page_title: Prince William Forest Park
hierarchical_section_title: Prince William Forest Park
caption_attribution_description: North Fork Quantico Creek in Prince William Forest Park in Prince William County, Virginia, as seen from the North Valley Trail.
context_page_description: Prince William Forest Park was established as Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area in 1936. Its location is in Triangle, Virginia, adjacent to the Marine Corps Base Quantico. The park is the largest protected natural area in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region at over 16,000 acres. Today, the park is a window into the past and serves as an example of what much of the East Coast once looked like centuries ago.
  The park serves as the largest example of Eastern Piedmont forest in the National Park System. The park also protects the Quantico Creek watershed. It is a sanctuary for numerous native plant and animal species.
context_section_description: Prince William Forest Park was established as Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area in 1936. Its location is in Triangle, Virginia, adjacent to the Marine Corps Base Quantico. The park is the largest protected natural area in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region at over 16,000 acres (6,500 ha). Today, the park is a window into the past and serves as an example of what much of the East Coast once looked like centuries ago.
  The park serves as the largest example of Eastern Piedmont forest in the National Park System (arguably, one of the most heavily altered ecosystems in North America). The park also protects the Quantico Creek watershed.  It is a sanctuary for numerous native plant and animal species.
caption: The North Fork of Quantico Creek, from the North Valley trail
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