Very few people are aware of the fact there is close-in cabin camping in Northern Virginia. Pohick Bay Regional Park has excellent facilities. The cabins have electricity, air conditioning, heat and two rooms. As can be seen in the photo below the room at the back of the cabin has a double bed and a set of bunk beds. The front room has a futon, table, two chairs and a microwave. Outside is a front porch with a swing, outside grill, fire pit and a picnic table. Although there is no bathroom in the cabins, a bathhouse is … (9 comments)
Annual Old-Fashioned Fall Festival There will be old-fashioned games for children and adults. hayrides, music, food, arts and crafts demonstrations and vendors, also. Saturday October 18, 2008 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM Mason Neck State Park, 7301 High Point Road, Lorton 22079 Parking Fee $4.00 (No entry fee) Directions: From I-95, Take Lorton Exit to US1, right on US 1 to a left on Gunston Road - continue to Mason Neck State Park Entrance.
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lorton things to do: Lorton - Home to Another Patriot Named George - 08/28/08 09:27 PM
Greorge Mason IV (1725-1792) authored the Virginia Declaration of Rights, It was eventually incorporated into the Virginia Constitution as Article 1. Why is this of interest? Many of the guarantees of the document were incorporated into the Declaration of Independence and the US Bill of Rights. At the time George assumed responsibility for the family's plantation, Mason Neck, the Gunston Hall home had not been built. It was completed in 1759 when he was only 34 years old. Aside from the 5,500 acres on Mason Neck, George Mason owned other plantations - some of which are now the names of popular residential areas … (9 comments)
lorton things to do: Northern Virginia Bike Paths - Lorton - 08/19/08 08:54 AM
Mason Neck, that section of Lorton with water on 3 sides is a natural wonderland. The peninsula consists of 9,000 acres - 6,000 of which are under land management. As a result, it is now home to 200 species of birds, 31 mammals and 44 species of reptiles and amphibians. Its' most famous landowner was George Mason, an author of the Virginia Bill of Rights, a predecessor of the US Constitution. His home, Gunston Hall, is open to visitors. In 1969, the Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge was the first park assigned as an American Eagle refuge. It is considered one of … (0 comments)
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