Burke Lake Park

Burke Lake Park
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LocationFairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
Coordinates38°45′18″N 77°17′46″W / 38.755114°N 77.296096°W / 38.755114; -77.296096
Area888-acre (3.59 km2)
Operated byFairfax County Park Authority
OpenAll year
WebsiteOfficial site

Burke Lake Park is a public park located in Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It encompasses Burke Lake. The Fairfax County public park is owned by the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA). It was built on land that was purchased by the federal government in the 1950s for an international airport, before the site of Dulles Airport was chosen as a replacement.[1]

  1. ^ "Burke International Airport Proposal, Land Auction Announcement". A Look Back at Braddock District History. Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 6 Mar 2011.

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