Sterling, District of Columbia Travel Information

Bull Run Regional Park Campground Bull Run Regional park offers many things to those looking for some fresh air and respite from gridlock. However, Civil War enthusiasts will readily identify Bull Run with the two battles fought at ne... Centreville, VA

Burke Lake Park Campground The beauty of camping at northern Virginia campgrounds like Burke Lake is not so much the ability to "rough it" but more the opportunity to sleep outdoors with all of the recreational, cultural, and e... Fairfax Station, VA

Fairfax County, VA Once a farming community serving the nation’s capital, Fairfax County has evolved into a major business center and one of the most desirable residential communities in the metro Washington area. Tyson... Fairfax, VA

Great Falls of the Potomac and C&O Canal National Historical Park, MD About 15 miles northwest of Washington, DC, is a series of picturesque falls and rapids. At Great Falls the Potomac River roars through a rocky cataract, dropping more than 50 feet to a narrow gorge. ... Potomac, MD

Hunt Country, Virginia (Including Leesburg, Waterford, and Middleburg) Wineries, Horse Farms, and 18th-Century mansions and farms proliferate in Virginia’s hunt country, which lies primarily in Loudoun and Fauquier counties. The area, once part of 5 million acres granted... Leesburg, VA

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Gold Mine Loop Trail (Distance: 3.5 mi) Showing the quieter side of Great Falls, a portion of this winding, woodsy trail travels along an old trolley bed. Farther in the forest await teetering mining shacks dating back to the 1800s, when th...

Georgetown, MD - Rail-Trails - length:4.2 mi

Difficult Run - Reston to Great Falls National Park (Distance: 6.4 mi) This 12-mile point-to-point route from Reston, Virginia, to Great Falls National Park may define what could someday become a new form of non-paved trail systems through the ever-growing and increasing...

Reston, VA - Mountain Biking - length:24 mi

Centreville Power Lines (Distance: 7.9 mi) They may not be scenic mountain roads or offer endless backcountry exploration, but the rugged trails beneath that crackling wires make for the ultimate suburban off-road adventure. Power lines have ...

Centreville, VA - Mountain Biking - length:7.8 mi

C&O Canal: Hiker/Biker Campsites From Swain’s Lock to Killiansburg Cave (Distance: 8.6 mi) There are 32 tent-only hiker-biker campsites along the canal, located roughly every 5 miles. The H/B sites are limited to one night per site. This can be an annoyance for a lot of people, as it requir...

Sugarland, MD - Campgrounds - length:unknown

Edwards Ferry Cruise (Distance: 8.7 mi) This loop explores the Potomac’s scenic bottomlands, where a slower, straighter part of the river above Great Falls glides by cornfields, swamps, sod farms, oak forest, and ruins. It’s a good ride to ...

Seneca, MD - Road Biking - length:21 mi

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Herndon Centennial Herndon Centennial Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6445 yards, par 71 3.0 miles from center of Sterling, District of Columbia

Sterling Park Sterling Park Golf Club Public, 18 holes 2610 yards, par 54 3.8 miles from center of Sterling, District of Columbia

1757 Golf Club Front 9 1757 Golf Club Public, 18 holes 3307 yards, par 35 4.0 miles from center of Sterling, District of Columbia

Reston National Reston National Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6878 yards, par 71 4.5 miles from center of Sterling, District of Columbia

South Riding South Riding Golfer's Club Public, 18 holes 7147 yards, par 72 4.7 miles from center of Sterling, District of Columbia

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