NATURE/OUTDOORS

• Rock Creek Park
• Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (C&O Canal Trail)
• Bladensburg Waterfront Park (free pontoon boat tours on the Anacostia River)
• National Wildlife Visitors Center
• Turkey Run Park (located off the GW Parkway, picnic areas and lots of hiking trails)
• Prince William Forest Park (hiking/camping/cabins)
• Great Falls State Park
• Patapsco Valley State Park (near Baltimore)
• Sandy Point State Park (beach on the Chesapeake Bay)
• Kayaking on the Potomac (enjoy a unique view of the monuments; rent kayaks in Georgetown)
• Roosevelt Island (Theodore Roosevelt monument and nice walking trail)
• Biking the GW parkway (18 miles from Mount Vernon to Roosevelt Island)
• Scott’s Run Nature Preserve in McLean, Virginia
• Pohick Bay (cabin camping, water park, disc golf, boat rentals)
• National Colonial Farm in Piscataway Park (Accokeek)