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Completed in May 2002, the Telegraph
Road Picnic Pavilion is a thirty foot by twenty foot roof-covered
porous brick pad with twelve picnic tables (six of them wheelchair
accessible), six cooking grills and electric outlets. It is
adjacent to a comfort station with food-service sinks and
flush toilets, and there is easy wheelchair access to the
pavilion from the picnic area's 73 parking spaces. There are
approximately twenty additional picnic tables scattered throughout
the adjoining woods of Telegraph Road Picnic Area, most with
its own grill. A short path leads to spacious William's Ballfield
(available first come, first served), which is suitable for
softball, frisbee or other activities.
Telegraph Road Picnic Pavilion and
comfort stations are closed for the season from November through
Mid-April. It may be reserved for $80 per day. (To
download an application). When not reserved, it is available
without charge on a first come, first served basis from 9:00
a.m. to dusk. An entrance fee of $5 per vehicle (good for
seven consecutive days) is also required. Built with funds
provided by park fees, the Telegraph Road Picnic Pavilion
is a good example of how the National Park Service uses fee
monies.
Prince William Forest Park, a unit
of the National Park System, is the largest natural area in
the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region. Within its 15,000+
acres, the park contains the largest protected example of
a Piedmont forest ecosystems in the National Park System,
and it is a sanctuary for a wide variety of native plants
and animals. Prince William Forest Park offers many recreational
opportunities including: wildlife viewing, picnicking, 37
miles of hiking trails, 21 miles of bicycling trails and a
wide variety of camping opportunities. The park also has a
fascinating human story, including its now-reclaimed pyrite
mine, the park development by the Civilian Conservation Corps
during the New Deal Era and its use by the Office of Strategic
Services during the Second World War.
For more information, please e-mail
the park visitor center, or call at 703-221-7181.
Emergencies and Security
Report all emergencies to a park ranger.
The park’s visitor center is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. with exception to December 25, Thanksgiving and
January 1. The visitor center phone number is 703-221-7181.
For a law enforcement concern, please contact a park ranger
or call Park Dispatch toll free at 866-677-6677, or call 9-1-1
for emergencies. Lock your vehicle and keep valuables out
of sight. Report lost and found items to a park ranger or
at the visitor center.
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