https://www.nps.gov/grfa News releases from Great Falls Park. en-us https://www.nps.gov/grfa/learn/news/great-falls-park-to-transition-to-cashless-fee-collection-starting-january-1-2025.htm Mon, 09 Dec 2024 05:00:00 EST Beginning January 1, 2025, Great Falls Park, Virginia—managed by the George Washington Memorial Parkway—will shift to a fully cashless entrance fee system. Entrance fees will be payable only by credit/debit card, mobile, or other electronic payment methods. https://www.nps.gov/grfa/learn/news/great-falls-park-to-transition-to-cashless-fee-collection-starting-january-1-2025.htm https://www.nps.gov/grfa/learn/news/visiting-great-falls-please-recreate-responsibly.htm Mon, 22 Jun 2020 04:53:00 EST Are you planning a visit to the Great Falls area? If your answer is yes, National Park Service (NPS) rangers encourage you to #RecreateResponsibly, follow CDC guidance to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and practice Leave No Trace principles. https://www.nps.gov/grfa/learn/news/visiting-great-falls-please-recreate-responsibly.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1465/national-capital-area-parks-are-modifying-operations-to-implement-local-health-guidance.htm Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:09:00 EST In response to public health guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state health departments in Virginia and Maryland and in the District of Columbia, and local health departments in the counties of Alexandria, Va., Allegheny, Md., Arlington, Va., Fairfax, Va., Frederick, Md., Jefferson, W.Va., Loudon, Va., Montgomery, Md., Prince George, Md., Prince William, Va., and Washington, Md., the National Park Service (NPS) has implemented additional facility closures to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).   https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1465/national-capital-area-parks-are-modifying-operations-to-implement-local-health-guidance.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1465/national-parks-in-the-national-capital-area-modify-operations-to-implement-latest-health-guidance.htm Fri, 20 Mar 2020 09:47:00 EST WASHINGTON – National parks in the greater Washington area are modifying their operations to promote social distancing and implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1465/national-parks-in-the-national-capital-area-modify-operations-to-implement-latest-health-guidance.htm https://www.nps.gov/grfa/learn/news/great-falls-entrance-fees-to-increase-january-1.htm Wed, 18 Dec 2019 06:13:00 EST Entrance fees for the Great Falls area at both Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Md.) and Great Falls Park (Va.) will increase on Jan. 1, 2020 as part of the National Park Service’s ongoing efforts to address infrastructure needs and improve future visitor experiences. https://www.nps.gov/grfa/learn/news/great-falls-entrance-fees-to-increase-january-1.htm https://www.nps.gov/nama/learn/news/tourism-at-greater-washington-area-national-parks-creates-1-58-billion-in-economic-benefit.htm Tue, 28 May 2019 06:29:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 54 million visitors to national parks in and around the nation’s capital spent nearly $1.1 billion in 2018. That spending resulted in 14,984 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the regional economy of $1.58 billion. https://www.nps.gov/nama/learn/news/tourism-at-greater-washington-area-national-parks-creates-1-58-billion-in-economic-benefit.htm https://www.nps.gov/grfa/learn/news/public-reminded-of-upcoming-fee-increases-at-great-falls.htm Mon, 10 Dec 2018 05:55:00 EST POTOMAC, Md.- Entrance fees for the Great Falls area will increase effective January 1, 2019. Also beginning January 1, the National Park Service will reinstate a reciprocal agreement allowing visitors who purchase a pass at either Great Falls Park (Va.) or on the Maryland side of the Potomac River at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park to re-enter from the other side while their pass is valid. https://www.nps.gov/grfa/learn/news/public-reminded-of-upcoming-fee-increases-at-great-falls.htm https://www.nps.gov/grfa/learn/news/public-invited-to-comment-on-proposed-fee-increases-at-great-falls-fees-would-benefit-parks-in-both-maryland-and-virginia.htm Fri, 06 Oct 2017 07:23:00 EST The National Park Service proposes increasing entrance fees at both Great Falls Park (Va.) and Great Falls (Md.). This proposal also reinstates a reciprocal agreement, which would allow entry to parks on both sides of the Potomac River by presenting a valid pass or receipt purchased at either park. https://www.nps.gov/grfa/learn/news/public-invited-to-comment-on-proposed-fee-increases-at-great-falls-fees-would-benefit-parks-in-both-maryland-and-virginia.htm