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
Kiersten Fiore
Colvin Run Mill Manager

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Colvin Run Mill Programs

Upcoming Events

Mar
01
11:00AM, 01, (4-Adult) The sap is rising and the maple trees are tapped. Bundle up to…
Mar
03
6:30PM, 03, (16-Adult) Learn the basic skills and shapes to felt wool into animals, and…
Mar
14
11:00AM, 14, (4-10 yrs.) Prepare the garden for spring planting, churning the soil like…
Mar
21
12:00PM, 21, (6-Adult) Explore the work 19th century women did at home and in their…
Mar
21
2:00PM, 21, (12-Adult) From the Brown family in the 1740s until Ellanor C. Lawrence in…
Apr
04
11:00AM, 04, (2-9 yrs.) Hunt for eggs filled with treats and treasures on the grounds of…

Grinding Grain

First and third Sundays of each month, April through November.

 

Blacksmithing Demonstrations

First Sunday of each month when the mill is grinding
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
No reservations required.
Watch as the blacksmith fires up his forge and works with hammer and tongs to make iron tools and utensils. FREE

 

Northern Virginia Carvers

First Sunday of each month, April to November, in the Education Center.

11 a.m. – 3 p.m.   No reservations required.

A young girl smiles as she gathers straw to stuff in a scarecrow

 

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