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Reviews (57)
What Guests Are Saying
Fort Hunt Picnic Areas received overwhelmingly positive reviews, highlighting the cleanliness and spaciousness of the facilities, as well as the friendly and helpful service provided by Park Ranger Daniel. Visitors appreciated the well-maintained amenities, including accessible bathrooms and ample trash receptacles, making it an ideal venue for family reunions, church picnics, and other large gatherings. Overall, attendees expressed satisfaction with their experiences and plan to return in the future.
What Guests Are Saying
Fort Hunt Picnic Areas received overwhelmingly positive reviews, highlighting the cleanliness and spaciousness of the facilities, as well as the friendly and helpful service provided by Park Ranger Daniel. Visitors appreciated the well-maintained amenities, including accessible bathrooms and ample trash receptacles, making it an ideal venue for family reunions, church picnics, and other large gatherings. Overall, attendees expressed satisfaction with their experiences and plan to return in the future.
Review Summary
robert b
January 9, 2020
The park crew was very helpful and friendly. The cite A was clean and operational (water, electricity, garbage containers, etc.). Mr. Robinson was very helpful and accommodating, a very good person to work with.
Thanks so much for make everyone's experience great, the group prefer this park site over others in the area partly because of the people we have worked with.
Julie D
January 11, 2020
This was a great spot for our family reunion picnic. The pavilion is quite big and provided the shade we needed and ee used the field for games. We knew that there is no electrical outlet - so we had our speaker charged in advance. No bathrooms on our exact spot, but not too far away. I appreciated the phone call I got from the park ranger a week or so before to discuss decorating rules. And the rangers did check in on us at the beginning of our event which was thoughtful. It's a beautiful spot - we enjoyed using it.
LEWIS S
January 16, 2020
Pleasant area.
Joan T
April 26, 2021
We held a fifth birthday party for my son at one of the covered picnic areas. The kids had a ton of space to run and play around the picnic area. Everything was right there and easy - picnic tables, trash, recycling, bathrooms, parking. Friendly rangers visited at the beginning and the end. It was a very good experience!
Molly C
June 11, 2021
We had a wonderful picnic at Fort Hunt in one of the pavilions! The space was great and the rangers were very helpful leading up to our reservation. It is beautiful spot!
Fariha K
August 9, 2021
C002 provided an excellent venue for a gathering of about 25 people during COVID19 to comfortably be able to distance but still enjoy a party! There were plenty of trash and recycling receptacles and the park service had cleaned out all the trash prior to the reservation start time. Overall, wonderful location!
Anil K
August 22, 2021
Wonderful park and a great experience overall. The staff was very helpful.
Mizpah A
August 22, 2021
Clean place..
Jenny B
September 16, 2021
We wanted an outdoor venue for our company event at the beginning of September and decided to reserve Pavilion C2. It was perfect for our 30-person gathering. We were able to decorate the pavilion, bring in our own food and beverage, and the unloading zone was very handy during set-up and clean-up. We had plenty of trash and recycling receptacles at the pavilion, so there was no need to worry about hauling trash away. There were bathrooms just across the road, not terribly far. A park ranger checked in on us to be sure we had everything we needed. In all, it was a convenient, inexpensive way to gather outdoors with a roof over our heads, and fun was had by all!
Estella T
October 3, 2021
The location is fantastic and my guest had a wonderful time. My only disappointment was during the pandemic there were changes made to food service in the park, not being allowed to have an ice cream truck was very disappointing for my guest, as we had one in 2019 & before but things changed and no one can say why. The children really enjoyed this visit for about an hour and having to eliminate it was a huge disappointment.
Park personnel were very helpful and polite, appreciate that too.
Location Fort Hunt Picnic Areas
Address:
8999 Fort Hunt Road
Alexandria, VA, 22308
United States
From Interstate 395, take exit 10B for George Washington Memorial Parkway. Merge onto the parkway and continue for about 12 miles. Turn right onto Fort Hunt Road and continue to the park.
Access to Fort Hunt Picnic Areas is via the George Washington Memorial Parkway, which can be reached from Interstate 395 at exit 10B.
Elevation: 14 feet
7.4 mi drive to downtown Alexandria (about 15 min)
Policies & Rules
General
- Failure to comply with park rules and regulations may result in the cancellation of your reservation and/or legal action. Visit the Fort Hunt-Picnic Areas Reservations page for details and FAQ's.
- A park ranger will contact you using the phone number and/or email address you provided on recreation.gov to discuss your reservation and park rules. You may also call the park 202-439-7325. If you do not respond to the park's efforts to contact you, your reservation may be cancelled.
- You or someone you designate must have the reservation confirmation email with you on site (printed on paper or downloaded to a mobile device) for the entire event.
- Beer and wine, but no hard liquor, may be brought into the park by personal vehicle for personal consumption onsite through the Fort Hunt Park picnic permit system. It is the responsibility of the permit holder to comply with all state (DC, MD, and VA) alcohol license requirements. Reservation holders (Areas A-D) may have beer and wine from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Hard alcohol is not permitted. Hired caterers that provide or serve alcohol must have an ABC banquet license from the state of Virginia. Money may not be exchanged at Fort Hunt Park under any circumstance (for example, no selling food or tickets, raffles, alcohol, or any items). Grills may be brought into the park for personal use, but require the following: minimum of one Size II Dry Chemical and ABC Rated fire extinguisher is required. Grills must be at least 10 feet away from any structure.
- Picnic reservations are only valid from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. The reservation provides exclusive use of the picnic area but does not give exclusive use of the restrooms in any area.
- All picnic areas have a maximum capacity. Your group's size may not exceed the maximum capacity of each picnic area, which are as follows: Area A- 600 people / 150 vehiclesArea B- 350 people/ 140 vehiclesArea C1-100 people/ 40 vehiclesArea C2-120 people/ 40 vehiclesArea C3-100 people/ 40 vehiclesArea D-120 people/ 30 vehicles. Please plan to reserve the area that offers adequate parking for the number of vehicles you expect to come to your event or to make other transportation arrangements (e.g., for a shuttle to bring guests to the park). Reservation of more than one picnic area requires a Public Gathering Permit. If you have questions, please contact the park: 202-439-7325.
- Amplified sound is only allowed in Area A. If park staff feels the music or sound is too loud, a park ranger will ask you to reduce the volume. The Code of Federal Regulations states no audio disturbance can exceed 60 decibels measured on the A-weighted scale at 50 feet from the source.
- You may only drive on the paved loop road, in parking lots, and in designated loading zones. Vehicles may not occupy loading zones for longer than 10 minutes. You may only park in marked parking spaces. Parking off hard surfaces (i.e. grass or dirt surfaces) is prohibited, and vehicles will be towed.
- If you have reserved a picnic area, you may only decorate the picnic tables and pavilion in the site you have reserved. You may only tie or tape decorations to the tables and pavilion. You may not attach decorations in a way that will cause permanent damage, such as with nails or staples. Please note that you may not attach decorations to vegetation, or put signs or decorations outside of the area you reserved, such as along the road. No glitter or confetti of any kind is permitted. All picnic decorations must be removed when your reservation expires. Moon bounces or bouncy castles are prohibited under all circumstances.
- You may not use anything that penetrates the ground, such as wire sign holders, volleyball poles, or tent stakes. You may only use park water for drinking, cooking, and cleaning. Recreational water use is prohibited.
- You may not bring firewood, live plants, or live animals (other than pets) into Fort Hunt Park. You must leave the area you use in the same condition that it was when you arrived. If your use of the park causes damage (beyond what is reasonably inherent in its use) you can be held financially liable for that damage. If park staff must clean up an area that you reserved after you leave, you can be held financially liable for associated costs.
- Smoking is not permitted within 25 feet of any structure. Electrical outlets in area A may only be used with a picnic permit.
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Last updated: August 23, 2026
