Each year we gather at Mason Neck State Park to not only celebrate the eagle but all wildlife that can be found in Virginia. State, federal, county and private entities located on Mason Neck have been coming together for 19 years to bring to the community this special event that is like no other: 

Mason Neck Eagle Festival is held Saturday April 23, 2016

Join us for the Mason Neck State Park Eagle Festival

The fun begins at 10:00 a.m. and ends at 4:00 p.m.:

• Pony rides
• Guides hikes
• TWO ways to view an active Bald Eagle’s nest:
  • Hay rides every hour to go to the nest at the James House
  • Guided hike to nest on Wilson Spring Trail
• Live animal shows from Reptiles Alive and The Raptor Conservancy
• Programs under the big tent by each of the 5 agencies on the Neck:
  • Mason Neck State Park “Overlooked Wildlife” featuring live insects and other organisms like reptiles and salamanders.
  • Gunston Hall: Interactive story telling about George Mason, animals from the 1700's
  • Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge (USF&W): An officer will present on illegal animal trades and endangered animals, etc.
  • Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area (US Bureau of Land Management): Animal Olympics
  • Pohick Bay Regional Park: Special Program

Pony rides for the kids

Enjoy fun programs at the Eagle Festival at Mason Neck State Park

There will be programs, displays and information from around the community:

• Fairfax County Bluebird Society
• Fairfax Master Naturalists
• Audubon Society of Northern Virginia
• Ducks Unlimited
• Mason Neck Citizen’s Association
• Fairfax Co. Wastewater Mgmt
• Dogue Hollow Wildlife
• Lorton Heritage Society
• Archeological Society of Virginia
• Monarch Butterflies
• Quantico Orienteering Club
• Sierra Club of Fairfax

Reptiles Alive present a rather large turtle

Live Music by the Anthony James Band 

Food and Drink offered by the Mason Neck Lion's Club

A very special thank you to our sponsors:

• The Friends of Mason Neck State Park
• Alcyone
• George Mason/School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
• Hallowing Point
• Gulick Group
• Friends of the Potomac River Refuges

For more information please call Mason Neck State Park at (703) 339-2385 or email here.

The Mason Neck area is only 20 miles from D.C. on the Potomac River. Click here for a Google Map for Mason Neck State Park 7301 High Point Rd., Lorton, VA 22079