Looking for outdoor fall fun to enjoy with your family? Here’s my compendium of the area’s best (free or cheap!) fun that keeps you in your bubble as much as possible!
Outdoor, hands on activities that you totally do not need to tell them are educational:
- Huntley Meadows
- Hidden Oaks
- Hidden Pond
- Long Branch
- Buddie Ford
- Potomac Overlook
- Old Town Alexandria History Tour (self guided)
- Contrabands & Freedmen Cemetery Memorial
- Ft Ward Park
- Colvin Run Mill Park
Parks that can be a whole day trip:
- Accotink
- Burke Lake
- Chessie’s Big Back Yard
- Clemyjontri
- Leesylvania
- Riverbend Park (like the nature centers above, this one has outdoor exhibits)
- Manassas Battlefield Park
Enchanting places to visit with littles, or if you want a great family photo opportunity:
- Nall’s Produce (look for news of their pumpkin tunnel)
- River Farm Park Children’s garden
- Green Spring Gardens
- Oronoco Bay Park
- Jones Point Park (in particular, look for the animal footprints and visit the light house!)
Want to get your stroll on in the newly nicer weather? Try our Stroller Hike Guide.
Did I forget your favorite? Got an excursion that takes you out of NOVA to recommend? That’s what the comment box is for. See you there!
