Red Rock Wilderness Overlook Regional Park — Attraction in Virginia

20231105 Great workout!! It has been a long time since I came here. So happy I came back today.

This is my first time visiting this park. To my surprise, it is very clean. There is a small parking lot that will accommodate about 20 cars. There are ruins with description of each building. Very interesting and educational. The trails are dirt covered with many exposed roots, and very well mark - color code is marked on the trees. Along the water, there is a trail that is not part of the trail map. To get there, take the Green/White from the left side of the parking lot, with the road behind you. It is a short walk to the water, about 1/4 mile. Be careful when you walk downhill to the water, the trail slopes down with deep steps. Walking up to the trail from the water is a great workout... Up hill.

As I continue on the White/Green Trail, eventually, it parallels with the water, and there are 2 overlooks with fences along the cliff. Both provide a nice view of the river. To get to the overlooks, it is a steep downhill followed by an steep uphill hike. Great workout! I discovered that you don't need to back track from the overlooks back onto the trail. There is a trail at the top where the overlooks are that connects and continues you to the White/Green trail. So, when you get to the first overlook on your left, take the trail by the first of to the 2nd overlook on your left. It connects to the White/Green trail to continue on. When I reached the part of the trail that gave me a view of the Leesburg Water Treatment Plant, the trail was blocked by a fallen tree. I walked around to the right and climbed over another fallen tree to get around it. From there, the walk to the parking lot was a short one.

I will definitely return to this park again. Great workout on the White/Green trail. Recommend wear...

This has long been a favorite park of mine, on that I have walked my dogs in, one that I have walked my camera in, and one where I have gone to stretch my legs with my family. Back in the area, I walked a mile and a half there yesterday, walking the perimeter but staying high on the bluffs and then taking yellow through the thickets and into the interior to get some more miles. There were a lot of folks out there with me, more than I am used to seeing, but it was the weekend and the holiday period between Christmas and New Years - I wasn't surprised. I saw a few birds but nothing to capture with my long lense, a bald eagle out over the Potomac at a distance, but still a please to see. No deer (too many people, many with dogs, andcan afternoon walk at that time it better to see deer, especially in that thicket area), and no squirrels or other small mammals My biggest complaint is that the trails are being neglected. Trees come down on the trails these days, and they stay there. There was even a spot where the effective trail was pushed off the step boards installed ages ago on a steep hillside. The park needs some love'n from the county or maybe even a "Friends Of" organization with a volunteer trail crew. Red Rock, like many Loudoun County parks, is a treasure to...

This is a beautiful and historic park. The land was part of a farm from the late 1800's to early 1900's. The placards designating the different buildings that are part of the site are informational and well kept, but the park could generally use more signs and trail markers. It's still a good experience, but I would recommend taking a picture of the map before you set out. There aren't too many miles of trail, but some of the terrain is steep. Due to the short distances, however, the hiking never becomes strenuous. Once you reach the Potomac the sights are...