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Great Falls Park
Getting Around
 

Great Falls Park is an 800 acre park with fifteen miles of hiking, biking, and horseback riding trails.  All vehicles are restricted to the entrance road and parking lots only and may not drive on any park trail or enter the picnic area.  Unloading zones are located next to the picnic area, just off the main entrance road.

The park has three parking lots.  The entrance station will provide information on the availability of parking.  The entrance road ends at the north parking lot, and it is not possible to see the Falls by car.

The three Falls Overlooks are located within a two to ten minute walk of the Visitor Center.  Overlooks 2 and 3 are fully accessible.

For directions to the park, click here.

For directions and information on getting around on the George Washington Memorial Parkway, click here.

Ice in the Potomac and Falls  

Did You Know?
Water temperatures in the Potomac can drop to freezing and ice will form along the banks. However, the water is moving too quickly through the Great Falls to completely freeze over.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:29 EST