Outdoor Adventure and Family Fun:
Right at Home in Fairfax

The City of Fairfax is perfectly positioned for both the active urban experience and rugged outdoor adventure.

Within the City's six square miles, there are 21 parks dedicated to recreational pursuits and the preservation of open space. There are numerous locations to play a game of pick up basketball or volleyball, engage in an active game of tennis or go for a jog. To match your interests with the park closest to your hotel, call 703-385-7858.

Right in the city's center, Van Dyck Park on Old Lee Highway offers something for every age group. There's a lighted basketball court, sand pit volleyball court, lighted tennis courts and an exercise trail for public use. There's also a skateboard park popular with teens and pre-teens and an exceptional playground for tots.

The City of Fairfax is also part of The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, an exceptional organization created in l959, which maintains 21 parks. It's a diverse system that protects open space and natural flora and fauna while offering an array of leisure activities!

The Gateway Regional Park located on the City's southeastern border, offers hikers and bikers access to the County Accotink Creek Trail and the W&OD Trail. The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park has been called the "skinniest park in Virginia." Only 100 feet wide, the park makes up in length what it lacks in width. Stretching 45 miles from Arlington County through Fairfax and Loudoun County, the park is popular with runners, skaters, bikers and equestrians. Undisturbed for nearly a century, naturalists have identified 450 wildflowers and l00 species of birds along the trail.

City of Fairfax Trails Day
June 2, 2007 
The City of Fairfax celebrates over 22 miles of walking, cycling and running trails  extending throughout the city For information www.fairfaxtrailsday.com

Virginia Civil War Trails –
Northern Virginia: Crossroads of Conflict
Civil War Trails is a system linking over 750 Civil War sites in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and West Virginia through a combination of driving, biking and walking trails. The City of Fairfax is one of the 388 sites interpreted in Virginia. For more information and free brochures, call 1 800 545 7950 or visit www.civilwartrails.org
Follow the bugle signs to the interpretive marker at Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center, 10209 Main Street, Fairfax

Fairfax Racquet Club
Since 1972, the Fairfax Racquet Club has been one of the premier racquet and fitness clubs in the Washington Metropolitan area.
Info. 703 273 9276 www.fairfaxracquetclub.com

City of Fairfax Parks and Recreation
Green Acres Center
703-385-7878
The City of Fairfax maintains 21 parks within 6 square miles with tennis and basketball courts, walking trails, volleyball and horseshoe pits, a skateboard park, and picnic areas. Call for information. www.fairfaxva.gov/ParksRec/ParksRec.asp