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Hemlock Overlook Regional Park

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and the Park Authority. In 2009, the Park Authority engaged a partner, Adventure Links, to operate the facility. In 2021, the Park Authority put out a Request for Proposal for new operating partners. A new operator, Horizons at Hemlock Overlook, part of Endless Horizons, has been chosen to partner
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At the northern edge of the park is the site of the Union Mills and the bridge crossing for the Orange and Alexandria Railroad over the
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From 1984 to 2009, Hemlock Overlook operated as a university outdoor education center, through a partnership between
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above the banks in the northern section of the park.
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Clifton, Virginia
Coordinates
38°46′13″N 77°24′35″W / 38.770187°N 77.409623°W / 38.770187; -77.409623
NOVA Parks

park
Clifton, Virginia
Bull Run
hemlock trees
Bull Run
Battles of Bull Run
Fairfax County, Virginia
Bull Run-Occoquan Trail
PATC
George Mason University
"Smells Like Team Spirit"
Archived
"For their Thanksgiving feast, they buried the birds"
Archived
NOVA Regional Park Authority PPEA
Archived
Wayback Machine
Hemlock Overlook Swings Back into Operations
Archived
Wayback Machine
"Request for Proposals"
"Request for Proposals2"
NOVA Parks website
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