Open fires are prohibited throughout the park from midnight to 4 p.m. through April 30 per the 4 p.m. Burning Law. This includes wood and charcoal. Gas is permissible. Campground fires are allowed during the restricted time if a camp host is on duty and signage to that effect is posted in the campground. Failure to observe the 4 p.m. Burning Law can result in a fine. Contact the Park Office for additional information.

Grasses For The Masses

Location of Mason Neck State Park in Virginia

Where

Mason Neck State Park, 7301 High Point Rd., Lorton, VA 22079.
Visitor Center

When

Jan. 30, 2022. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

You can help restore the health of the Chesapeake Bay and Virginia’s rivers by participating in Mason Neck's Grasses for the Masses program!

Volunteers in the program grow wild celery, an important underwater grass, in their homes and then plant their grasses at the park to help bolster underwater grass populations.

Combined with efforts to reduce pollution in the Bay, the grasses restoration program helps to improve the Bay’s filtering system and overall health.

To participate in the program all you need to do is to attend an orientation at the park and pick up your supplies. There is an $25 cost for the Grasses Kit. All supplies must be returned to the park on Planting Day.

Planting Day is May 22, 2022 at 9am.

There is a maximum of 10 people per orientation. Registration is required. Orientation times are as follows at the Visitor Center:

January 15 at 1 p.m.

January 22 at 11 a.m.

January 30 at 1 p.m.

February 5 at 11 a.m.

February 6 at 11 a.m.

February 12 at 1 p.m.

February 13 at 1 p.m.

Please call the Visitor Center at 703-339-2380 or email MasonNeck@dcr.virginia.gov to register, if you have any questions, or would like to participate but cannot make an orientation time.

Grasses enclosure at sunset

Other details

Standard parking or admission fee applies: No.
Extra fee: $25.
Children welcome: Yes.
Phone: 703-339-2385
Email Address: MasonNeck@dcr.virginia.gov