Great Falls Park
Great Falls Park in McLean, Virginia on August 1, 2020. Photo by Peter Stringer for Amazing America.
Great Falls Park is a an 800-acre park just off the Potomac River in McLean, Virginia featuring multiple waterfalls. About 15 miles away from Washington, D.C., Great Falls sits on the Virginia-Maryland border, where the river provides views of rippling waterfalls crashing over rocks.
Great Falls Park plays host to several hiking trails, and provides short hikes to three distinct viewpoints of the waterfalls.
Nearby Locations:
| Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington) (12.9 miles) Arlington National Cemetery (12.9 miles) Lincoln Memorial (13.2 miles) Vietnam Veterans and Korean War Veterans Memorials (13.3 miles) The White House (13.6 miles) | Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (13.6 miles) World War II Memorial (13.7 miles) Washington Monument (13.9 miles) National Museum of African American History and Culture (14 miles) National Museum of American History (14.1 miles) |
Maps & Directions:
Get Driving Directions:
Great Falls Park, McLean, Virginia 22101
Visit the Great Falls Park Website
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