PARKS AND RECREATION
Annandale Community Park
Picnic Area/shelter reservations - 703-324-8732
Artisans United (Handcrafted gifts available from multiple Guild Artisans)at the Packard Center - 703-941-0202
4030 Hummer Road
Annandale, VA 22003
Hidden Oaks Nature Center
703-941-1065
7701 Royce Street
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/hiddenoaks
Nature Center, hiking & nature trails, picnic tables & shelter, playground, basketball, tennis, softball, restrooms, nature programs for all ages, wine tasting parties for adults and tea parties for children. Room rental available.
Green Spring Gardens
Horticulture Center - 703-642-5173
Historic Manor House (Info on Formal English Teas) - 703-941-7987
4603 Green Spring Road (two blocks north of Little River Tpk. behind Pinecrest Shopping Center. Entrance off of Braddock Road across from Pinecrest Golf Course.)
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/gsgp
This unique 28 acre park hosts concerts and picnics on the lawn, a wooded stream valley with ponds, a naturalistic native plant garden, over 20 thematic demonstration gardens, a greenhouse filled with tropicals, and a well-stocked horticultural reference library. Visit the Garden Gate Plant Shop along with two more gift shops, with gift ideas ranging from books and gardening gloves & glasses to china & nature inspired jewelry and wind chimes. Gardening programs for all ages, formal English tea programs at the Historic Manor House, and the most interesting classes planned throughout the year. Artists tend to gather in the gardens to paing the brilliant landscape. Rotating art shows all year long and a large meeting, banquet space is available for rental in the Horticulture Center.
Pinecrest Golf Course
703-941-1061
6600 Little River Turnpike
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/golf/pinecrest
Since 1986 the Fiarfax County Park Authority has operated this beautiffuly maintained 9 Hole Executive Golf Course just minutes from the heart of Annandale. Located at the intersection of Little River Turnpike and Braddock Road, this 2,462 yard par 35 course is both challenging and narrow with enough hills and ponds to create a great golfing experience for both the expert and the novice. Group or individual lessons are available along with golf club and cart rentals. They feature cart paths, a putting green, 10 outdoor driving cages and an indoor range, hot and cold snack bar and pro shop. Weather permitting, the course is open all year. Club, charity, and company tournaments scheduled throughout the year. Bring yourself, your family and friends, or your company for a great golfing experience.
Ossian Hall Park
Corner of Heritage Drive and Four Year Run, the entrance to AHS
703-324-8662
7900 Heritage Drive
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/ossianhall
Twenty Two acre park with kid friendly playgrounds, trails, 2 lighted tennis courts, synthetic turf ball fields, and musical performances during the summer evenings.
Mason District Park
703-324-8594
6621 Columbia Pike
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/mason
Mason District Park has great trails for hiking with two loops in the shaded wooded area; one 3/10 mile and the other 9/10 mile. There are two buildings with public restooms, 6 lighted tennis courts (reservations required), volleyball & basketball courts, fitness trail, batting cages, a picnic area with a shelter you can reserve, and an amphitheatre with varied musical presentations and children shows.
In 2002 a roomy Dog Park was created with a capacity for 62 canine friends. From May to early November the Annandale Farmer's Market is held here from 8 am to NOON.
Audrey Moore Recreational Center at Wakefield Park
703-321-7081
8100 Braddock Road
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/rec/wakerec
Fully equipped recreational center located within Wakefield Park with a 50m x 25yd pool, one 3m and two 1m diving boards, and super slide. The natatorium also contains spectator seating, doors that lead to a spacious ourdoor sundeck, and locker rooms containing saunas and showers. In addition to the various racquetball/wallyball and squash courts, the center has a large gymnasium with six basketball hoops, and volleball nets. The center also contains a cycle studio, a dance room, a pottery lab and kiln, an arts and crafts room, a photography lab, three multi-purpose activity rooms, and a senior center. Over 40 fitness classes each week.
Wakefield Park has miles of outdoor trails including the Cross County Trail which is utilized by cyclists, runners and nature lovers. There are well lit outdoor basketball, volleyball and tennis courts, baseball & softball diamonds, a skate park, and soccer fields, An extensive summer camp program is held each year along with the Braddock Farmer's Market held on Wednesdays during early May to late October from 2-6pm.