The Visitor Center is the entrance by which guests will pass through upon their entry into the gardens. Guests may speak with our front desk staff to have questions answered regarding your visit or about other parks in the NOVA Parks Agency. Consider stopping in to our gift shop to find some local artisan gifts or a snack to have while you walk the grounds. Additionally, the Visitor Center provides indoor seating and is where guests can find the restrooms for the gardens prior to entering or upon departing.

Settled within Meadowlark Botanical Gardens are three gazebos that serve as perfect locations for an intimate wedding ceremony. Each wedding gazebo accommodates varying capacities and are located throughout the garden. Maximum capacities range between 50 to 120 standing guests in and around the gazebos.

Fountainhead offers a snack bar located on the observation deck of the Marina Building, which commands a spectacular view of the widest point of the Occoquan Reservoir. The snack bar also offers fishing bait and supplies.

Cameron Run Regional Park and Great Waves Waterpark offers a rental picnic shelter #1 and two corporate pavilions that are perfect for picnics with family, friends and coworkers. The picnic shelter includes tables and grills. Alcoholic beverages are prohibited in all regional parks. Restroom facilities are available on the outside of the waterpark entrance building. Use of grills or any other cooking device is not permitted in the park Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day except in Shelter 1. 

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The Barn Pavilion at Bull Run Park offers picnicking for large corporate events and group picnics. Amenities include electricity, covered seating with tables for up to 300 and uncovered seating for an additional 300. The Barn Pavilion has its own private lot for up to 110 cars and additional parking in the soccer field area. The Barn Pavilion is located near a playground and in proximity to restrooms. The spacious fields next to the Barn Pavilion provide the perfect atmosphere for a variety of field games.

Algonkian Regional Park offers rental picnic shelters perfect for picnics with family, friends and coworkers. Picnic shelters include tables and grills. Large shelters may only be rented for the day. Other shelters are available for rent during three time periods; 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m. to an hour before sunset, or all day. Alcoholic beverages are prohibited in all regional parks unless otherwise stated.