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Lewinsville
Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

Lewinsville

Lewinsville is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

Plan a trip to Lewinsville→From Baltimore

Traditionally, the center of Lewinsville has been located at the crossroads of Lewinsville and Chain Bridge Roads. Together with Langley, Lewinsville forms the census-designated place of McLean.

How locals move

Getting around Lewinsville the local way

  • Get inOn the weekends, you can take Ride On bus #29 to Glen Echo and start hiking north from there, but it is a significantly longer trek to Great Falls.
  • Get inAlthough it is also possible to kayak or canoe the Potomac through the park, make sure you know what you're doing—the rapids are very dangerous, especially around Great Falls, and many people drown every year.
  • Go nextAmong the most important are Harpers Ferry, just across the Potomac in West Virginia, and Antietam National Battlefield.

From Wikivoyage: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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