In normal times, Lake Accotink is a fine lake for boating and sailing.
- In normal times, Lake Accotink is a fine lake for boating and sailing.
- Each June, the Cardboard Regatta tests the seaworthiness of elaborately designed cardboard boats.
- With the level of the lake reduced for dam repairs, most of what used to be the lake is now mud.
- As the level of the water dropped, trash at the bottom of the lake was revealed.
- The park boasts a popular hiking and biking trail.
- There is still some wildlife at the park. These ducks looked a little forlorn rooting around in a muddy puddle of water.
- Water attracts all sorts of insects, such as this impressive twelve-spotted skimmer dragonfly.
- Kids enjoy the carousel at Lake Accotink Park.
- Next to the carousel is a miniature golf course.
- There's also a playground and extensive picnic facilities.
- Trains frequently cross the trestle by the dam, and can make quite a bit of noise.
- The entrance sign for Lake Accotink Park, in Springfield, Va.
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