The park is adjacent to the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, a part of Jefferson National Forest. Grayson Highlands State Park was originally named Mount Rogers State Park and was established in 1965.
Occoneechee State Park is on Virginia*s largest lake, Buggs Island Lake, also known as John H. Kerr Reservoir. The park features 18.
This park's hours of operation are between 8 a.m. and dusk. NOTE: This park is a Trash Free Fac - refuse must be removed by park visitor. A central refuse collection area is at the Three Bends Overlook.The park is 1, 604 acres with 5.
Staunton River State Park is one of the six original state parks that opened in June 1936. It is located on 1, 597 acres along the shoreline of the John H. Kerr Reservoir (also known as Buggs Island Lake), as well as the Dan and Staunton rivers.
Twin Lakes State Park, centrally located in Virginia's Piedmont region, provides visitors from all over the Commonwealth with a variety of lakefront activities in a secluded setting.
Located 11 miles west of Williamsburg, York River State Park offers visitors an opportunity to experience the environment of a coastal estuary.
Located in the rural Northern Neck of Virginia, Belle Isle is the first state park to be purchased with funds from the $95 million 1992 Parks and Recreational Facilities Bond Referendum.
Deep in the heart of Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest, Holliday Lake State Park is a paradise for the outdoor enthusiast. Fishing for largemouth bass, crappie and bluegill is a popular activity in the 150-acre lake within the park.
Park is open for day use and overnight camping. Honor parking at posted daily rate. Hiking trails, picnic shelters, comfort stations and boat launch.James River State Park is one of the state's newest parks.
The land in Lake Anna State Park used to be known as "Gold Hill" and contained the Goodwin Gold Mine. Gold was first discovered in 1829 with mining reaching its peak in the 1880s. The last gold to be found was in a zinc mine during the 1940s.
New River Trail State Park parallels 39 miles of the New River, the second oldest river in the world and one of the few flowing north.
Just 20 miles from downtown Richmond, the capital of Virginia, Pocahontas State Park has been one of the more popular parks in the state park system. Swift Creek forms the nucleus of the park, which is centered in a wildlife management area.
The land for this park was donated in 1975 by Paul Mellon of Upperville to the Commonwealth of Virginia. It consisted of 1, 132 acres.
Purchased in 1993, Wilderness Road State Park is one of four new state parks being developed. The park is approximately 200 acres that sit astride the "Wilderness Road, " which was carved by Daniel Boone in 1775 to open America*s first western frontier.
Located on the waters of the Occoquan Reservoir, Bull Run Marina is a practice facility for high school rowing teams. Annual boat launching permits are available to the general public. Hiker and equestrians may access the 17.5-mile Bull Run-Occoquan Trail.
Hemlock Overlook Center for Outdoor Education is jointly operated by George Mason University and the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority.
Bull Run Regional Park's spacious fields accommodate groups by the hundreds for picnics, camping or special events. The park's scenic woodland and trails offer miles of hiking and solitude.
Fountainhead Regional Park is located at the widest point of the Occoquan Reservoir and provides a quiet spot to enjoy the beauty of nature by water or land. Fishing is available from a floating dock or rental canoes and jon boats.
This scenic shoreline park offers the largest campground in the area. Visitors may rent paddle boats, jon boats, sailboats, canoes or kayaks.
The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park is a linear park 100 feet wide and 45 miles long built on the old roadbed of the former W&OD Railroad.
FRYING PAN PARK is located at 2709 West Ox Road in Herndon. Frying Pan Park is home to Kidwell Farm, a working model farm typical of farms found in Fairfax County in the early 20th-century.
Petersburg, Virginia, became the setting for the longest siege in American history when General Ulysses S. Grant failed to capture Richmond in the spring of 1864.
Manassas National Battlefield park was established in 1940 to preserve the scene of two major Civil War battles.
Shenandoah National Park lies astride a beautiful section of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which form the eastern rampart of the Appalachian Mountains between Pennsylvania and Georgia.
One mile loop trail on the 800 acres of the Meadowood SRMA on Mason Neck in Fairfax County, Virginia and plans to manage it to provide open space for recreation, environmental education, and wild horse and burro interpretation.
Meadowood SRMA is 800 acres of the on Mason Neck in Fairfax County, Virginia and plans to manage it to provide open space for recreation, environmental education, and wild horse and burro interpretation.
Located across the entire western part of Virginia and the eastern part of West Virginia, lies the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. The Forests are the largest publicly owned land base for recreation in the eastern United States.