Alert:
Ellanor C. Lawrence Park now offers free EnChroma glasses to expand vision accessibility for visitors with color vision deficiencies. The glasses help many people distinguish a broader range of colors, making flowers, butterflies, trees and natural landscapes appear more vivid and easier to differentiate.
Visitors may borrow the glasses free of charge during Visitor Center hours for the duration of their visit.
Sample images below show how colors at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park may appear with and without EnChroma glasses. Individual results vary depending on the type and degree of color vision deficiency.

To reserve a pair, call the Visitor Center at 703-631-0013 or email FCPAECLawrence@fairfaxcounty.gov.
EnChroma glasses are specially designed eyewear that helps many people with color vision deficiencies distinguish a broader range of colors.
Any visitor with a color vision deficiency is welcome to borrow a pair during Visitor Center hours.
No. The glasses are available free of charge.
Glasses are available at the Ellanor C. Lawrence Park Visitor Center.
During regular Visitor Center operating hours.
Reservations are not required, but a limited number of pairs may be reserved in advance. Remaining glasses are available on a first-come, first-served basis. To reserve a pair, call 703-631-0013 or email FCPAECLawrence@fairfaxcounty.gov
You may borrow them for the duration of your visit.
The park offers glasses for both red-green and blue-yellow color vision deficiencies.
Yes. Adult and youth sizes are available.
Six pairs are available:
The glasses help many people with color vision deficiencies, but they are not a cure and results vary by individual and type of color vision deficiency.
Visit EnChroma's website to learn more about purchasing personal glasses.