1
Meadowood Recreation Area
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
799 acres14.3 mi of trail
South Branch LoopThompson Creek Loop TrailMeadowood ConnectorWood Thrush Loop TrailMustang Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Mason Neck
Mason Neck, VA parks, trails & bike paths
About 50% of Mason Neck is conserved land, roughly 6,459 acres. There are about 38 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Meadowood Recreation Area (14.3 mi), Pohick Bay Regional Park (10.2 mi), and Mason Neck State Park (6.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Mason Neck, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Mason Neck outdoors
Conserved land
50%
6,459 of 12,873 acres
Trails
38 mi
1.9 mi per sq mi · 37 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
7
3,168 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
6.8 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 6.8 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
Pohick Bay Regional Park
Managed by Northern Virginia Park Authority
990 acres10.2 mi of trail
Red TrailBlue TrailRed Cutback TrailOrange Trail LoopWhite Trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Mason Neck State Park
Managed by Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
1,815 acres6.9 mi of trail
Eagle Spur TrailMeadow View TrailKane's Creek TrailBay View TrailDogue Trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
2,212 acres4 mi of trail
Woodmarsh TrailFern PassHickory Pass
Dog rules not recorded
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Mason Neck
Campground site #133In Pohick Bay Regional Park
Canoe-In CampgroundIn Mason Neck State Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 4.6 miHorses 5.8 miUnpaved 36.2 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
- South Branch Loop4.1 mi
- Red Trail3.5 mi
- Woodmarsh Trail2.1 mi
- Thompson Creek Loop Trail1.9 mi
- Blue Trail1.7 mi
- Meadowood Connector1.4 mi
- Eagle Spur Trail1.2 mi
- Wood Thrush Loop Trail1.1 mi
- Meadow View Trail1.1 mi
- Kane's Creek Trail0.9 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Belmont BayEnchanted PondpondHidden PondpondMassey CreekPohick BayKanes CreekPohick CreekRacoon Creek
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
6,459 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 104 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths6.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Equestrian10
- Basketball3
- Tennis3
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Mason Neck
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 3,834 acState Park 3,674 acNational Wildlife Refuge 2,920 acNational Public Lands 799 acState Other or Unknown 373 ac
Access
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Neck State ParkState Park | State conservation | 3,674 | Open |
| Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 2,920 | Restricted |
| Pohick Bay Regional ParkLocal Park | County | 1,987 | Open |
| Meadowood Recreation AreaLocal Park | County | 800 | Open |
| Southeastern States District OfficeNational Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 799 | Open |
| Gunston Hall Museum EstateNot Designated | Other state land | 745 | Open |
| Mason Neck Regional ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 745 | Open |
| Old Colchester Preserve and ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 265 | Open |
| Mason Neck WestLocal Park | County | 18 | Open |
| Mason Neck West ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 18 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Mason Family Burial GroundCemetery
Shiloh CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Mason Neck and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Neck | 50.2% | 37.5 mi | 7 |
| Lorton | 5.2% | 3.9 mi | 10 |
| Woodbridge | 18.2% | 10.5 mi | 13 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Mason Neck'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.