Frying Pan Farm Park

CONTACT INFORMATION: Park open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Kidwell Farm open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Facility Hours vary.
703-437-9101 TTY 711
Farm and Equestrian: 2709 West Ox Road; Visitor Center: 2739 West Ox Road
Herndon, Virginia
Teresa Reynolds
Park Manager

Frying Pan Farm Park Events

Department Resources

Horseback Trail Ride

(8-Adult) Sign up for a small group trail ride around Frying Pan Farm Park. Each trail ride is comprised of a 15-minute riding session in the Indoor Arena, a 30-minute trail ride around the property and 15-minutes of horse/tack care. The trail portion is a mix of wooded trails and field riding. Helmets are required. They will be provided by the instructor, though you are welcome to bring your own bike or sports helmet to wear. All participants will be required to sign a waiver for FPFP and a waiver for the program administrator. No experience necessary.

Frying Pan Farm Park Equestrian Location

Horseback Trail Ride

(8-Adult) Sign up for a small group trail ride around Frying Pan Farm Park. Each trail ride is comprised of a 15-minute riding session in the Indoor Arena, a 30-minute trail ride around the property and 15-minutes of horse/tack care. The trail portion is a mix of wooded trails and field riding. Helmets are required. They will be provided by the instructor, though you are welcome to bring your own bike or sports helmet to wear. All participants will be required to sign a waiver for FPFP and a waiver for the program administrator. No experience necessary.

Frying Pan Farm Park Equestrian Location

Farm Skills - Animal Caretaker

(7-14 yrs.) Our farmers make taking care of the animals look easy. Here is your chance for a behind the scenes farm tour to see all the hard work that goes into raising our farm animals. Participants tour our feed room, visit our animal areas, meet farm animals and learn the different management practices that we use to keep the animals happy and healthy. One adult must attend with a registered child in this program.

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Farm Skills - Dairy

(7-14 yrs.) Come learn about dairy cows on one of the last working dairy farms in Fairfax County. See our cow get milked and help them get feed. Learn about the history of dairy farming and the process to make milk into dairy products.  

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Horseback Trail Ride

(8-Adult) Sign up for a small group trail ride around Frying Pan Farm Park. Each trail ride is comprised of a 15-minute riding session in the Indoor Arena, a 30-minute trail ride around the property and 15-minutes of horse/tack care. The trail portion is a mix of wooded trails and field riding. Helmets are required. They will be provided by the instructor, though you are welcome to bring your own bike or sports helmet to wear. All participants will be required to sign a waiver for FPFP and a waiver for the program administrator. No experience necessary.

Frying Pan Farm Park Equestrian Location

Horseback Trail Ride

(8-Adult) Sign up for a small group trail ride around Frying Pan Farm Park. Each trail ride is comprised of a 15-minute riding session in the Indoor Arena, a 30-minute trail ride around the property and 15-minutes of horse/tack care. The trail portion is a mix of wooded trails and field riding. Helmets are required. They will be provided by the instructor, though you are welcome to bring your own bike or sports helmet to wear. All participants will be required to sign a waiver for FPFP and a waiver for the program administrator. No experience necessary.

Frying Pan Farm Park Equestrian Location

Exploring our Historic Meeting House and Grounds

(12-Adult) As we celebrate Juneteenth and the legacy of freedom it represents, join us to explore the history of the free and enslaved African American members of the Frying Pan Baptist Meeting House.

Learn the ways in which Black congregants fought for greater freedoms within the church and how they formed their own community after emancipation.

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Horseback Trail Ride

(8-Adult) Sign up for a small group trail ride around Frying Pan Farm Park. Each trail ride is comprised of a 15-minute riding session in the Indoor Arena, a 30-minute trail ride around the property and 15-minutes of horse/tack care. The trail portion is a mix of wooded trails and field riding. Helmets are required. They will be provided by the instructor, though you are welcome to bring your own bike or sports helmet to wear. All participants will be required to sign a waiver for FPFP and a waiver for the program administrator. No experience necessary.

Frying Pan Farm Park Equestrian Location

Horseback Trail Ride

(8-Adult) Sign up for a small group trail ride around Frying Pan Farm Park. Each trail ride is comprised of a 15-minute riding session in the Indoor Arena, a 30-minute trail ride around the property and 15-minutes of horse/tack care. The trail portion is a mix of wooded trails and field riding. Helmets are required. They will be provided by the instructor, though you are welcome to bring your own bike or sports helmet to wear. All participants will be required to sign a waiver for FPFP and a waiver for the program administrator. No experience necessary.

Frying Pan Farm Park Equestrian Location

Horseback Trail Ride

(8-Adult) Sign up for a small group trail ride around Frying Pan Farm Park. Each trail ride is comprised of a 15-minute riding session in the Indoor Arena, a 30-minute trail ride around the property and 15-minutes of horse/tack care. The trail portion is a mix of wooded trails and field riding. Helmets are required. They will be provided by the instructor, though you are welcome to bring your own bike or sports helmet to wear. All participants will be required to sign a waiver for FPFP and a waiver for the program administrator. No experience necessary.

Frying Pan Farm Park Equestrian Location

Horseback Trail Ride

(8-Adult) Sign up for a small group trail ride around Frying Pan Farm Park. Each trail ride is comprised of a 15-minute riding session in the Indoor Arena, a 30-minute trail ride around the property and 15-minutes of horse/tack care. The trail portion is a mix of wooded trails and field riding. Helmets are required. They will be provided by the instructor, though you are welcome to bring your own bike or sports helmet to wear. All participants will be required to sign a waiver for FPFP and a waiver for the program administrator. No experience necessary.

Frying Pan Farm Park Equestrian Location

Frying Pan Farm Park Classes and Camps

See all classes and camps coming to Frying Pan Farm Park.


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