OSS Day
Prince William Forest Park · Virginia
Photo: NPS Photo
Next time
Saturday, Nov 14 · 8:30 AM
Local time at the park
About this program
Explore a little-known part of the park and tour a cabin camp built in the 1930s. Join park rangers at Cabin Camp 2 at Prince William Forest Park to learn more about the period of the park’s history in the 1940s when the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) trained spies in the park.
Take a rugged two mile hike off-trail with a ranger to an old OSS training ground at 9:00 am or 12:30pm and/or tour the cabin camp to learn more about the OSS. Hikes are limited to 30 visitors each and first-come, first-serve free tickets for the hike will be available at the event at Cabin Camp 2 starting at 8:30am. Unfortunately, the off-trail hike is inaccessible to wheelchairs and strollers. It is recommended to wear long pants and hiking shoes if planning to do the off-trail hike.
Guided cabin camp tours are offered to visitors after each hike and are open to all visitors. Visitors are also welcome to do a self-guided tour of the cabin camp anytime between 8:30am and 3:00pm. The cabin camp gates will close at 3:00pm.
- Where to meet
- Physical address 17175 Mawavi Road, Triangle, VA. Park in the parking lot of Cabin Camp 2 off of Joplin Road and follow signs to the event. To get to Cabin Camp 2, take Exit 150 on Interstate 95 onto Joplin Road.
- Good to know
- Guided off-trail hikes leave precisely at 9:00am and 12:30pm with tours of the cabin camp happening after the hike. Visitors are welcome to do a self-guided tour of the cabin camp anytime between 8:30am and 3:00pm. The cabin camp gate will close at 3:00pm.
From the National Park Service.
Upcoming dates
- Saturday, Nov 148:30 AM
Schedule from the Prince William Forest Park, checked daily. Programs can change, so check before you go.
At the park that day
Sunset
4:59 PM
Saturday
No closures or road changes reported within 20 miles in the last week.
