Picnic Area

Picnic Area: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Picnic Area

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Picnic Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.80487, -77.71199. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Picnic Area

• Lake Manassas · lake · Montgomery · ~8 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Prince William · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Prince William · ~9 km · Must-see
• Stone House · attraction · Prince William · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cannon Branch Fort · fort · Charles · ~23 km · Must-see
• Elklick Woodlands Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~24 km · Must-see
• Foamhenge · attraction · Fairfax · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson, Virginia · lake · Charles · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ellanor C. Lawrence Park · park · Montgomery · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sully Historic Site · park · Fairfax · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Occoquan Trail · trek · Fairfax · ~34 km · Must-see
• KLWX NEXRAD Radar · attraction · Loudoun · ~34 km · Must-see
• Chapel Road Park · church · Montgomery · ~37 km · Must-see
• Frying Pan Farm Park · park · Montgomery · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sky Meadows State Park · sanctuary · Fauquier · ~38 km · Must-see
• G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area · park · Montgomery · ~39 km · Must-see
• George Richard Thompson State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Fauquier · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Picnic Area

Other parks near Picnic Area

• Ellanor C. Lawrence Park · park · Montgomery · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sully Historic Site · park · Fairfax · ~34 km · Must-see
• Frying Pan Farm Park · park · Montgomery · ~37 km · Must-see
• G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area · park · Montgomery · ~39 km · Must-see
• Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park · park · Fairfax · ~47 km · Must-see
• Algonkian Regional Park · park · Montgomery · ~50 km · Must-see
• Foxstone Park · park · Montgomery · ~51 km · Must-see
• Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park · park · Montgomery · ~60 km · Must-see
• Glen Echo Park · park · District of Columbia · ~66 km · Must-see
• Huntley Meadows Park · park · District of Columbia · ~67 km · Must-see

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