No more pedal boats at Lake Accotink

Lake Accotink Park was busy on a beautiful Memorial Day, with people kayaking, hiking, fishing, feeding the geese, playing mini-golf, and enjoying the playground. No one was pedal boating, however, because the pedal boats are no longer available.

That’s because the water is too shallow – less than two feet in some areas – and the pedal boats were getting stuck in the mud, says Lake Accotink Park Manager Dan Grulke.

The water level had been reduced to facilitate an inspection of the dam, but the overall depth of the water has been decreasing for years and is not expected to improve.

The pedal boats will be transferred to another lake in Fairfax County, possibly Lake Fairfax.

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