It is protected and operated by the NOVA Parks agency of Northern Virginia.
The park has dense forests, preserved Civil War arsenals and a tributary creek that flows into the Potomac River.
The park also has the Jean R. Packard Center, a large wedding and events facility called the River View, as well as a Brickmakers Cafe.
The Packard Center opened in June 2018,[1] and was named after Jean R. Packard, an environmental activist and the former chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, as well as a long time NOVA Parks board member.
For sports recreation it has a paved bicycle path, a 5 km loop trail, athletic fields and a public marina.