Mason Neck State Park

Mason Neck State Park occupies one thousand eight hundred fourteen acres on a Fairfax County peninsula between Pohick Bay, Belmont Bay, and the Potomac River. Known for quiet marshes and woodlands, it is a prime northern Virginia habitat for bald eagles as well as herons, ospreys, deer, and other wildlife. Its history extends far beyond its modern recreational use: archaeological remains have been found at about thirty sites, including the Taft site with Dogue artifacts and the Lexington site tied to a plantation from the Mason family holdings worked by enslaved labor. The area also connects to the War of 1812 and to modern eagle conservation led by Elizabeth Hartwell.

Mason Neck, Virginia · United States