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Mason Neck State Park
Mason Neck State Park is located in Fairfax County, Virginia. The park is on a peninsula formed by Pohick Bay on the north, Belmont Bay on the south and the Potomac River to the east, which was once known as "Dogue Neck" but now as "Mason Neck". The park adjoins the Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge and encompasses 1,814 acres (7.34 km2). It is home to bald eagles, great blue herons, ospreys, and many other types of wildlife. The park also contains white-tailed deer and many species of lichen.
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High Point Trail
The park's longest trail, winding through mature forest across the Mason Neck peninsula toward the adjacent national wildlife refuge. Quiet, moderately rolling woodland hiking.
Eagle Spur Trail
Flat, forested spur leading to a wooden observation blind with benches overlooking Kane's Creek, built for watching the peninsula's nesting bald eagles.
Bay View Trail
Easy interpretive loop carrying a long boardwalk over the park's freshwater marsh along Belmont Bay. A prime spot for viewing bald eagles, herons and waterfowl in a protected Potomac watershed.
Kane's Creek Trail
Shady, gently hilly forest trail to Kane's Creek and Belmont Bay, part of a protected area where dozens of bald eagles roost year-round. A core route of the Mason Neck eagle-watching hikes.
About this park
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Coordinates
38.6485, -77.1917
Trails covered
4 curated routes at this park.