We’re honored to be named a recipient of the 2025 AllTrails Stewards Fund. Thanks to this support, we’ll continue our work of filling potholes on the Mount Vernon Trail. Our goal is to fill 300 potholes with support from this award! AllTrails is the world’s largest database of trails with information and reviews to help you find and plan your next outdoor adventure.

Thank you AllTrails!

Read more about our project and the other awardees here. 

We are now a Girl Scout Nation’s Capital program partner. We are excited to be able to more easily advertise to Girl Scout troops in the area to attend our volunteer events and nature programs.

As always, we welcome groups to come volunteer at our events. If you plan on having more than 10 people come on a particular weekend, just let us know via email (hello@mountvernontrail.org) no less than one week prior to the day of the event.

We are hosting a Mega Trash Bash on November 15th in conjunction with Potomac Conservancy, Four Mile Run Conservatory Foundation, and NOVA Cleanups. Each organization will be hosting their own event but we will collectively calculate the amount of trash picked up.

Register here for the Mega Trash Bash with FoMVT.

The federal shutdown has impacted facilities on the trail. The trail itself remains open. Parking lots at TR Island, Gravelly Point, Jones Point and Fort Hunt are all closed. Parking at Columbia Island Marina, Daingerfield Island Marina and Belle Haven Park remain open. Restrooms on the trail are closed, but some trail adjacent restrooms are available at Gateway Park in Rosslyn, Island Time on Columbia Island, the Crystal City Water Park, Catboat Pizza on Daingerfield Island and at Mount Vernon Estates. The majority of GWMP staff are furloughed but are on call for emergent safety issues such as downed trees or broken bridge boards.

In October we hosted 5 volunteer events with 165 volunteers giving 365 volunteer hours.

We took advantage of the Gravelly Point parking lot being closed due to the government shutdown to re-paint the faded crosswalk. This refresh will improve safety for all users.

You can check out more before/after photos here and donate to help defray the cost of paint and supplies.

November 1

Vegetation Trimming and English Ivy Removal North of Memorial Bridge

November 8

Invasive Vegetation Cleanup near Dyke Marsh

November 15

Trash Removal near Marina Towers

November 22

Trash and Vegetation Removal North of Four Mile Run

November 29

Vegetation Removal Near Daingerfield Island

December 13

Vegetation Trimming and Trail Edging near Old Stone Bridge

December 20

Alexandria Alternative Trail Cleanup

December 27

Invasive Species Removal near Trollheim Bridge/Theodore Roosevelt Island

January 1 (Thursday)

New Year’s Day- Trash Cleanup at Belle Haven Park