Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve is now open. Visit the Virginia Outdoors Foundation website for more information.
LOCALITY |
OWNER |
ACRES |
ACCESS |
NEWS |
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Fauquier/Prince William | VOF | 2486 | 800 acres with six miles of trails are open to the public. |
SITE DESCRIPTION:
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve occupies a series of rocky ridges and steep valleys on Virginia's northern piedmont. Straddling Fauquier and Prince William Counties, the preserve's 2486 acres are owned by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, a state-supported organization dedicated to protecting open space across the Commonwealth. The preserve harbors outstanding examples of several forest and woodland community types, including some that are rare in Virginia. Other interesting communities occupy white quartzite cliffs and the boulder fields beneath them on High Point Mountain near the southern end of the preserve. The site was dedicated as a Natural Area Preserve in 2002.
VISITATION:
Virginia Outdoors Foundation maintains public access facilities at the southern end of the preserve, including hiking trails and parking.
The preserve is open Friday-Sun with hours depending on season:
March 16th - November 14th - 8:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m
November 15th - March 15th - 8:00 a.m. to 4:30p.m
For additional information about the preserve, visit bullrunmountains.org or contact:
Joe Villari
Preserve Manager
Virginia Outdoors Foundation
(571) 438-8957
CONTACT:
Mike Lott, Regional Supervisor / Northern Region Steward
Department of Conservation and Recreation
Division of Natural Heritage
Stafford, VA 22555
(540) 658-8690.