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If you are in Fairfax county it's always a good idea to stop by Fox Lake. Stay the night at Hillwood Camping Park, and hiking is a popular thing to do around Fox Lake; Potomac Heritage Trail is a nice local trail. This lake is so wonderful. You don’t have to go far from Fox Lake to catch a glimpse of the water at Fox Dam, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always have a look at nearby Timber Lake. You're sure to encounter some smiling people
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| | from Washington-Arlington-Alexandria here, and get your pulse rate up on the tremendous whitewater of Difficult Run. This lake is so wonderful. Clay Cafe Studios is a great campground nearby; after a long day outdoors Comfort Inn University Center is a good place to spend a night or two. The Gold Mine Trail offers hiking at its best, and dry warm beds await you at Courtyard By Marriott Fair Oaks. Fox Lake sees pretty high levels of precipitation; May is | |
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when you get the most rain here; the driest month of the year is February. The warmest time of the year at Fox Lake comes with high temperatures in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures plunge down into the 60's. For the
duration of the wintertime highs are typically in the 40's with temperatures at Fox Lake dipping down into the 20's all through winter nights. Fox Lake is right by the Meadow Trail. Man, is there heaps of enjoyable things to do in
the neighborhood of Fox Lake. Why not explore close by Little Difficult Run since you're here at Fox Lake; you can run the rapids of Potomac River. Not far from Fox Lake, you'll discover Lake Audubon which is a picturesque lake, and a round of golf at nearby Penderbrook Golf Club is a great way to kill some time.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 38.89167 Longitude: -77.33278
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| These outdoors activities are available near Fox Lake. |
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Difficult Run, Fairfax CountyCounty, 8 miles away Class III-IV(V+) - 0.9 miles long (Old Georgetown Pike to Potomac River) |
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Potomac River, Montgomery CountyCounty, 8 miles away Class V+ - 0.6 miles long (Through Great Falls) |
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Potomac River, Montgomery CountyCounty, 9 miles away Class I-II - 4 miles long (Violette's Lock - GW Canal Loop) |
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Burke Lake Park
 | burke lake is aswome I always went there when I was growing up. the display of animal is neat too.... |
Burke Lake
 | Let the people kite-board... |
Pohick Bay Regional Park
 | 16 miles away 2 PHOTOS Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool... RV:93 Electric Sites, - 10 RV hookups, PETS:No for Cabin Rentals, GROCERY:3 miles, POOL:Discount Rate... ...nd its famous waterfront. Pohick Bay offers canoes, kayaks, paddle boats and jon boats for rent on the weekends during the summer months.
In addition to water activities the park also offers family and group camping, golfing, boating, hiking, picnic areas, disc and miniature golf, and a playground for children. For those of you interested in swimming, we offer Pirate's Cove Waterpark! Please contact the park about swim lessons for your family.
Pohick Bay Regional Park, located on Mason Neck Pennisula is an ecologically fragile land that shelters an abundance of wildlife, including the bald eagle. Nature lovers can expect to see blue birds, osprey, heron, deer, beavers and rare sightings of river otters.
Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia. Convenient to Interstate 95, Pohick Bay Regional Park is 11 miles from the Springfield Metro Station, 22 miles from Washington, D.C., and 11 miles from Mount Vernon. Mason Neck State Park, Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge and Gunston Hall Plantation are Pohick Bay's neighbors on the peninsula. Pick up directions to ... |
Lake Needwood
 | 18 miles away Not recommended: standing under the dam at the end of Lake Needwood--might collapse at any time.... |
Greenville Farm Family Campground
 | 19 miles away August 2006 - the campground is NOT closed. They're still in operation, and very nice and helpful, so give them a call....Park sold and closed permanently on April 27, 2002 for development... |
Greenbelt Park
 | 31 miles away Regular camping fees at this time (06/08) are $16/night. I have been camping at Greenbelt Park every summer for a week for the last 7 years. It was always at $14 up till last year when it went up to $16. Great Park though! Love it!... |
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