The Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail supports the National Park Service in keeping the trail safe and welcoming for all users through education, trail maintenance, and community events. We are an official partner of the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
What We Do
Trail Maintenance
Trail maintenance activities focus on ensuring that the millions of yearly trail users have a safe park experience. Activities include bump removal, pothole repair, replacing bridge boards, pressure washing slippery bridges, trail edging, and trimming vegetation growing into the trail. After major storms, we have deployed teams of volunteers to clean up storm damage or remove snow.
Resource Protection
Resource protection activities focus on the removal of invasive plant species that destroy native vegetation and deprive wildlife of food sources. We remove bush honeysuckle, English Ivy and kudzu nearly every weekend, saving mature trees from destruction and supporting the re-emergence of native plants. We also help maintain the beauty of the trail by removing graffiti and picking up trash.
Resource Appreciation
Resource appreciation events have included bike rides and walks to visit tulips and historical sites. Advocacy efforts include communicating projects that impact parkland such as Long Bridge, CC2DCA, and the Mount Vernon Trail Environmental Assessment.
Recent Blog Posts
- CC2DCA 2026 Public FeedbackArlington County has started design work for the CC2DCA project which will build a new pedestrian and biker bridge that connects the Mount Vernon Trail to Crystal City, National Airport and a future VRE station. The county is seeking feedbackContinue reading “CC2DCA 2026 Public Feedback”
- FoMVT visioning survey resultsThank you to the 267 people who took the FoMVT’s visioning survey. We were glad to see a good mix of people who use the trail in different ways (bike, walk, run, scooter, wheelchair, etc.) and who use different partsContinue reading “FoMVT visioning survey results”
- Public feedback sought for Old Town North EA Public ScopingThe George Washington Memorial Parkway is conducting an Environmental Assessment to implement proposed changes to the Mount Vernon Trail and Parkway crossings at Slaters Lane and Bashford Lane in conjunction with the redevelopment of the decommissioned Potomac River Generating StationContinue reading “Public feedback sought for Old Town North EA Public Scoping”
Support Us
You can help us continue to improve the Mount Vernon Trail by volunteering or donating.
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