• Great Falls of the Potomac in summer

    Great Falls

    Park Virginia

Lodging

Great Falls Park is closed at dark.  Overnight camping is prohibited and there are no lodging facilities within the park. 

There are many options for lodging within the immediate area. A web search will provide a variety of choices.  Nearby towns include Reston, Herndon, Tysons Corner, Falls Church, Arlington, Alexandria, Sterling, and Washington D.C.

Nearby Camping:

Fairfax County Park Authority

Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP

Prince William Forest National Park

Shenandoah National Park

Catoctin Mountain National Park

Greenbelt National Park

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...