Prince William Forest Park

Tomorrow, on Saturday, March 21, Scenic Drive Loop past Parking Lot C in Prince William Forest Park will be closed to vehicles for the Marine Corps 17.75K race from 7:30am to around 11:30am for the safety of runners. #RoadClosure #MarineCorps1775K #PrinceWilliamForestPark

As time springs forward tomorrow for Daylight Savings Time, so too do the visitor center hours at Prince William Forest Park! Starting on Sunday, March 8, the Visitor Center will be open from 9:00am to 5:00pm every day. #DaylightSavingsTime #TimeChange #PrinceWilliamForestPark

On Monday, April 22, 2024, part of Prince William Forest Park will be completely closed to the public from 6:00am through around 3:30pm, including Pine Grove Picnic Area, Park Entrance Road, Visitor Center, Camp 3, and nearby trails. Visit nps.gov/prwi/learn/man… for more details

Prince William Forest Park Visitor Center will be closed today, Sunday, April 21, 2024 to set up for a special event.

Starting August 21, Turkey Run Ridge Group Campground as well as the orienteering course will be closed for infrastructure repairs. The Turkey Run parking area as well as the hiking trails will remain open. For your safety, please do not enter the fenced off construction area.

UPDATE 4/19/2023: Campfires and charcoal fires are once again allowed in designated campfire grills in Prince William Forest Park, however please use caution as fire danger is still high in the forest.

Due to the National Weather Service Red Flag Warning today, 4/18/2023, Prince William Forest Park has banned campfires and charcoal fires in the park until 8pm or the Red Flag Warning expires. Visitors may continue to use camp stoves and propane grills for cooking.

Prince William Forest Park is planning a prescribed burn on Wednesday March 22, 2023, depending on weather conditions. If the burn goes ahead, portions of Scenic Drive, Oak Ridge Trail, and Old Blacktop Road in the park will be closed to visitors for their safety. #ControlledBurn

UPDATE: Looking at weather conditions for tomorrow, the prescribed burn is not looking likely. It will now take place sometime before the end of the month. For more information visit nps.gov/prwi/learn/new…

Prince William Forest Park is planning a prescribed burn on Thursday, March 16, 2023, depending on weather conditions. If the burn goes ahead, portions of Scenic Drive, Oak Ridge Trail, and Old Blacktop Road in the park will be closed to visitors for their safety. #ControlledBurn

Due to staff training, the visitor center will be closed tomorrow, March 14, 2023, until 1:00pm. The park trails will remain open as always from sunrise to sunset. #PrinceWilliamForestPark

It's that time of year again! With the clock springing forward tomorrow for daylight savings time, the visitor center hours will also change. The visitor center will now be open from 9:00am to 5:00pm every day of the week (Monday-Sunday). #TimeChange #PrinceWilliamForestPark

Please use caution when driving along the Scenic Drive from December 12 to sometime in January as a project to place new timber guard rails will close one lane of the road in the area just south of the Turkey Run Road where Scenic Drive meets itself.

While Prince William Forest Park trails remain open from sunrise to sunset, the visitor center is now open from 8am-4pm on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday and closed on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. #TimeChange #DaylightSavingTime #NewHours

Come check out Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Living History Days at the park! From 9am to 5pm on Saturday, October 22 and Sunday, October 23, watch living history reenactors model a day in the life of a CCC worker in the 1930s at Cabin Camp 3.

#OnThisDay in 1951, the arrowhead was authorized as the official emblem of the National Park Service. Where have you seen the arrowhead in Prince William Forest Park? #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque

Come visit the visitor center at Prince William Forest Park! We are now on summer hours and will be open from 9:00am to 5:00pm every day of the week. Explore the exhibits and learn more about the history of the park, or stop in to ask rangers questions about the trails here!

Join Prince William Forest Park in commemorating the landing of the first Africans in English-occupied North America in 1619. Guest speakers and park staff will speak to the history and influence of African Americans in the local community.

What will you stumble upon at @PWForestPark? 📸 credit: @LifeOfMikeL on Instagram.

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