Piscataway Park

Walk woodland and wetland trails, meet heritage-breed farm animals and look across the Potomac at Mount Vernon from its protected shore.

3400 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, MD 20607 · Accokeek, MD

About Piscataway Park

Piscataway Park protects the Maryland shore of the Potomac River opposite George Washington's Mount Vernon, about 20 miles southwest of downtown Washington. Land given through Henry and Alice Ferguson's foundation in the 1960s kept the view from Mount Vernon free of development. The Accokeek Foundation runs the National Colonial Farm side, with heritage-breed livestock, a replica tobacco barn and trails such as Pumpkin Ash and Blackberry. The park is free to visit every day.

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#colonial farm
#hiking
#potomac river
#birdwatching

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