1
Difficult Run Stream Valley Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
406 acres4 mi of trail
Cross County TrailClarks CrossingWolftrap Creek Path
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Wolf Trap
Wolf Trap, VA parks, trails & bike paths
About 17% of Wolf Trap is conserved land, roughly 1,081 acres. There are about 25 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Difficult Run Stream Valley Park (4 mi), Clarks Crossing Park (3 mi), and Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park (1.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Wolf Trap, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Wolf Trap outdoors
Conserved land
17%
1,081 of 6,261 acres
Trails
25 mi
2.6 mi per sq mi · 19 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
16
68 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
7.1 mi
0.9 mi lanes · 6.2 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
Clarks Crossing Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
142 acres3 mi of trail
Clarks CrossingW&OD Bridle Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Clarks Crossing W&OD Trail Access
3
Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park
Managed by Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
31 acres1.9 mi of trail
W&OD Bridle Trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Colvin Run Mill Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
58 acres1.3 mi of trail
Rails to River TrailColvin Forest Connector
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
Managed by Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
94 acres1.2 mi of trail
Fred Packard Trail
Dog rules not recorded
6
Colvin Run Stream Valley Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
43 acres1 mi of trail
Rails to River Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
7
Lahey Lost Valley Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
24 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Eudora Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
14 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 16 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 16 parks & preserves
Difficult Run Stream Valley Park406 acres · 4 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Clarks Crossing Park142 acres · 3 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park31 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
Colvin Run Mill Park58 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens94 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
Colvin Run Stream Valley Park43 acres · 1 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Lahey Lost Valley Park24 acres · 1 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Eudora Park14 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Wolf Trails Park11 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Tamarack Park20 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Picnic areas in Wolf Trap
Composer's Cottage Picnic Area
Filene Center Lawns
Unnamed picnic area in Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
Unnamed picnic area in Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
Unnamed picnic area
Unnamed picnic area
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 17.0 miHorses 2.3 miUnpaved 21.5 mi
- Clarks Crossing3.3 mi
- Cross County Trail2.6 mi
- W&OD Bridle Trail2.2 mi
- Rails to River Trail1.3 mi
- Fred Packard Trail0.6 mi
- Colvin Forest Connector0.4 mi
- Wolftrap Creek Path0.2 mi
- Wolf Trap Trail0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,081 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 17 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 lanes0.9 mi
- Off-road bike paths6.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
- Fairfax Cross County Trail (bike route)2.8 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis22
- Basketball8
- Soccer4
- Equestrian2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Wolf Trap
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 1,845 acSpecial Designation Area 117 acOther Easement 17 acConservation Easement 16 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Difficult Run Stream Valley ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 806 | Open |
| Clarks Crossing ParkLocal Park | County | 288 | Open |
| Meadowlark Gardens Regional ParkLocal Park | County | 191 | Open |
| Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing ArtsSpecial Designation Area | National Park Service | 117 | Restricted |
| Colvin Run Mill City ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 115 | Open |
| Wolftrap Stream ValleyLocal Park | Not recorded | 99 | Open |
| Colvin Run Stream ValleyLocal Park | County | 87 | Open |
| Washington and Old Dominion TrailLocal Park | County | 56 | Open |
| Tamarack City ParkLocal Park | County | 41 | Open |
| Waverly City ParkLocal Park | County | 33 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Historic Log CabinIn Meadowlark Botanical Gardens · Building
Andrew Chapel CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Wolf Trap and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Wolf Trap'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.