Meet animals up-close this Spring during Animal Encounters! Learn about and interact with the wildlife that call Potomac Overlook home. Stop by the nature center between 1:30-3:30pm, where a NOVA Parks Roving Naturalist and critters look forward to...

Spring is here, and the egg hunt is back! Hop on over to Potomac Overlook between 10:30am-4pm through April 5 and experience a new kind of egg hunt for you and your family! Pick up an egg hunt sheet at the Nature Center, explore the park on a...

Learn about being a detective and investigator during this special Girl Scout adventure program Scouts will explore fingerprinting, forensics, and solving puzzles. This program will assist Girl Scouts in earning the following badges: Daisies &...

On the first Saturday of the month through November, visitors can enjoy story time on the Carlyle House front lawn and participate in crafts and other activities that relate to the theme of the month. May’s Family Fun Day will feature Beautiful Bees...

Learn about the French and Indian War during this special Girl Scout Adventure program! After Carlyle House’s commemoration of General Braddock’s meeting in 1755, Scouts will complete activities that will help them earn the following badges: Daisy...

Visit Carlyle House and commemorate the French and Indian War. In April 1755, John Carlyle’s home hosted General Edward Braddock and five of the royal governors. Learn about what happened at this historic meeting and how it affected the future of the...

On the first Saturday of the month through November, visitors can enjoy story time on the Carlyle House front lawn and participate in crafts and other activities that relate to the theme of the month. April’s Family Fun Day will highlight Braddock...

Join us for our Halloween weekend programs during your camping stay at Pohick Bay! We have prepared for you an array of spooky activities including Haunted Mini Golf, Pumpkin Painting, Site Trick-or-Treating, Hay Wagon Rides, Movie Night and much...

Join us for our Labor Day weekend campground activities during your camping stay at Pohick Bay! We have prepared for you an array of exciting activities including a Bounce House, Water Games, Wagon Rides, Tie-Dying, Movie Night and much more. Friday...

Come help us with our farm chores! Participants will get an up close and private experience with our animals and get to see what it is like to be a farm helper for a day. Your group will get to meet the animals, participate in morning farm chores...