The Friends' Accessibility Initiative

The Friends have devoted substantial time and money to improving accessibility at the park, in coordination with park management. You can read more about their projects here. You can also learn about the accessible trails in the park here. 

All-terrain Wheelchair

The Park has a Trackmaster all-terrain battery-powered wheelchair available for guests with limited mobility. The chair can be used on most of the park's trails, and is available without charge. Call the Park at 703-339-2385 for more information.

We apologize, but we have decided to cancel tonight's Owl Moon event. We have received varying weather forecasts, but there is a significant chance of wind guests in excess of 25 mph, and a fair chance of rain. If it rains before or during the event, we'd need to disconnect the electric cords that provide light for our presenters, and high wind gusts are likely to disturb Secret Garden Birds and Bees' owls and hawks. We'll look into having this event at a later date. 

Join the Fight Against Disposable Plastic

The Friends of Mason Neck State Park are doing their part to slow the production and disposal of plastics.  Plastic bottles take as long as 450 years to decompose in the environment.  Before they do, they break down into "micro-plastic" bits that are eaten by animals and can end up in our own bodies.  On land, plastic adversely affects soil fertility, and can choke our streams and rivers.

Mason Neck State Park also is committed to reducing the use of disposable plastic bottles and has installed water bottle filling stations at the Visitor Center and the picnic area.           

Do your part too: find ways to limit your use of disposable plastics, including those grocery store bags that have a typical useful life of 15 minutes -- the time to get from store to home -- and take 1000 years to decompose in a landfill.  

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