Government Island

Category: Park in Stafford, Virginia

Address: 191 Coal Landing Rd, Stafford, VA 22554, USA

Phone: +15406584871

Opening hours

Sunday: 8AM–8PM

Monday: 8AM–8PM

Tuesday: 8AM–8PM

Wednesday: 8AM–8PM

Thursday: 8AM–8PM

Friday: 8AM–8PM

Saturday: 8AM–8PM

Reviews

Nathaniel Lee

Jul 11, 2022

Beautifully preserved natural area with great signage throughout the park covering all aspects of its history. The trail however needs some better blazes or trail markers to keep people from wandering off in the wrong direction on what should be a basic loop trail.

Spencer King

May 29, 2022

Good short hike minimum difficulty. Plenty of wildlife and birds in the area.

Karen Cullen

Feb 7, 2022

Nice trail and plaques to read some of the history. Easy walk.

Diane Leiter

Sep 6, 2021

Really great area. The boardwalk was really pretty, accessible to all, and there was signage telling about the area. Then it ended and became a forest path, which was a surprise but really nice. The rocks, which I climbed all over, were interesting. Lots of signage back there in the woods too, which was interesting and informative. A really nice place to spend a couple of hours hiking. There were also people fishing, although I didn't see them catch anything.

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Questions & Answers

Are pets allowed?

Timothy Duckett | Sep 16, 2019
Jessica Dunn | Sep 17, 2019

Yes! It's a great place to walk and bring pets

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Hi, tomorrow being a Sunday, it is open and can we bring our pet dog? Thanks.

WBG Workout | Feb 17, 2021
John Davis | Feb 18, 2021

Yes you can take dogs to to the government Island I used to take both of mine their everyday for exercise

Is it very busy? When would be the best time to go when it us more empty?

Laura Niesen | Sep 15, 2020
Colleen Watts | Sep 16, 2020

Very early in the morning, it was pretty empty at 7am when I walked it yesterday

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Can we fish here?

Kristin “GoNannyGo” Bullock | Sep 16, 2019
Ryan Quarry | Sep 17, 2019

As others have said, you can fish, but personally I would go elsewhere. There isn't much room to cast, and there's only a couple holes where fish congregate. Checkout Locust Shade park or Aquia Landing.

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I guess there is no metal detecting here either.

Donald Hensley | Sep 16, 2019
Clay Calvert | Sep 17, 2019

Digging would be frowned upon.

Can you bike the trails? Some sites show it and others do not.

Thomas Shankle | Sep 16, 2018
Sumner Stone | Sep 17, 2018

Biking isn't allowed on the boardwalk, but walking your bike on that part is acceptable.

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is there fishing

va harrold | Sep 16, 2018
Scrub Love | Sep 17, 2018

There are signs posted saying no fishing but people are there all the time

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