The River View

Spacious event venue at Occoquan Regional Park with stunning waterfront views
The River View at Occoquan Regional Park

Occoquan Regional Park is home to The River View at the Jean R. Packard Center, a multi-million dollar events venue with stunning views of the Occoquan River. The center boasts a large wedding and events area that can accommodate approximately 400 seated guests, the 1608 Room that interprets the area’s history and environment, and two adjacent outdoor spaces.

Wedding parties will have access to a private Hospitality Suite and historic cottage to prepare for their special day. Your rental includes set up and breakdown of the event, table & chairs, detailed planning by our attentive staff, and much more. Email us today at riverview@nvrpa.org and book our stunning, new venue for your next event!

 

Venues

Opening Hours

CURRENT STATUS:

The River View is open during normal business hours. Tours are by appointment only.

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Daily for Tours
Open daily 10 am - 4 pm, pending private events. Schedule a tour today! Schedule

Thanksgiving
CLOSED * Available daily for events- no blackout dates

Christmas Eve
CLOSED *Available daily for events- no blackout dates

Christmas Day
CLOSED * Available daily for events- no blackout dates

 

Menus

Great Blue Heron Catering wants to make your day everything it can be. We offer a wide variety of options for both our Black Tie and Picnic catering services. We also believe that creating the ideal menu goes much further than simply picking items from a list.

Contact us today, and let’s begin planning your event.

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Contact

The River View at Jean R. Packard Center

9751 Ox Road
Lorton VA 22079
United States

Hospitality & Event Sales Manager: Hannah Fry
Events Coordinator: Ashley Hudak

Connect With Us

Reviews

Came here for an awards banquet and was impressed with the venue, location, and staff. Definitely worth a 2nd look.

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Google

by Stephanie

We fell in love with River View on our first visit itself.

It is absolutely stunning from outside and inside. And then we met Cori and Fern. They are truly ama... Read more

It is absolutely stunning from outside and inside. And then we met Cori and Fern. They are truly amazing. They are with us all throughout, helping us to plan, answering our questions, making very good suggestions etc. 

 

The Knot

by Sharath K.

The River View was absolutely gorgeous as our venue.

The River View was absolutely gorgeous as our venue. The planning staff was very easy to work with a... Read more

The River View was absolutely gorgeous as our venue. The planning staff was very easy to work with and everything ended up looking beautiful 💜

Wedding Wire

by Clare O.

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