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Schedule Of Events

May 2013 Calendar of Events- downloads in an Adobe .pdf file

Please contact the park at 703-285-2965 for program reservations. If you are bringing a group, contact us ahead of time if you would like a ranger to lead a program for you. Visit this page for more information on ranger led group programs.

Dogs, with the exception of service animals, are not allowed on ranger-led programs.

 

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Events Upcoming for May

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  • Falls Walk

    Saturday, May 18, 2013

    Take a half hour walk to the Overlooks with a Park Ranger and learn about Great Falls Park, the Potomac River, and the Patowmack Canal. More

    Time:
    11:00 AM to 11:30 AM,12:30 PM to 1:00 PM
    Location:
    Visitor Center
    Fees:
    Free

  • Falls Walk

    Sunday, May 19, 2013

    Take a half hour walk to the Overlooks with a Park Ranger and learn about Great Falls Park, the Potomac River, and the Patowmack Canal. More

    Time:
    11:00 AM to 11:30 AM,12:30 PM to 1:00 PM
    Location:
    Visitor Center
    Fees:
    Free

  • Falls Walk

    Saturday, May 25, 2013

    Take a half hour walk to the Overlooks with a Park Ranger and learn about Great Falls Park, the Potomac River, and the Patowmack Canal. More

    Time:
    11:00 AM to 11:30 AM,12:30 PM to 1:00 PM
    Location:
    Visitor Center
    Fees:
    Free

  • Falls Walk

    Sunday, May 26, 2013

    Take a half hour walk to the Overlooks with a Park Ranger and learn about Great Falls Park, the Potomac River, and the Patowmack Canal. More

    Time:
    11:00 AM to 11:30 AM,12:30 PM to 1:00 PM
    Location:
    Visitor Center
    Fees:
    Free

  • Falls Walk

    Saturday, June 1, 2013

    Take a half hour walk to the Overlooks with a Park Ranger and learn about Great Falls Park, the Potomac River, and the Patowmack Canal. More

    Time:
    11:00 AM to 11:30 AM,12:30 PM to 1:00 PM
    Location:
    Visitor Center
    Fees:
    Free
 

Did You Know?

Upper portion of the Patowmack Canal

George Washington started the Patowmack Canal Company at Great Falls. The canal took seventeen years to build, and was one of the first canals built in the United States. More...