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Moderate • 4.6 (382) Prince William National Forest Park. Photos (3,565) Directions. Print/PDF map. Length 11.2 miElevation gain 902 ftRoute type Loop. Experience this 11.2-mile loop trail near Triangle, Virginia. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 4 h 8 min to complete.

Prince William Forest Park is an oasis, a respite of quiet and calm. In 1936, Chopawamsic Recreation Area opened its gates to house children's 'relief' camps during the Great Depression. Renamed Prince William Forest Park in 1948, these fragrant woods and trickling streams have welcomed generations of campers, hikers, bikers and nature lovers.

Prince William Forest Park is a diverse natural and cultural area located near Washington, D.C. The park is 15,000 acres of secondary growth forest. Originally established as Chopawamsic Recreation Demonstration Area (RDA) in 1935. It soon became the model site that future RDA sites were patterned after.

When the national park was created in the 1930s, farmers and residents of Batestown, a small community first settled by those formerly enslaved, were resettled by the government. The park does acknowledge its dark history. Today, Prince William Forest Park is a massive national park that cost $20 per vehicle to visit.