National Public Lands Day – Volunteer at a Fairfax County Park!
Photo: Fairfax County Park Authority
Since 1994, National Public Lands Day (September 27, 2025) has mobilized volunteers of all ages to engage in a celebration of service and stewardship of America’s public lands. The event is the largest single-day national volunteer effort to preserve, restore, improve and enjoy America’s public lands.
The Fairfax County Park Authority invites you to help celebrate National Public Lands Day by taking part in any of a wide selection of service activities to protect the natural, cultural and recreational resources of the county’s treasured park system. There are a number of locations where you can sign up to help on September 27, ranging from trash cleanup to invasive plant removal.
To learn more, please visit the county’s page on National Public Lands Day or see below.
Who can participate? Anyone 8 and older
For specific park, time and activity, please see below. Each sign-up link provides further details about each location’s activities, including a site contact. You can also look up each activity through the Volunteer Fairfax site.
| Location | Volunteer Activity | Date | Time | Check-in location | VMS Sign-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield | Trash cleanup, 20 volunteers | Sept 27 | 9 – 11 a.m. | Map | Sign Up |
| Difficult Run SVP | Trash cleanup and trimming overgrowth along trail, 10 volunteers | Sept 27 | 9 – 11 a.m. | Map | Sign Up |
| Huntley Meadows Park | Watershed Cleanup | Sept 27 | 9 – 11 a.m. | Map | Sign Up |
| Colvin Run Mill Park | Invasive pull | Sept 27 | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Map | Sign Up |
| Hidden Oaks | Invasive pull | Sept 27 | 9 – 11 a.m. | Map | Sign Up |
| Laurel Hill Park | Removal of vegetation obscuring rail box car feature along Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail (GCCCT) | Sept 27 | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Map | Sign Up |
| Oakmont Park | Invasive Management Area (IMA) site leader will host a Helping Our Lands Heal (HOLH) restoration project | Sept 27 | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Map | Sign Up |
| Twin Lakes GC | Invasive Management Area (IMA) workday | Sept 27 | 9 – 11 a.m. | Map | Sign Up |
| Sully Historic Site | Trail work, garden clean up & grounds clean up | Sept 27 | 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Map | Sign Up |
| Eakin Community Park | Invasive Management Area (IMA) workday | Sept 27 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Map | Sign Up |
