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10017 Colvin Run Road
Great Falls, Virginia 22066
703-759-2771

All fee programs at Colvin Run Mill require advance registration and payment. You may register online through Parktakes Online. To register, all you need is your member number (or barcode number), a valid email address and a Visa or MasterCard. Not a member yet? Sign up today! You may also call 703-759-2771 for information and to register.

Discover Great Parks in Great Falls
(5-Adult) Explore nature and history at Riverbend Park on a wagon ride, then continue your journey at Colvin Run Mill where you see the miller and his dusties harness the power of water to grind grain. See Parktakes Online for dates and details.

June 2, 16, July 7, 21 and August 4, 18 Sundays
Wood Carving Lessons

No reservations required. Noon-4 p.m. Free (8-Adult), The wood carvers lend their tools and expertise to uncover your hidden artistic talent as you create a creature from a block of wood. Free lesson, nominal charge for wood blanks.

June 2, 16, July 7, 21, August 4, 18 Sundays
Grinding Demonstration

No reservations required. Noon-3 p.m. The miller will be grinding, conditions permitting. Tour cost: $7 adults, $6 student 16 and up with ID, $5 child and senior.

June 16 Sunday
Fathers' Day at the Mill

(All ages) Colvin Run Mill. Treat Dad to a FREE wood carving lesson with the Northern Virginia Carvers. Nominal charge for wood blanks. FREE tours of the mill for all fathers accompanied by their children. Hand-crank ice cream and sample your efforts for $1.50 a cup. Tour cost separate.

July 6, 13, 20, 27 Saturdays
Ice Cream Making

No reservations required. Noon-3 p.m. $1.50/cup Here's the Scoop: July is National Ice Cream Month! Celebrate each Saturday in July by helping crank a batch of homemade ice cream and tasting the cold, creamy results. Make a different flavor each Saturday and visit every week to discover your favorite.

August 4, 18 Sundays
Ice Cream Making

No reservations required. Noon - 3pm $1.50/cup Help crank a batch of homemade ice cream and cool off with a taste of the cold, creamy results.


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