Monroe Park is located on a 14-acre lot donated by Pat and Thelma Monroe and features The Gold Mining Camp Museum, including the gold and gem mining sluice, ADA accessible playground, sports fields, horseshoe pits, cornhole boards, a sand volleyball court, a quarter-mile paved ADA accessible trail, and the Prospector Pavilion.

 

 

Monroe Park is open daily, dawn to dusk. Camping is not allowed on the property.

 The Gold Mining Camp Museum at Monroe Park is open Wednesday through Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Sunday noon to 4:00 pm. This was not the site of an actual gold mine, although there were 15 sites within a few miles of the park where gold was actually mined between 1810 and 1940. 

The sluice is now open for the season. Gold panning demonstrations are held Wednesday through Sunday at 2 pm. During the summer we have group programs scheduled on many weekday mornings and the sluice will not be available during those group programs. If you are planning on visiting on a weekday morning, please call the office to check and see if a group scheduled that day.

 The sluice closes at 4:30 Wednesday-Saturday and at 3:30 pm on Sunday. Please be aware, the sand in the sluice does not contain any gold.

Bags of gems, minerals, and/or fossils, prospecting equipment, and our souvenirs can be purchased in the Mess Hall/Park Office at any time.

For more information, call 540-422-8170 or send an email to monroepark@fauquiercounty.gov.   

PROSPECTOR PAVILION

Perfect for a family reunion, birthday party, church social, sports team party, or any other type of get-together.
• picnic tables for up to 60 people
• a large charcoal grill (bring your own charcoal)
• the shelter does not have electricity

The Pavilion can be reserved for the whole day (7:00 am to dusk, $105.00) or half a day (7:00 am to 2:00 pm or 2:30 pm to dusk, $70.00). It is open to the public first come first serve unless reserved.

FRIENDS OF MONROE PARK: 
President-Cindy Stylianos
The Friends of Monroe Park (FOMP) was created 25 years ago to support the efforts of the Fauquier County Government and Fauquier County Parks and Recreation in building and developing Monroe Park. Initially, FOMP raised over $10,000 towards the construction of the park and to this day continues fundraising to promote the development of additional park facilities. FOMP has in the past co-sponsored two annual events at the Park - the Goldvein Jubilee in September and the Spring Egg Hunt. 

Northern Virginia Gold Prospectors

An association of prospectors from northern Virginia, the club meets at the park April to October. The meetings are open to the public. The NVGP has long been a big supporter of the park. For more information about the club, search for their Facebook group or contact the Monroe Park office.