Lake · Fairfax Station, Fairfax, Virginia
Burke Lake
Current Lake Rating
Point-in-time lake rating — separate from the trip recommendation below.
Fair
This condition rating is estimated because current on-water monitoring is not available.
Estimated Conditions
Estimated from available current readings, weather, seasonal patterns, destination characteristics, and historical conditions. Some important on-water measurements may be unavailable.
Rating confidence: Low
Should I Go?
Consider
Fishing guidance for this destination based on available lake conditions, weather, and seasonal context. It is not a boating, swimming, ice, or access-safety rating.
Recommendation confidence: Low
Why
- Current water-level and water-temperature observations are not available.
- StrikeTracks is showing a provisional Estimated Conditions rating from accepted secondary evidence.
- Available atmospheric evidence is favorable for provisional Estimated fishing suitability; the public rating is capped by the accepted Estimated evidence path and confidence policy.
Current Readings
Live monitoring not available.
Better Nearby Options
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Weather Near Lake
Current Weather
Clear
Temperature
72°F
Feels like
76°F
Wind
6 mph W
Wind gust
11 mph
Current precipitation
0.00 in
Updated
Sep 5, 2026, 3:30 AM
Recent Rainfall
Estimated precipitation near this lake
Last 6 hours
0.00 in
Last 24 hours
0.01 in
Last 48 hours
0.04 in
Little recent rainfall near this lake.
Next 24 Hours
Sat 6 AM
Clear
Temp 70°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 5 mph
Sat 10 AM
Overcast
Temp 78°F
Chance 2%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 7 mph
Sat 2 PM
Rain
Temp 78°F
Chance 9%
Precip 0.13 in
Wind 12 mph
Sat 6 PM
Overcast
Temp 81°F
Chance 14%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 5 mph
Sat 10 PM
Mostly clear
Temp 75°F
Chance 5%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 3 mph
Sun 2 AM
Overcast
Temp 71°F
Chance 1%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 5 mph
Four-Day Forecast
Sat, Sep 5
Rain
High 81°F / Low 70°F
Chance 14%
Precip 0.13 in
Max gust 19 mph
Sun, Sep 6
Overcast
High 83°F / Low 66°F
Chance 5%
Precip 0.00 in
Max gust 18 mph
Mon, Sep 7
Overcast
High 83°F / Low 61°F
Chance 5%
Precip 0.00 in
Max gust 11 mph
Tue, Sep 8
Overcast
High 86°F / Low 60°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Max gust 18 mph
Weather and rainfall are estimated for this lake's coordinates. Local conditions can vary, especially in mountainous terrain and during isolated storms.
Recent rainfall can influence lake level and access, but the timing and magnitude depend on watershed size, soil conditions, and reservoir operations where applicable.
Weather data: Open-Meteo
Fishery Profile
Documented species you may encounter at Burke Lake.
Species images are AI-generated illustrations for visual reference and may simplify natural variation. Fishery records are based on the cited agency sources. About fish illustrations
Fishery overview
Burke Lake is Fairfax County's largest public park lake and a close-to-home Northern Virginia warmwater fishery. Live lake water temperature is not assigned; customer conditions use the accepted ordinary inland Estimated path with mandatory disclosure when MODEL-2 evidence qualifies.
Target species
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus nigricans
- Expectation
- Primary
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- introduced
- Confidence
- Medium confidence
Primary warmwater recreational target from accepted research.
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- unknown
- Confidence
- Low confidence
Panfish community context; confirm current regulations.
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- unknown
- Confidence
- Low confidence
Panfish community context; not treated as evaluator evidence.
Fishery characteristics
- Composition
- Mixed wild and stocked
Ordinary inland park lake with public warmwater fishing habitat. Surface area is recorded from Fairfax County Park Authority; mean/max depth fields are intentionally unset so generic L-D applies.
Best seasons
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
Common techniques
- Boat fishing
- Shore fishing
- Spinning
Access and Public Fishing Rights
Public launch, pier, and shoreline access through Burke Lake Park. Confirm current Fairfax County Park Authority boat-launch and shore-access postings. Catalog coordinates are a lake reference point, not a verified put-in pin.
Stocking information
Confirm any current Virginia DWR stockings on the official schedule. Do not treat descriptive fishery notes as thermal evidence.
Official sources
Regulations can change. Verify current Virginia DWR freshwater rules before fishing.
Location and Access
Cataloged lake location
Fairfax Station, Fairfax, Virginia
The map marker represents the cataloged waterbody or monitoring location and may not indicate legal parking or public access. Confirm access through the official information before visiting.
Lake Details
Town
Fairfax Station
County
Fairfax
Management Category
Warmwater public park lake
Regulation Scope
Burke Lake
Regulation Summary
Virginia freshwater fishing regulations apply on Burke Lake; confirm current DWR seasons and limits.
Surface Area
218 acres
Target Species
Largemouth Bass, Panfish
Public Access
Public
Boat Launch
Available
Shore Fishing
Available
Description
Fairfax County Park Authority public fishing lake at Burke Lake Park near Fairfax Station. Official park materials describe a 218-acre inland recreation lake with a public launch and pier. Dammed park-lake origin does not reclassify this destination as a reservoir special under accepted MIDATL-1A research; ordinary inland kind=lake applies. No USGS same-lake water-temperature station is assigned. Authoritative mean/max depth is not copied from unofficial pages, so ordinary inland L-D Estimated coverage applies. Coordinates are a public lake reference point, not a verified launch pin.
