Family Activities Across the Trail

The Potomac Heritage Trail network includes many opportunities for children, youth and families to experience unique landscape of the Trail corridor.

Photo: Jerry Sealey

The Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail network includes many activities for children, families, and anyone looking for an adventure. The first edition of a “Family Adventure Guide,” organized by region, suggests some activities, and the list below includes others at various partner sites throughout the PHT network; contact these sites directly for information on availability and costs, and please contact us with corrections and suggestions. Many sites along the trail offer Passport Stamps, and some even offer prizes through the Track Trail program. And all fourth graders--and their families--can receive a free pass to all national parks, lands and waters through the Every Kid in a Park program.

 

Laurel Highlands (Pennsylvania)

Partner Site	NPS Jr. Ranger Program	Scavenger Hunts and Other Activity Books	Interactive Nature or Visitor Center	Online Activities Available	Family Programs and Events	Track Trail	Passport Stamps
Laurel Ridge State Park					✓		✓
Fallingwater			✓

 

Great Allegheny Passage and Eastern Continental Divide (Pennyslvania and Maryland)

Partner Site	NPS Jr. Ranger Program	Scavenger Hunts and Other Activity Books	Interactive Nature or Visitor Center	Online Activities Available	Family Programs and Events	Track Trail	Passport Stamps
Ohiopyle State Park		✓	✓		✓
New Germany State Park			✓		✓
Deep Creek Lake State Park			✓		✓

 

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Corridor (Maryland and Washington D.C.)

Site	NPS Jr. Ranger Program	Scavenger Hunts & Other Activity Books	Interactive Nature or Visitor Center	Online Activities	Family Programs & Events	Track Trail	Passport Stamps
Antietam National Battlefield	✓		✓		✓	✓
C & O Canal National Historical Park	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓
Fort Frederick State Park		✓	✓		✓		✓
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	✓		✓		✓

 

Washington, D.C.

Partner Site	NPS Jr. Ranger Program	Scavenger Hunts and Other Activity Books	Interactive Nature or Visitor Center	Online Activities Available	Family Programs and Events	Track Trail	Passport Stamps
Civil War Defenses of Washington	✓				✓
Cultural Tourism DC Heritage Trails				✓
Frederick Douglas National Historic Site	✓		✓		✓		✓
Fort Dupont Park	✓				✓	✓
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens	✓		✓		✓
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House	✓		✓		✓
Rock Creek Park	✓		✓			✓	✓

 

Northern Virginia

Partner Site	NPS Jr. Ranger Program	Scavenger Hunts and Other Activity Books	Interactive Nature or Visitor Center	Online Activities Available	Family Programs and Events	Track Trail	Passport Stamps
Algonkian Regional Park					✓
Chatham Manor - Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania NMP	✓		✓	✓	✓		✓
City of Alexandria			✓
George Washington's Ferry Farm			✓	✓	✓
George Washington Memorial Parkway	✓		✓		✓	✓	✓
Great Falls Park	✓		✓		✓		✓
Mount Vernon Estate			✓	✓	✓
Occoquan Regional Park					✓
Prince William Forest Park	✓			✓		✓	✓
Riverbend Park		✓	✓		✓		✓
Theodore Roosevelt Island	✓				✓	✓

 

Northern Neck of Virginia

Partner Site	NPS Jr. Ranger Program	Scavenger Hunts and Other Activity Books	Interactive Nature or Visitor Center	Online Activities Available	Family Programs and Events	Track Trail	Passport Stamps
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	✓		✓		✓		✓
George Washington's Ferry Farm			✓	✓	✓
Gunston Hall
Leesylvania State Park		✓	✓		✓
Mason Neck State Park		✓	✓		✓		✓
Stratford Hall		✓					✓
Westmoreland State Park		✓	✓		✓		✓

 

Southern Maryland

Partner Site	NPS Jr. Ranger Program	Scavenger Hunts and Other Activity Books	Interactive Nature or Visitor Center	Online Activities Available	Family Programs and Events	Track Trail	Passport Stamps
Hard Bargain Farm - Alice Ferguson Foundation		✓	✓	✓	✓
Fort Washington Park	✓		✓				✓
Historic Saint Mary's City			✓		✓		✓
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm	✓		✓		✓		✓
Piscataway Park							✓
Thomas Stone House National Historic Site	✓		✓				✓
Smallwood State Park			✓		✓		✓