Hemlock Overlook Regional Park
At the northern edge of the park is the site of the Union Mills and the bridge crossing for the Orange and Alexandria Railroad over the Bull Run; both of these sites have high significance in the Battles of Bull Run. The site of a dam that supported the first hydroelectric power generation to Fairfax County, Virginia, is also on the Hemlock Overlook site. A permanent orienteering course, built with the support of the Quantico Orienteering Club, sits in the southern end of the park, south of Yates Ford Road. The Bull Run-Occoquan Trail (blue trail) is maintained by the PATC.
From 1984 to 2009, Hemlock Overlook operated as a university outdoor education center, through a partnership between George Mason University and the Park Authority. In 2009, the Park Authority engaged a partner, Adventure Links, to operate the facility. In 2021, the Park Authority put out a Request for Proposal for new operating partners. A new operator, Horizons at Hemlock Overlook, part of Endless Horizons, has been chosen to partner with the Park Authority.
References
- ^ Berg, Scott W. (August 14, 2003). "Smells Like Team Spirit". Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ Sagon, Candy (November 18, 2009). "For their Thanksgiving feast, they buried the birds". Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ NOVA Regional Park Authority PPEA Archived June 21, 2023, at the Wayback Machine- Retrieved March 19, 2024
- ^ Hemlock Overlook Swings Back into Operations Archived March 19, 2024, at the Wayback Machine- Retrieved March 19, 2024
- ^ "Request for Proposals" (PDF).
- ^ "Request for Proposals2" (PDF).