It features numerous tree-lined meadows along the Bull Run stream, with day-use amenities such as picnic tables and shelters.
Additional features include the Bull Run Shooting Center (skeet, trap, and sporting clays), Atlantis Waterpark, playgrounds, disc golf and several nature and equestrian trails.
The property was purchased from economist Gardiner Means and his wife, Caroline Ware, who longed to see the land preserved from development and ultimately left to public use.
Development of the park continued through the 1960s with addition of a skeet and trap shooting center, a large swimming pool and a miniature golf course.
A winter drive-through holiday light show became a part of the park's offerings in 1995, and is viewed by thousands annually; extending for more than 2 miles, it is reported to be one of the nation's largest such displays.