Eastern Prince William area residents are fortunate in that there are both county, state and national parks available for recreation. Additionally, they are extremely convenient with a minimum amount of travel. Many of the subdivisions also have their own pools and tennis courts.
POOLS, FITNESS, SPORTS AND RECREATION CENTERS
Two outdoor pools operated by Prince William County.
WATERWORKS with pools and slides for all ages - an extremely popular multi-activity pool
VETERANS PARK has a 50 meter pool, community center, skateboard facility and picnic facilities. The community center is available for rental.
Two indoor pools enable people to swim all year long - both are in Woodbridge.
CHINN AQUATICS and FITNESS CENTER has a 40 meter pool, exercise equipment, indoor gymnasium, racquetball and handball courts as well as meeting rooms. There are many programs available for all ages that are both instructional and recreational.
SHARON BAUCOM DALE CITY RECREATION CENTER has a 25 yard pool, indoor gymnasium, exercise facilities, meeting and training rooms plus T-ball fields and batting practice cages.
GOLF
FOREST GREENS Located in Dumfries this public course was designed by Hilton Head architect Clyde Johnston and received a 4 star rating by Golf Digest
OLD HICKORY Located near the County Government Center this membership course is in the River Falls subdivision.
MONTCLAIR COUNTRY CLUB A membership country club in Dumfries in the Montclair subdivision with a broad range of memberships.
OSPREY'S GOLF CLUB A membership course in the Belmont Bay subdivision east of US1 overlooking the Occoquan River.
LAKE RIDGE PARK A 9 hole public course in the Lake Ridge section of Woodbridge
BASEBALL
G. Richard Pfitzer Stadium located at the County Government Center is the home of the POTOMAC NATIONALS, a Carolina League farm team of the Washington Nationals.
The complex also has ballfields available for use by local baseball leagues. There are public ballfields throughout the county - see PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PARKS and click on FIND A PARK.
MARINAS
LAKE RIDGE MARINA on the Occoquan Reservoir has facilities for launching small boats (primarily fishing and shells). Rentals od electric boats, rowboats, canoes and paddle boats are available
LEESYLVANIA STATE PARK has both power boat launching facilities as well as sailboat lifts on the Potomac River.
OCCOQUAN REGIONAL PARK is in Fairfax County just across the Occoquan River on Route 123. The Occoquan River provides access to the Potomac River.
There are numerous commercial marinas along the Occoquan and Potomac Rivers in the immediate area.
FISHING
LAKE RIDGE PARK on the Occoquan Reservoir has both boat rentals and boat launching ramps, It is a popular large mouth bass venue.
OCCOQUAN REGIONAL PARK and LEESYLVANIA STATE PARK have both boat ramps and on shore fishing in both the Occoquan and Potomac Rivers.
LOCUST SHADE PARK has an 8 acre lake stocked with trout.
Check VIRGINIA FISHING REGULATIONS
ICE SKATING
The PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY ICE RINK on Dale Boulevard in Dale City is operated by SkateQuest fot the county. It has a 100' X 200' Olympic rink. A wide variety of skating lessons are offered.
PRINCE WILLIAM FOREST PARK
Fifteen thousand acres of natural beauty in the middle of suburbia, PRINCE WILLIAM FOREST PARK has miles of bike and hiking trails, fishing lakes, cabin, tent and trailer campgrounds as well as a primitive campsite. The long history of this site includes construction by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression and subsequent use as a training facility for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MARINE CORPS
Opened in 2006 the NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MARINE CORPS is rapidly becoming one of the most popular tourist attractions in the National Capital Area. Its' interactive displays are amazingly realistic and there is no finer collection of Marine Corps artifacts to be found anywhere.
Area esidents also enjoy the typical "home town" attractions such as seasonal parades, garden clubs, holiday festivities and professional musicians and dancers of the PRINCE WILLIAM SYNPHONY and MANASSAS BALLET.
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