• a leaf rests in Quantico Creek

    Prince William Forest

    Park Virginia

  • Firewood

    Outside firewood is prohibited in Prince William Forest Park, unless it is certified USDA 'bug free' firewood. Any dead and downed wood can be collected in the park for in-park use. Help us protect the forest from invasive species!

  • Oak Ridge Campground B and C Loops Full 5/26

    The B and C Loops of Oak Ridge Campground are full for Saturday night, May 26th. A loop is a first come, first served loop of the campground so you can arrive early to get a site. Call the visitor center from 9 to 5 for a current A Loop site count.

  • Sold Out of the Military Pass

    We have sold out of our cache of the new InterAgency Military Pass. We have ordered 500 more and will post here and on our facebook/twitter pages when our shipment arrives.

  • Warm Wet Spring = More Ticks

    Please check yourself and your pets for ticks continually during and after your visit. Ticks are less prevelent if you stay on trail or in mowed areas. Wearing light colored clothing helps you spot them before the attach.

  • Warm Wet Spring = More Ticks

    Please check yourself and your pets for ticks continually during and after your visit. Ticks are less prevelent if you stay on trail or in mowed areas. Wearing light colored clothing helps you spot them before the attach.

Your Entrance Fees at Work

Since 1988, Prince William Forest Park has charged an entrance fee, which later evolved into the Congressionally-authorized Recreation Fee Demonstration Program, which allows federal land-management agencies to increase and retain entrance and user fees. The purpose of the program is to demonstrate the feasibility of using increased fees for the operation and maintenance of parks.

In the past, fees were deposited into the U.S. Treasury without any direct return to the parks. In contrast, the fee demonstration program allows participating parks to keep up to 80 percent of the new fee revenues and makes the remaining 20 percent available to other sites in the National Park System that are most in need.

At Prince William Forest Park, entrance fee revenue is used to fund a variety of needed projects that help maintain visitor facilities. The following are some examples of visitor entrance fee money being used to increase or maintain visitor facitilies:



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Infirmary at Cabin Camp 2


Lead paint abatement or removal was required at the infirmary at Cabin Camp 2 prior to this facility being open to the public.



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Cabin Camp 5 Dining Hall


New floor coverings were installed at Cabin Camp 5 dining hall with fee money.



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Visitor Center Interior


Recycled material was used to provide new carpeting in the visitor center.

Other projects include an improved handicap accessible trail to the Oak Ridge Campground amphitheater and a new pavilion for reservation use of groups at Telegraph Road Picnic Area.

Prince William Forest Park thanks you for helping to make the park a safe and enjoyable place to visit.

Did You Know?

American beaver

By the 1900s, Beavers were entirely extirpated from Virginia and were difficult to find across the entire lower 48 states due to over-consumption by humans.  In 1950, Boy Scouts reintroduced 5 beavers into Prince William Forest Park.  Today are more than 80 beavers in the 15,000 acre park.