Colvin Run Mill Historic Site

CONTACT INFORMATION: Colvin Run General Store is open Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Ticketed Mill Tours available Saturday and Sunday. The grounds are open daily from dawn to dusk.
703-759-2771 TTY 711
10017 Colvin Run Road
Great Falls, Virginia 22066
Julie Gurnee
Colvin Run Mill Manager

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Colvin Run Mill On Your Own

Self-guided tours

CRM exterior 3 410w.jpgColvin Run Mill is a beautiful park for a quiet walk through history.

Download the self-guided tour brochure, and start your exploration at the park's main parking lot. Follow the path through the arching trellis and on to the General Store and barn. The tour takes you past the blacksmith forge, the miller's house, the millrace, millstones, and on to the mill and its waterwheel. 

Additional Park Highlights

Colvin Run Mill hosts special events throughout the year, such as maple syrup boil-downs, engineering programs, cider pressing and annual Santa visits. The site hosts scout, school and educational public programs, teas, camps, and workshops. There are blacksmithing and woodcarving demonstrations on days that the mill is grinding grain.  Exhibits in the barn include a re-creation of an early 20th century kitchen, a strikingly detailed model of the mill, a functional model of the mill's gears, and an educational display about the world's grains. There are open areas for picnicking and quiet walks. A hiking trail connects to the Cross County Trail, and the park's beauty is at its pinnacle when the azalea bloom in spring.

A family poses in dressup for Halloween

 

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