Name: Occoquan Regional Park to Lorton Workhouse (Rating: C)
Start: 2025-11-23T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-23T13:00:00-05:00
Location: Occoquan Regional Park

You must read the following NVHC Sign-in Sheet Statement/Liability Disclaimer, [https://nvhc.com/signin.pdf](https://nvhc.com/signin.pdf) and then answer the question that you will see when you RSVP with "I accept" to be permitted on the hike.

**7.5 miles 500 feet elevation gain**

**Description:**
Occoquan Regional Park offers paved and unpaved hiking trails that wind through forests and offer scenic views of the Occoquan River. Highlights of the park include the Turning Point Suffrage Memorial as well as the Beehive Brick Kiln.

From Occoquan Park, we will hike to the Lorton Workhouse which was the site of the original Lorton Prison, officially known as the Lorton Reformatory and later the Lorton Correctional Complex, closed in 2001. It was the last of seven prisons in the Lorton complex to close as part of a plan to revitalize the District of Columbia. The facility had been in operation since 1910. We'll hike a few trails there before returning to Occoquan Park.

**Info:**
There are restrooms at the start of the hike as well as halfway through where we will stop for lunch/snack break.

**Bring:**
Plenty of water/hydration. Recommend comfortable walking/hiking shoes as well as lunch/snacks.

**Fee:**
There are no fees to enter and park.

**Dogs:**
Dogs are permitted on this hike in accordance with the NVHC Dog Policy [https://tinyurl.com/nvhcdogpolicy](https://tinyurl.com/nvhcdogpolicy)

Please arrive by 8:45am so that we can get everyone checked in and start on time.

Optional post-hike rehydration at Brickmakers Cafe.

**How to get there:**
Physical Address: 9751 Ox Road, Lorton, VA 22079
From I-95 take exit 160 and go north on SR 123 for 1.6 miles to the park entrance on the right, just after the bridge. Park in the parking lot adjacent to the Turning Point Suffrage Memorial. I'll be in a white SUV with the rear hatch open. Please arrive by 8:15 am so we can get everyone checked in and ready to hike.
**GPS 38.68188, -77.25269**

**Occoquan Regional Park**
[https://www.novaparks.com/parks/occoquan-regional-park](https://www.novaparks.com/parks/occoquan-regional-park)

**Lorton Workhouse**
[https://www.workhousearts.org/](https://www.workhousearts.org/)

Any questions, please message me on Meetup or text /call @ 202-528-0456. If you text, please include your name.

Steve W 🥾🥾 

Northern Virginia Hiking Club (NVHC)

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