Prince William Forest Park

Prince William Forest Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table).

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Prince William Forest Park

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / Parks (Other)

Address: 18100 Park Headquarters Rd
Triangle, VA 22172
Phone: 703-221-7181;
Fax: 703-221-3258;
Web: www.nps.gov/prwi/
Size: 16,003 acres.
Established: Chopawamsic Recreation Demonstration Area transferred from Resettlement Administration on November 14, 1936; changed to Prince William Forest Park on June 22, 1948.
Location: In northeast Virginia, 32 miles south of Washington, DC, and 22 miles north of Fredericksburg. From I-95, take Exit 150.
Facilities: Campgrounds, picnic area, rest rooms (é), cabin rental, bicycle trail, visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, hiking trail, playing fields. Entrance fee required.
Activities: Camping, hiking, bicycling, fishing, wildlife viewing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, interpretive programs.
Special Features: Prince William is the greatest expanse of a Piedmont forest in the National Park System and the largest natural park in the metropolitan Washington area. It includes a major portion of the Quantico Creek watershed.

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See other parks in Virginia.