Pohick Creek Stream Valley Park — Attraction in Burke

A great little piece of nature tucked away in the suburbs! *Note, the park is locally called "Hidden Pond Park"- I recommend searching for the Hidden Pond Nature Center when going so you can park right there, as searching "Pohick Creek Stream Valley Park" will take you to residential areas with trail access, so you'd have to park by people's houses.

Trails are mostly dirt except around the nature center, predominantly shaded, and pretty easy to follow colored markings on trees (though there was one spot around where Green/Blue meet that tripped me up). My only real concern is that the part of the Green trail that follows the river is severely overgrown, including a LOT of thorny vegetation at both dog and human face height. Otherwise, lots of interconnected loops so you can make your trip as long or short as you need, with few blind corners to worry about running into bicyclists, and several spots to hang out...

What a great stream valley trail. The stream looks like something from the mountains not heavily suburbanized Fairfax County. Just beautiful. Not strenuous and not very populated. Maybe on the weekends there are more but we felt isolated. Lots or connector spurs into the communities. Fairfax needs to be commended for their efforts. Truly a benefit for county residents. Our dogs had a...

Born and raised in these woods. There are a hidden treasure in what is becoming a massive urban jungle around the DC metro area. There is a beautiful stream and plenty of wildlife (deer, foxes, rabbits, raccoons, possums, to name a few). So much to explore that you will soon forget that you are only a few miles from one of the country's busiest...