Fishermen are invited to come catch their six fish daily limit at Lake Fairfax Park in Reston. Photo by Ryan Dunn
Although the carousel is closed and construction is underway on the outdoor water pool the Water Mine, Reston’s Lake Fairfax Park still offers a number of attractions. If you love to fish for trout, you can still join in the fun of the 2014 Trout Program at Lake Fairfax Park. Temperatures are great for fall fishing and the season began Oct. 11 and runs through Nov. 9.
A Virginia fishing license is required along with either a one-day or a seasonal trout fishing pass available at the site. There are one-pole and six-fish limits. The lake is accessible for shoreline fishermen. Fall and daily passes are available. Three rates are offered this year. Daily pass rates for adults are $15; seniors pay $10 and children at $7.50. Fall passes for adults are $22, seniors are $17 and children are $12. The Annual Pass covers the fall season as well.
Other upcoming events at Reston Lake Fairfax include the Oct. 25 A-Frame Challenge, which will be from 4 to 8 p.m. There is a $10 entry fee for this event, which will test the skills of the best skaters the Washington D.C. area has to offer. This jam format contest will pit 50 skaters against each other, for a 30-minute battle of grinds, gaps, flip tricks, rails and ledges. Anything goes, as long as it is done on the A-Frame obstacle. The top three tricks thrown down within the given time limit will win 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Assisting with the event will be Fairfax County Park employee Trey Brown. “We expect the turnout will be bigger than last year,” said Brown.
Reston’s Lake Fairfax Skate Park is located next to the campground and athletic fields at Lake Fairfax Park at 1400 Lake Fairfax Drive. “It is a fun, well rounded skate park,” said Nathan Barrie, a resident of Front Royal, Va. Barrie and several friends went skateboarding at the park in October. “I go skateboarding about twice a week, maybe once a week here,” said Chris Syzmik.
Saturday, Nov. 15 and Sunday, Nov. 16 the Engine #62 of the Resources Railroad will run around the lake and through the fall-colored forest as riders hear about early Thanksgiving celebrations. Participants will hear how Eastern Woodland Indians hunted and how their tools were made. Fairfax County Park Authority will be collecting non-perishable food to be donated to a local food bank. The train will return to Reston Lake Fairfax on Dec. 13 and Sunday, Dec. 14.
The campground, picnic areas, playground, trails and skate park are open year-round. There will be two fish stockings, so fishing is bound to be great. For more information contact the park at 703-471-5414. Lake Fairfax is an 18-acre lake, located at 1400 Lake Fairfax Drive in Reston.