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Summer Registration Begins May 13
Summer Listings Online Now!
Browse on-line listings, check class enrollment
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Internet registration offered daily, 5am to 11pm
Take 12 Steps for Health
The Take 12 program is free
and anyone can participate at any time. This program is
designed to:
- Help you accomplish healthy goals each month, with tips to keep you going for the duration
- Give you access to information - free workshops are available each month on different healthy topics
Water Fun for Everyone
Water Fun for Everyone
There’s nothing like cool splash of water on a hot summer day, and the Park Authority offers plenty of water fun options for the whole family!
Outdoor Thrills!
For Outdoor Thrills, Try Nature Explorers Camp
If a picture is worth a thousand words, this one from Nature Explorers Camp tells it all.
Drama Camp Raves
Drama Camp Gets Rave Reviews
Young theater enthusiasts are wild about the Park Authority’s latest drama camp offering. Moonlit Wings Camp Drama provides showbiz fun with acting and improvisation, music and choreography, character creation, set design and more.
Wildlife Watching
A New View for Wildlife Watching
Some of the best seats in town for nature-watching, fishing and all-around fun are now at Riverbend Park! The new sit-on-top kayaks have similar hull shapes to traditional designs, but instead of sitting inside the kayak, you sit on an adjustable cushioned seat on top.
Pirates at Lake Fairfax
Pirates at Lake Fairfax
Ahoy, matey! Grab yer pirate gear and set sail for Pirate Fest July 26 at Lake FairfaxPark! Feast your eyes on the schooner, Lion, climb aboard for a pirate boat tour ride, see the cannon firing and learn about the swashbuckling life of pirates on the high seas.
Twin Lakes Oaks Room
Whether you’re hosting a golf tournament or a family celebration, the newly-expanded Oaks Room at Twin Lakes Golf Course offers a private setting with comfortable accommodations for up to 200 guests.
Frequent Player Pass Sale
Spring Break/Summer Camps
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Play Ball!
Warm up for your team’s "summer of swat" with the Park Authority’s Moonlight Madness softball tournament! The all-night, co-ed adult softball extravaganza includes a three-game, 55-minute game guarantee. Prizes are awarded to the tournament champions, male and female MVPs and Homerun Derby and Speed Check contest winners. The games begin at 6 p.m. on May 31 and end the next day at 10 a.m. at Braddock Park.
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Trailblazing
Trailblazing Leader to be Honored
Join us as we officially mark the Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail! The Park Authority Board voted in June 2013 to rename the 40-mile trail in honor of the congressman, whose leadership was instrumental in creating the network during his years as the Providence District Supervisor and then Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.
Discovery Trail
Discovery Trail Leads Kids to Summer Fun!
Pick up a Summer Discovery Map at one of nine Park Authority historic sites and nature centers and follow the trail to summer fun! The journey offers children age 12 and younger the chance to discover each site’s unique history and mark their progress with a map sticker. Each child who visits four sites receives his or her choice of a free wagon or carousel ride at Frying Pan Farm Park.
Savor the Farmers Markets
Savor the Flavor of Summer at Farmers Markets
There’s nothing like the taste of a fresh tomato or a juicy peach to bring out the flavor of summer. Starting in May, Fairfax County’s 11 farmers markets come to life with a feast for the senses. The vibrant colors of freshly picked fruits and vegetables contrast with the fragrant perfume of cut flowers.
Upcoming Nature Classes
- Draft Tysons Park System Concept Plan Published (4/16/14)
- Brookfield Park Master Plan Amendment (4/10/14)
- Sully Woodlands Master Planning (4/10/14)
- Franconia Park Master Plan Revision (3/19/14)
- Master Planning Process for Old Colchester Park and Preserve and Mason Neck West Park (3/19/14)
- Baron Cameron Park Master Plan Revision (2/12/14)
- Developing a Plan for Resident Curator Program to Save Historic Properties (8/01/13)
- Claude Moore Charitable Foundation Support PACT
- Partnership Between IMA and REI Celebrated at Nottoway Park
- CYA Underwrites Field Improvements at Sully Highlands
- Inaugural Turkey Bowl Raises Money for Synthetic Turf Fields
- Capital One Relocates 10 Trees to Lewinsville Park in McLean
- Nautical Cove Opens at Chessie's BIG Backyard Playground
- Hidden Oaks Nature Center Friends Honored For Service
- Frying Pan Park Friends Honored For 50 Years of Service
- FROGS 20th Anniversary Marked by Park Authority Board
- DT Explosion Wins Moonlight Madness Softball Tournament
Your Input Needed
Your Input Needed
Snow has thawed, temperatures are warming, and summer is finally on its way! As you move outside to take full advantage of our vast park system, you may be interested to know how park planners decide which park facilities, services and programs to provide our community.
Every ten years the Park Authority conducts a study to better understand what Fairfax County residents need from a park and recreation system. From that assessment, we can better prioritize and balance those needs across the county and plan for them.
This summer, while you are enjoying our parks, programs and golf courses, you will begin to see opportunities to become involved in our next park needs assessment – online and in person. Your views will help guide our research and analysis over the course of the study and plan for future park initiatives. You may be one of 15,000 randomly selected residents to receive a survey in the mail asking for your feedback. By mid-summer, a dedicated webpage will provide status updates and announce more opportunities for public input including open forums and informal polls. Once this site is live, you’ll be able to access it from our homepage. If you would like to receive updates by e-mail, please subscribe to the Planning and Development E-News.
The success of our study and our ability to plan
effectively relies on your candid views, so whether you
receive a survey, are asked to respond to an online poll
or receive an invitation to attend a public meeting, we’d
appreciate hearing from you. Until then, enjoy your summer
in your parks!
Anna Bentley, AICP
Senior Park Planner
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