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Draper Drive Park

Draper Drive Park is a City of Fairfax park that has been the subject of several overlapping municipal actions across multiple years. 3 separate matters touch this place; each has its own status.

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  • May 26, 2026City Council · item 11a
    Wilcoxon Trail Extension Connectivity Study Briefing

    Draper Drive Park was identified as a potential route component in the alternative alignment concept for the Wilcoxon Trail Extension.

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denied

The George Snyder Trail (GST) was a planned shared-use trail project (VDOT UPC 112816) in Fairfax City intended to improve multimodal connectivity. The project had received approximately $20.6 million in concessionaire (Transform 66 Outside the Beltway) funding, with a total budget of roughly $16 million remaining after prior expenditures.

  • Feb 13, 2025Parks and Recreation Advisory Board · item 6a
    Summary of Recent Council Meeting Actions Pertaining to Parks and Recreation

    $200,000 in security improvements (cameras and blue light buttons) requested for parks including Draper Drive Park.

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  • May 26, 2026City Council · item 11a
    Wilcoxon Trail Extension Connectivity Study Briefing

    Draper Drive Park was identified as a potential route component in the alternative alignment concept for the Wilcoxon Trail Extension.

    minutesagenda
approved
  • Sep 24, 2024City Council · item 8d
    Consideration of a public art mural for Draper Drive Park restrooms

    The park's restroom structure was approved as the site for the new public art mural.

    passedApprove Jessica Pidcock to paint the mural at Draper Drive Park restrooms.
    ✓ Bates✓ Doyle Feingold✓ Greenfield✓ Lim✓ Ross✓ Stehle
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In full

In September 2024, the City Council unanimously approved local artist Jessica Pidcock to paint a public art mural — titled "Mother's Helpers" — on the park's restroom structure; as of April 2025, the mural was anticipated to be unveiled later that spring. In early 2025, the park was included in a $200,000 package of park security improvements (cameras and blue light buttons) requested through the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board budget process. A stream restoration project was also identified along a waterway running through a portion of the park, though that effort was still in discussion as of mid-2025, with easements and floodplain work noted as requirements.

Most significantly, by May 2026, Draper Drive Park became a central node in the proposed alternative alignment for the Wilcoxon Trail Extension: rather than the originally planned northern leg, the revised concept would route the trail along Draper Drive and Beach Drive, connecting directly to the park and the existing trail network there. The City Council gave consensus in May 2026 to proceed with a feasibility study of this alignment using already-appropriated funds and to initiate public outreach. By October 2026, a detailed concept plan had been prepared showing a 10-foot wide shared path along Draper Drive and Beach Drive connecting into the park, with attention to preserving parking along the corridor; park staff (Stacy Summerfield) indicated that the park's existing parking is adequate when enforced.