Van Dyck Park
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🛝 Playground · Fairfax
1.5 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 35 min driveFrom Rockville · Parking: Free lot at the Old Lee Hwy entrance
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1.5 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall
A neighborhood park in the middle of Fairfax City, with the playground split into toddler and big-kid sections under big shade trees, and enough lawn and picnic shelter for a family to settle in for a morning; walking distance to Old Town Fairfax and the library, the handiest playground for families living in Fairfax.
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