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Stay the night at Christopher Run Campground, and there are plenty of people from Washington-Arlington-Alexandria here at Mine Run Lake. This lake is so wonderful. If you haven’t been to Fort Washington Park, you must schedule some time for it since you're here, and Great Falls is an inspiring site to stop at during your stay. Mine Run Lake is a good spot of typical rainfall; the wettest month of the year is mostly May, that's the one that rains the most while
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| | February is frequently the driest month. On a brilliant day at Mine Run Lake you can take a hike along the Paw Paw Passage Trail, and Potomac River has a good whitewater paddling spot nearby. Just can't get enough of Mine Run Lake. Dry warm beds await you at Comfort Inn Tysons Corner; if you're here you can take a hike along the Meadow Trail. After a long day outdoors Residence Inn Tysons Corner is a wonderful spot to spend a night or two, and some of | |
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the water close by flows, like Carroll Branch. So many amusing things to do at Mine Run Lake, so little time. Valley Mill Camp is a great campground nearby, and whitewater paddling is great on Difficult Run. This lake is so wonderful.
Going for a hike along the Potomac Heritage Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this area; do go to Black Pond, it's a scenic lake. You'll stumble on a lovely lake called Impoundment on Piney Run near Mine Run Lake, and
an interesting thing to explore in the neighborhood of Mine Run Lake is Mine Run Dam. At Mine Run Lake through the summer highs are in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures drop down into the 60's. Highs all through the winter are commonly in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Mine Run Lake are in the 20's.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 38.99667 Longitude: -77.27333
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Potomac River, Montgomery CountyCounty, 2 miles away Class V+ - 0.6 miles long (Through Great Falls) |
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Difficult Run, Fairfax CountyCounty, 3 miles away Class III-IV(V+) - 0.9 miles long (Old Georgetown Pike to Potomac River) |
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Potomac River, Montgomery CountyCounty, 4 miles away Class I-IV - 6.5 miles long (Mather Gorge to Lock 10) |
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Pohick Bay Regional Park
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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 nei... |
Greenbelt Park
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