This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. See my disclosure for details.
One of the main reason to visit Great Falls Park, VA is just to see the dramatic waterfalls on the Potomac river.
Great Falls Park is located in McLean, Virginia, which is around 15 miles from Washington D.C and only around 60 miles away from Baltimore or Frederick, MD. The park is a disconnected but integral part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. It makes a perfect day or half day trip itinerary to explore this park.
Major attractions:
At Great Falls of the Potomac River, rushing water is forced over steps of jagged rock. In less than a mile, the banks of the Potomac river narrows from over 1000 feet wide to around 100 feet as the river passes through the Mather Gorge.
There are three overlooks to look at the waterfall and all of them are located within a five to ten minute walk from the visitor center and parking lots.
Great Falls Park also has fifteen miles of hiking trails, five of which are multi-use for horseback riding, hiking, and biking. Trail maps are available at the visitor center and entrance station.
We always look at the weather and latest trip reports from below sites to plan our hikes. We do read other personal blogs to read about view points, photographic locations on a trail etc.
Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. We love travel and exploring new places and culture. We started this blog to share our travel journeys, experiences and planning information and of course some pictures of the destinations. We hope to provide some insight about the destinations visited by us and to inspire other people to travel more. We have full time jobs but we make sure we use every opportunity to get out and explore the wonderful creation around us.
Know More
Yosemite National Park is the 3rd national park in USA with amazing granite cliffs, waterfalls, giant sequoia groves, glaciers, mountains and lakes. **Yosemite National Park ** is located in Sierra Nevada, California, a mountain range that stretches over 400 miles.
read more
The funicular railway, which is more than 100 years old, transports you to the Harder Kulm at 1322 metres above sea level in less than 10 minutes. The ride to the summit station is steep, and throughout the journey and from the top of mountains you will have magnificent views to Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau as well as Lakes Brienz and Lake Thun.
read more
Singapore is a fascinating place and 3 days may not do enough justice to this place. But to get an initial feel of the country and its main attractions, we have prepared couple of itineraries based on our travel experiences and choices.
read more
Niagara falls is one of the most famous waterfall in the world and one of the top attractions in United States of America. Niagara falls is the collective name for three waterfalls(the American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and Horseshoe Falls) that straddle the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. This is one of the most visited tourist attraction in the world with more than 15 million visitors each year. These falls are the southern end of the Niagara gorge. Horseshoe falls is located on the Canadian side while the others are located in New York. All falls can be seen from either side of the country.
read more
Amsterdam lookout is a fun place to visit. You will see a lot of blogs discussing whether it is worth visiting it or not ,but if you are a tourist, we would suggest to visit. It gives you a view of Amsterdam from a different perspective.
read more
Golden Gardens is one of Seattle’s most popular parks and one of the Northwest’s most beautiful beaches. The 87-acre park in Ballard is situated on Puget Sound, overlooking the Olympic mountains.
read more
If you are planning to visit singapore as a tourist, below are some travel tips that will help you plan and save some money.
read more
Beach combing at low tide is one of the best free things you can do around Seattle. The Puget Sound shoreline is full of tide pools with sea stars, crabs, anemones and nudibranchs. But the whole experience depends on getting the timing right.
read more