Editing Prince William County, Virginia (section)

== Parks ==
[[File:HenryHillVC.jpg|thumb|upright|right|The Manassas National Battlefield Park visitor center in July 2003]]
Two [[National Park Service|National Parks]] lie within the county. [[Prince William Forest Park]] was established as Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area in 1936 and is located in eastern Prince William County. This is the largest protected natural area in the [[Washington, D.C.]] metropolitan region at over {{convert|15000|acres|0|abbr=on}}. [[Manassas National Battlefield Park]], located north of [[Manassas]] in Prince William County, preserves the site of two major American Civil War battles: the [[First Battle of Manassas]] on July 21, 1861, and the [[Second Battle of Manassas]] which was fought between August 28 and 30, 1862. Outside the South, these battles are commonly referred to as the first and second battles of Bull Run.

The [[Prince William County Department of Parks & Recreation]] operates fifty parks, two water parks, two recreation centers (Birchdale Rec. Center and Sharron Baucom Dale City Rec. Center), two community centers, six sports complexes, and an ice-skating rink:
* [[Prince William Forest Park]], the largest National Park Service property in the [[Washington metropolitan area|Washington, D.C. metropolitan area]]
* [[Leesylvania State Park]], the ancestral home of the [[Lee family]], with a range of recreational activities and views of the river
* [[Manassas National Battlefield Park]], a [[American Civil War|Civil War]] battlefield