Lake Fairfax Family Campground
Fairfax County Parks Authority campground (listed in OpenStreetMap), Virginia.
How it compares
- With 55 sites it is the #14 largest of 43 Virginia campgrounds that publish a site count.
- There are 26 other campgrounds in our data within 25 miles.
- Straight-line distance: Washington ~16 mi, Baltimore ~44 mi, Fredericksburg ~46 mi.
Site mix
Amenities & rules
Drinking waterDump stationFire ringsGrillsShowersTentsRVs/trailers
Trails within 5 miles
| Trail | Closest point | Mapped miles within 5 mi | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Trap Trail | 3.2 mi | 2.3 | NPS |
| Paved Trails | 3.3 mi | 0.5 | NPS |
| Trap Rd Sidewalk | 3.3 mi | 0.4 | NPS |
| Plaza and Walkways - Theater Complex | 3.5 mi | 0.5 | NPS |
| Meadow Trail | 3.5 mi | 0.1 | NPS |
| Ridge Trail | 3.8 mi | 0.9 | NPS |
| Old Carriage Road | 4.1 mi | 2.2 | NPS |
| Swamp Trail | 4.1 mi | 0.4 | NPS |
| Swamp - Ridge Connector Trail | 4.1 mi | 0.4 | NPS |
| Matildaville Trail | 4.2 mi | 1.1 | NPS |
| Mine Run Trail | 4.2 mi | 0.4 | NPS |
| Riverbend Road Trail | 4.2 mi | 0.4 | NPS |
+ 20 more named trails.
Mountain biking nearby
65.8 miles of bike-legal trail lie within 5 miles (14.2 mi on unnamed paths). Difficulty mix: Family/Beginner: 3.3 miIntermediate: 0.1 miExpert: 15.8 miUnrated: 46.6 mi✓ Kid-friendly: 3.3 mi of green-rated trail
| Trail | Closest point | Miles within 5 mi | Difficulty (as tagged) | Kids | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main North | 0.1 mi | 0.7 | Unrated | OSM | |
| Upper Decker | 0.1 mi | 0.3 | Black | OSM | |
| Apache | 0.1 mi | 0.8 | Black | OSM | |
| Ferlin's Folly | 0.1 mi | 1.5 | Black | OSM | |
| Lake Fairfax-Trail | 0.2 mi | 0.4 | Unrated | OSM | |
| Two-Way Return Loop | 0.2 mi | 0.3 | Unrated | OSM | |
| Lakeside Trail | 0.2 mi | 0.1 | Unrated | OSM | |
| Campground Connector | 0.2 mi | 0.0 | OSM | ||
| Rails to River Trail | 0.3 mi | 2.3 | Black 1.0Unrated 1.3 | OSM | |
| Rails to River | 0.3 mi | 1.5 | Unrated 0.1Black 1.4 | OSM | |
| Saoirse Berms | 0.3 mi | 0.1 | Unrated | OSM | |
| Hillside | 0.3 mi | 0.3 | Black | OSM |
+ 40 more.
Ratings come only from OpenStreetMap mtb:scale / IMBA tags. Untagged trails show as "Unrated", and we never guess. Check conditions and maps on Trailforks or MTB Project.
Nearest campgrounds
| Campground | Miles | State | Fee/night | Sites | Hookups | Max RV | Pets | Booking | Trails ≤5 mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsden Tract Group Campsite Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park |
5.8 | MD | — | 6 | — | — | yes | Reserve | 55 (46.8 mi) |
| Swains Lock Hiker-Biker Campsite Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park |
6.2 | MD | Free | — | — | — | — | First-come | 44 (36.1 mi) |
| Horsepen Branch Hiker-Biker Overnight (HBO) Campsite Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park |
8.4 | MD | Free | — | — | — | — | First-come | 12 (10.7 mi) |
| Robert C. McDonell Campground Montgomery County |
10.6 | MD | — | — | — | — | yes | Reserve | 6 (3.3 mi) |
| Chisel Branch Hiker-Biker Overnight (HBO) Campsite Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park |
12.6 | MD | Free | — | — | — | — | First-come | 12 (11.0 mi) |
| Burke Lake Park Campground Fairfax County |
13.5 | VA | — | — | — | yes | — | Reserve | 0 |
Hookups: E = electric (max amps), W = water, S = sewer. "—" means the agency doesn't publish it. Trail counts are named USFS/NPS trails within 5 miles. 🟢 = kid-friendly (green-rated) bike trail nearby.