Wolf Trap, Virginia
CDP
About Wolf Trap
Wolf Trap, VA is a small unincorporated community located in northeastern Virginia.
Wolf Trap holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 9.78 square miles.
📰 Wolf Trap News Today
- Josh Groban at Wolf Trap with National Symphony Orchestra - tickets for the Vienna, Virginia concert karlobag.eu · Aug 17
- The Barns At Wolf Trap Announces First Shows For 2026-2027 Season Patch · Aug 14
- Third Barn Added to Wolf Trap Opening in November Alexandria Living Magazine · Jul 30
- The Barns at Wolf Trap Reveals Lineup for First 2026-2027 Shows Northern Virginia Magazine · Aug 11
- At 'Songwriters Celebrate John Prine,' a Case for Prine as Poet Laureate Variety · Jun 14
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Wolf Trap Unique
- The only place in America named Wolf Trap — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northeastern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Wolf Trap
📍 A Country Place📍 Beau Ridge📍 Carpers Farm📍 Cinnamon Creek📍 Fairview📍 Glendale📍 Haver Hills📍 Middleton Ridge📍 Peacock📍 Shouse Village📍 Spring Ridge📍 Sun Valley
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Wolf Trap National Park West Lot · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wolf Trap
- 🏞️ Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts · National Park reviews ★
- Meadowlark Botanical Gardens reviews ★
- Bold Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Butterfly Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Children’s Garden and Pavillion · Garden reviews ★
- Clarks Crossing Park reviews ★
- Conifer Collection · Garden reviews ★
- Difficult Run Stream Valley Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Entry Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Fox Hunters Park reviews ★
- Fred Packard Grove · Garden reviews ★
- Herb Garden · Garden reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateVirginia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area9.78 sq mi
Coordinates38.9374, -77.2829