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PLEASE NOTE: This is an update for Tuesday, February 9. Since the Fairfax County Park Authority follows the opening and closing decisions of the Fairfax County Public Schools, Park Authority events, scheduled classes and group fitness (XYO) drop-in classes held at RECenters or other FCPA facilities are cancelled for Tuesday, February 9. Park Authority classes held at school locations, senior centers or community centers are cancelled. Preschool programs at Lee District and Spring Hill will not operate. RECenters will open at noon, Tuesday, February 9 and will be available to the public. Green Spring Gardens and Frying Pan Farm Park will also open at noon, Tuesday, February 9. All other FCPA facilities remain closed. If you have questions, please contact the site directly, or call the Parks inclement weather line at 703-324-8661, TTY 711. Please check the web site for updates. Lakefront Parks BURKE LAKE PARK is located at 7315 Ox Road in Fairfax Station. Its 888 acres feature a 218-acre lake with fishing, boating, rowboat rental, campgrounds, a miniature train, a carousel, outdoor volleyball courts, an 18-hole par 3 golf course, disk golf, an ice cream parlor and snack bar, picnic areas with grills, playgrounds and a miniature golf course. The fishing pier is accessible to persons with disabilities. Privately owned boats with electric motors are permitted on the lake. No gasoline powered water-craft are permitted. Swimming and windsurfing are prohibited. Nominal fees are required for boat rentals, camping, carousel, train and other activities. Directions: Take beltway Exit 54A (Braddock Road) west to left on Burke Lake Road, to left on Ox Road, to park entrance on left. Click Here for local map. The telephone number at Burke Lake Park is 703-323-6601. LAKE ACCOTINK PARK is located at 7500 Accotink Park Road in Springfield. Its 493 acres include a 55-acre lake with boating, fishing, hiking, miniature golf, a carousel, snack bar, tourboat rides, trails, picnic areas and playgrounds. Boats powered by electric motors, sailboats under 15 feet and kayaks are allowed on the lake. . Swimming and windsurfing are prohibited. Nominal fees are required for miniature golf, the carousel, rowboat, pedal boat and canoe rentals. Lake Accotink Park offers classes in fine arts, sports and fitness, dog obedience, and more. Directions: Lake Accotink may be reached from I-95 by taking Old Keene Mill Rd. west to right on Hanover Ave. to left on Highland Ave. to right on Accotink Park Rd. to front entrance on left. The telephone number at Lake Accotink Park is 703-569-3464. Click Here for local map. Click Here For Map of Picnic Areas and Marina* at Lake Accotink Park. *You must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 (or newer) installed on your computer to view and print this file. LAKE FAIRFAX PARK is located at 1400 Lake Fairfax Drive in Reston. Its 476 acres include a 18-acre lake, The Water Mine, an outdoor swimming pool enveloped by a lazy river; fishing, a carousel, campgrounds, trails, playground and picnic areas. Nominal fees are charged for the Water Mine, marina, carousel, and camping. Swimming and windsurfing are prohibited in the lake. Directions: Lake Fairfax Park may be reached by taking Beltway Exit 47A which is Route 7 or Leesburg Pike west to a left on Baron Cameron Avenue to the second left on Lake Fairfax Drive. The telephone number at Lake Fairfax Park is 703-471-5415. Click Here for local map.