Directions

Directions to specific places on the Parkway are listed in alphabetical order. Please call 703-289-2500 during business hours for assistance or directions to smaller sites.

Arlington House directions

Clara Barton House directions

Fort Hunt directions

Fort Hunt Park is located approximately 6 miles south of Old Town Alexandria in Virginia along the George Washington Memorial Parkway.

From Downtown Washington, DC: take 14th Street Bridge south towards Virginia. Take exit for Mount Vernon/National Airport; this puts you on the George Washington Memorial Parkway southbound; continue past National Airport, through Old Town Alexandria (for two miles, the Parkway becomes Washington Street through Old Town; when, you reach the city limits, you are back on the Parkway); Fort Hunt Park is 6 miles south of Old Town Alexandria; exit to the right at the sign marked "Fort Hunt Road/Fort Hunt Park.

Glen Echo directions

Great Falls Park directions

Turkey Run Park directions 

Turkey Run Park is located on the northern part of the Parkway, close to I-495. Signs located on the Parkway will direct you to the parking and picnic areas.

Pavilions of Turkey Run directions - (not of Turkey Run Park or a National Park Service site)

From the G.W. Parkway- take the Route 123/McLean exit. From Parkway South, turn right, from North, turn left onto 123. Once on 123, follow signs to Colonial Farm/Pavilions of Turkey Run.

 
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Did You Know?

Copperhead snake

Copperheads are venomous and are found in Turkey Run Park and Great Falls Park. If you see a copperhead on the trail, never attempt to pick up or disturb it.