1
Laurel Hill Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
54 acres1.8 mi of trail
Apple Orchard Loop
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Lorton
Lorton, VA parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.2% of Lorton is conserved land, roughly 180 acres. There are about 3.9 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Laurel Hill Park (1.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Lorton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Lorton outdoors
Conserved land
5.2%
180 of 3,436 acres
Trails
3.9 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
10
9 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
11.5 mi
4.3 mi lanes · 7.2 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Lower Potomac Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
27 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Mason Neck West Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
26 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Accotink Stream Valley Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
Laurel Hill Park54 acres · 1.8 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Mason Neck West Park26 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Pohick Estates Park16 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Lorton Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Lower Potomac Park27 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
Accotink Stream Valley Park18 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
Old Colchester Park & Preserve11 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
Pohick Stream Valley Park7 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
Southgate Park3 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
Meadowood Recreation Area1 acres · Bureau of Land Management
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Lorton
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Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 1.8 miUnpaved 2.6 mi
- Apple Orchard Loop1.7 mi
- (rough)0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
180 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 13 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 30 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes4.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths7.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis14
- Baseball7
- Basketball5
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Lorton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 295 acUnknown Easement 18 acNational Public Lands 1 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower PotomacLocal Park | Not recorded | 55 | Open |
| Laurel HillLocal Park | County | 48 | Open |
| Accotink Stream Valley ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 37 | Open |
| Pohick EstatesLocal Park | County | 32 | Open |
| Mason Neck West ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 28 | Open |
| Old Colchester Preserve and ParkLocal Park | County | 24 | Open |
| Pohick Stream Valley ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 16 | Open |
| Mason Neck West City ParkLocal Park | County | 15 | Open |
| Mason Neck WestLocal Park | County | 11 | Open |
| Lorton City ParkLocal Park | County | 9 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
ColchesterPlaque
Cranford United Methodist CemeteryCemetery
Pohick Church CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Lorton and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorton | 5.2% | 3.9 mi | 10 |
| Newington | 10.4% | 1.8 mi | 6 |
| Laurel Hill | 45.7% | 18.2 mi | 2 |
| Mason Neck | 50.2% | 37.5 mi | 7 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Lorton's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.