Morse Code

Have you ever wanted to learn how to send and receive messages using Morse code? Now's your chance to learn. Join a ranger in the picnic area near the park's Visitor Center at 2:00pm to learn how to decode messages sent with Morse code.

Leading Change Evening Program

Meet a ranger at the Oak Ridge Campground Amphitheater at 7:30pm to learn more about the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Office of Strategic Services (OSS) use of Prince William Forest Park. This program includes a campfire and is weather dependent (program will b......More

Meet a ranger at the Oak Ridge Campground Amphitheater at 7:30pm to learn more about the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Office of Strategic Services (OSS) use of Prince William Forest Park. This program includes a campfire and is weather dependent (program will be canceled if there are storms or heavy wind or rain). There is limited parking at the beginning of the campground for visitors who are not camping at Oak Ridge.

Oak Ridge Campground Amphitheater is located down a short trail with lights in the A Loop of Oak Ridge Campground

To Catch a Spy

Calling all spy catchers! Meet a ranger at the Turkey Run Parking Area for a short talk on spy history in the park. Learn how to use an antenna to locate a signal in the forest.

Science and Espionage: Fort Hunt and Prince William Forest During the Second World War

The state of Virginia has played an important role in the history of the United States. It was the location of the first permanent English settlement in North America the birthplace of four of America’s first five presidents and the site of significant battles during th......More

The state of Virginia has played an important role in the history of the United States. It was the location of the first permanent English settlement in North America the birthplace of four of America’s first five presidents and the site of significant battles during the Civil War. Virginia’s fascinating twentieth century history is still being uncovered. During the Second World War top-secret military intelligence operations were headquartered in Virginia. These projects helped the Allies win the war and shaped the United States for decades to come.Join authors Ann Todd and Brian Crim for a special presentation of northern Virginia’s World War II history! The seminar will be hosted by park rangers from Prince William Forest (Melissa Weih) and Fort Hunt Park (Daniel Blier). The seminar will end with a Q& A session during which attendees can ask the presenters questions. Registration is free but required.Ann Todd is the author of OSS Operation Black Mail: One Woman’s Covert War Against the Imperial Japanese Army. She has worked as a historian for the National Museum of the Marine Corps and as a consultant for the National Geographic Society. She served in the United States Coast Guard and lives in Texas.Brian Crim is a professor of history at the University of Lynchburg where he teaches courses about modern European history the Holocaust and military history. Dr Crim’s publications include Antisemitism in the German Military Community and the Jewish Response 1914–1938 and Our Germans: Project Paperclip and the National Security State.For adults and teens. Please register to receive a Zoom link to attend this virtual program.

This is a virtual event