.
