Use Permits

Please click here
to request your recreational use permit online.

The trail opened in 2006 as a privately owned recreational facility accessible by permit.

Once you have submitted your use permit application using the link above, you will receive an email receipt which allows you to immediately access the Dahlgren Trail. Please email our communications team if you have any questions.

*Please note that horseback riding on the Dahlgren Trail is not permitted. All dogs must be kept on leash at all times while on the trail.

If you are an organized group or event, please complete the group use / event application below.

Group Use / Event Application

* Indicates required field

Event Name *

Event Coordinator Name *

First

Last

Event Coordinator Phone Number *

Event Coordinator Email *

Event Date *

Event Goal / Purpose *

Will A Fee Be Charged For Participation In This Event? *

Yes No

Event Start and End Locations *

Expected Number of Participants *

Expected Number of Spectators *

Safety Plan *

Spectator Management Plan *

Promotional Plan *

Do you plan to conduct any post-event survey or otherwise collect feedback from participants? *

To use the Dahlgren Trail for an organized event/group gathering, you must provide a copy of the event liability insurance policy as well as two additional insured documents naming the following:
Friends of the Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail: P.O. Box 53 Dahlgren, Virginia 22448
Ridgewood 2000 L.L.P.: 5000 Liberty Woods Lane, Woodbridge, Virginia 22193
Please upload the documents below or email all three insurance documents to [email protected]. Your application is not complete until these items are provided.

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Trail Use Permits

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Group Use / Event Application

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Trail Use Permits

Please click here​to request your recreational use permit online.

Group Use / Event Application

FIND THE DAHLGREN TRAIL

JOIN THE CONVERSATION

SUPPORT THE TRAIl

SIGN UP FOR Our NEWSLETTER

Please click here
to request your recreational use permit online.