Parks & Trails Nature Centers, Farms and Zoo Idlywood Park Playground, basketball courts, soccer field 7709 Virginia Lane, Falls Church, VA Round Tree Park 3411 Casilear Rd., Falls Church, VA Provides nature and hiking trails, little league field, two basketball courts, three tennis courts and playground. Bluemont Park 601 N Manchester St., Arlington, VA 22203 Hiden Oaks Nature Center https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/hidden-oaks 7701 Royce Street, Annandale, VA 52-acre Annandale District Park. You’ll find live animal displays, exhibits, a pond, creeks, woodland trails, gardens, play area, resource library and rain garden. Hidden Pond Nature Center https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/hidden-pond 8511 Greely Blvd., Springfield, VA Undisturbed woodland, quiet trails, splashing streams and a tranquil pond. Huntley Meadows Park https://www.fxva.com/listing/huntley-meadows-park/222/ 3701 Lockheed Blvd., Alexandria, VA Best wildlife watching in the Washington Metropolitan area. Frying Pan Farm Park https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/frying-pan-park 2730 West Ox Rd., Herndon, VA Preserves and interprets farm life of the 1920’s to 1950’s. One of the most popular parks in FX County. Leesburg Animal Park https://www.leesburganimalpark.com/about/ *Partially open 19270 James Monore Highway Leesburg, VA 20175 (703) 433-0002 Roer’s Zoofari- https://www.roerszoofari.com/ * Partially open 1228 Hunter Mill Rd, Vienna, VA 22182-1300 (703) 757-6222 Homestead Farm Poolsville, MD Wegmeyer Farm https://wegmeyerfarms.com/ Strawberry picking Great Country Farms https://greatcountryfarms.com/ Great Falls Park https://assets.framelesstechnologies.com/Tours/Fairfax/SiteImages/?loc=12 9200 Old Dominion Drive, Great Falls, VA Along the Potomac River9200 Old Dominion Drive, Great Falls, VA Burke Lake Park https://www.fxva.com/listing/burke-lake-park/202/ 7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station, VA Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve https://www.nps.gov/gwmp/planyourvisit/dykemarsh.htm Alexandria, VA 22307 (703) 235-1530 Four Mile Run Trail The Four Mile Run Trail is a 7-mile, paved bike trail in Arlington County, Virginia that runs along Four Mile Run from Falls Church to the Mount Vernon Trail near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, where Four Mile Run empties into the Potomac River. Holmes Run Trail Gravely Point Small, scenic park just off the GW Parkway next to Ronald Reagan Airport, is an ideal spot to picnic, people watch, play ball, and walk along the river — if you really like airplanes. I have to warn: it’s hit or miss with kids Mount Vernon Trail https://www.traillink.com/trail/mount-vernon-trail/ .