July 14, 2022 walked here

July 2022 went to Crows Nest Natural Area Preserve in Stafford Virginia #crowsnest #virginia #hiking #alltrails #outdoors #summer

Loved our hike in October 2020. We found some real interesting mushrooms, like ocean corals.

Beautiful and peaceful! Was not crowded at all felt like we had the water to ourselves. There is a small board walk with an area to launch kayaks it is a walk but I had no issues with my paddle board. There’s plenty of parking and the area was very clean.

Really great spot. Single lane road driving up to the main parking area which may be daunting for some but there were plenty of pull offs in case a car came. Parking was easy and there was even a bathroom there. Good clear marking of the paths. We did the green to the red path for a slightly shorter hike. Very nice mix of trees and plants shake and sun. Tons of little frogs everywhere. Water views was very clean and nice. Saw turtle, frogs, salamander, tons of birds and dragonflies. Would likely be a great place to take kids.

***UPDATE*** trails have been completed a while back and this is still an amazing place to stay connected with nature!!!

This is a great place for our family to hike. Spring 2017 the trails are still under construction and it is kind of confusing because there are multiple trails in The Preserve. Many times we have ran into people who were very disappointed about the length of the trail along Brook Road and we had to direct them to the rest of the trails on the other side of the inlet.