Occoquan Regional Park

Beautiful regional park with lots of recreational options and a couple of historic notable landmarks within it.
This park offers:
* boat launch
* kayak and canoe rentals $ 8 for an hour
* lake beach access (not very nice…)
* trails
* playing fields for soccer and other ball recreation
* old kiln landmark where the prisoners of Lorton Reformatory built their facility brick by brick by using this old (no longer active) kiln
* historic signage around the old kiln speaking about the history of the area including tons of details of the women who had to stay at the jail during the Women’s Suffrage Movement to gain voting rights for women in America. The pioneers in this movement were jailed over the course of several months, and the former jail now turned art center is not far from this location.
It is a lovely park worth taking a stroll through. Homes occupy much of the area on the other side of the park and get to enjoy it on a regular basis. Take the time and go down there yourself to see what it’s about!

Very nice park overall with canopies overlooking the river. Only down side is the numerous amount of lower class people fishing on the park from the shore. It has batting cages as well.

Gorgeous place to spend the day.
We have the Mongolian traditional festival there every year for the last 3 years and it’s just perfect. It’s spacious and staff is friendly. Only difficulty is the parking because we have to park on the grass during the event, and I feel bad doing that. So I hope the park will problem solve somehow to don’t let the cars park on the grass years to come.

Nice little park for picnics, with a well-​kept walking trail. Not much in the way for actual hiking except the «scenic view» route that connects to the main road, and a small, barely noticeable path that stems from the far edges of the park. Otherwise all paths are paved.
I like that there is no entrance fee, although if you are looking to launch or rent a boat the fee there is higher if you are not a Fairfax County resident.

Completely beautiful park nestled on the Occoquan River. Kayaks are rentable here and there’s a dock for those with boats. Very quiet and never crowded the park is a hidden gem. Up the road a bit are baseball fields, soccer fields, and lots of land for picnics.
The park is great for anyone who loves the outdoors that aren’t far from home.

Walked into this park while out for a weekend walk along Ox Road. It was a long walk from the road into the park down to the Occaquan River; it was an even longer walk up the hill on the way out. There are several outlooks along the walk with scenic overlook views of the Occaquan River and town. At the river level visitors can fish and rent or launch boats, kayaks, and surf boards. While there, people were meeting for LL Bean kayaking and standup surf boarding classes. There are views of many nice homes and boats across the river.

Great place to go walking and hiking. There is a nice paved path along the river, and well marked trails through the woods. Plenty of open space to hang out, let kids play, or grab a picnic table or pavilion to enjoy a meal. Access to the water is available for fishing and boating. Also, tried the coat tour down the Occoquan to the Potomac and it is a nice way to enjoy some time on the river and learn a bit of history at the same time.

What a gorgeous park! Having never actually set foot in Occoquan Regional Park prior to this past weekend, I had no idea what I was missing out on.
The park is a mere 15 minutes from Burke/​Springfield, and the minute you drive inside the boundaries, it’s like you’re transported to another world. You wind up a long, narrow path surrounded by giant trees on both sides of you, until you burst out into nothing but fields and woods and a giant lake… it’s really gorgeous.
I was headed for a wedding ceremony taking place in one of the gazebos, which was really very nice (but, of course, it was SUPER low key). There seemed to be parking lots pretty much everywhere along the main road, which was really nice, and while I had to do a bit of a loop to find Gazebo 3 specifically, there was a decent amount of signage posted. Again, since this was my first visit, I can’t attest to how easy it is to get to every single part of the park (getting down to the water, for example, might require more of a hike? I’m not sure), but I definitely plan on going back to find out.
I think this park would be an awesome place for a family picnic or just to spend some time outdoors and in the sun. A nature-​filled oasis that’s less woodsy than Great Falls park (plus, you don’t have to pay for parking here!), I will most definitely be back!

A great place for any occasion. Park staff is friendly and helpful. The park itself has a lot of gazebos, shelters, fields and activities on site. I highly recommend.

Occoquan Regional Park is a great little park off of 123 that has several soccer field, easy paved walking trails, fishing, a boat launch, and plenty of places for a picnic. I’ll write more, but for now, it’s a fun (free) little park to take the dogs and walk around. :)