This 50, 000-acre lake on the Virginia - North Carolina border is one of the largest manmade lakes in the southeast, noted for its record striped bass catches and camping facilities.
A designated National Natural Landmark, Caledon provides visitors the unique opportunity of viewing bald eagles in their natural habitat.
Located on the 4, 500 acre, 21-mile long Claytor Lake (from which the park was named) in the New River Valley of southwestern Virginia, Claytor Lake State Park offers a wide variety of activities for water and land enthusiasts.
This park serves as a Virginia Beach Tourism satellite location and has new displays, three indoor aquariums, restrooms, showers and offers water sports rentals. It's Virginia's most popular state park attracting more than a million visitors annually.
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.
Hungry Mother State Park in southwestern Virginia is noted for its woodlands and lake.
Kiptopeke Birding Areas - Since 1963, Kiptopeke has been the site of bird population studies. Sponsored by the Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory, formerly known as KESTRSAL, and licensed by the U.S.
Mason Neck State Park is situated on a peninsula formed by Pohick Bay on the north, Belmont Bay on the south and the Potomac River on the east. The peninsula is the site of an active heron rookery.
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.
Although situated on the second largest body of freshwater in the state, Smith Mountain Lake State Park is not just for water enthusiasts.
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.
Nestled in the heart of Cumberland State Forest in central Virginia*s Cumberland County, Bear Creek Lake State Park offers the amenities of the larger parks without the crowds.
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.
Chippokes Plantation State Park is one of the oldest working farms in the United States. Chippokes is a living historical exhibit located in a rural agricultural area along the James River in Surry County.
Editors of the 1999 Outside Family Vacation Guide, a summer planner, have named Virginia*s very own Douthat State Park one of the nation's 10 best. It's on the National Register of Historic Places and straddles Bath and Alleghany counties.
No vehicular access. Located in southern Virginia Beach, False Cape State Park is a mile-wide barrier spit between Back Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Access is through the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge and is limited to hiking, bicycling or boating.
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.
Leesylvania opened in 1992. In 1978, noted philanthropist Daniel Ludwig donated the land to the state for a park. A national historical society, the Society of Lees of Virginia, was instrumental in securing the donation.
The Commonwealth of Virginia acquired the tunnel and 100 surrounding acres in 1967 from the Natural Tunnel Chasm and Caverns Corp. to establish Natural Tunnel State Park. Approximately 750 additional acres were later acquired and the park opened in 1971.
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.
The museum is housed in a mansion built in the 1880s by Rufus Ayers, a Virginia attorney general. The museum was acquired by the commonwealth in 1946 from the Slemp Foundation, established by C.
At this historic site, a ragtag group of Confederate old men and young boys beat the odds and held off an assault by 5, 000 Union cavalry soldiers on a bridge of strategic importance to General Lee*s army, then under siege in Petersburg.
Westmoreland State Park lies within Westmoreland County, from which it takes its name. The park extends about one and a half miles along the Potomac River, and its 1, 299 acres neighbor the former homes of both George Washington and Robert E. Lee.
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.
This spacious park is scenically located on the Occoquan River diagonally across from the Town of Occoquan.
Upton Hill Regional Park offers visitors a wooded oasis in the heart of the most densely populated area of Northern Virginia.
Located on the scenic Potomac shore near the Loudoun-Fairfax County line, Algonkian Regional Park is the perfect place for an afternoon of fun in the sun, a family vacation or even your wedding. The park includes Downpour!
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.
Cameron Run Regional Park offers a variety of recreation facilities in an urban area, including Great Waves water park.
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 complex of beautiful botanical and display gardens features three lakes set among weeping cherry trees, daylilies and irises. Other collections include lilacs, hostas, herbs and native plants.
This scenic shoreline park offers the largest campground in the area. Visitors may rent paddle boats, jon boats, sailboats, canoes or kayaks.
This 50, 000-acre lake on the Virginia - North Carolina border is one of the largest manmade lakes in the southeast, noted for its record striped bass catches and camping facilities.
LAKE ACCOTINK PARK is located at 7500 Accotink Park Road in Springfield. Its 482 acres include a 77-acre lake with boating, fishing, hiking, miniature golf, a carousel, snack bar, tourboat rides, trails, picnic areas and playgrounds.
LAKE FAIRFAX PARK is located at 1400 Lake Fairfax Drive in Reston.
BURKE LAKE PARK is located at 7315 Ox Road in Fairfax Station.
NOTTOWAY PARK is located at 9601 Courthouse Road in Vienna. At Nottoway Park, you can play tennis, basketball or volleyball, garden, picnic, work out on the fitness trail, or enjoy the quiet solitude of our wooded nature path.
Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania?this is the bloodiest landscape in North America. No place more vividly reflects the Civil War?s tragic cost, in all its forms. A city bombarded, bloodied, and looted.
Great Falls Park, a site that is part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, is an 800 acre park located along the Potomac River 14 miles upriver from Washington D.C.
The Memorial is located in Lady Bird Johnson Park, a Potomac River island in Washington, D.C. The grove consists of two parts. The first area, commemorative in nature, is a granite monolith surrounded by a serpentine pattern of walks and trails.
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.
Walk the old country lanes where Robert E. Lee, Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered his men to Ulysses Grant, General-in-Chief of all United States forces, on April 9, 1865.
On April 5, 1856, a child who later called himself Booker T. Washington, was born in slavery on this 207-acre tobacco farm.
Colonial National Historical Park (NHP) administers two of the most historically significant sites in English North America.
The George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP) preserves the natural scenery along the Potomac River.
Jamestown National Historical is a part of Historic Jamestowne, site of the First Permanent English Colony in North America. The National Historic Site consists of 22.
Manassas National Battlefield park was established in 1940 to preserve the scene of two major Civil War battles.
Established in 1936, Prince William Forest Park, Located in Prince William County, Virginia, is the largest protected natural area in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region at over 14, 000 acres.
Between 1861 and 1865, Union armies repeatedly set out to capture Richmond, capital of the Confederacy, and end the Civil War. Three of those campaigns came within a few miles of the city.
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.
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts announces its 2004 summer concert series March 23rd. Tickets go on sale April 3rd! Visit our In Depth site for details...
This 50, 000-acre lake on the Virginia - North Carolina border is one of the largest manmade lakes in the southeast, noted for its record striped bass catches and camping facilities.
Nestled in the rugged foothills of the Blue Ridge, adjoining Fairy Stone State Park. The clear water and natural shoreline make Philpott Lake a unique place to visit.
Project lands adjoin Jefferson National Forest. Nearby Breaks Interstate Park contains massive geological features.
A hikers' paradise, lying adjacent to the wooded hills of Jefferson National Forest.
The Dismal Swamp Canal and the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal form alternate routes along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) between the Chesapeake Bay and Albemarle Sound.
Situated within the George Washington National Forest, recreation facilities are managed by the US Forest Service. Visit their web site for more information (http://www.southernregion.fs.fed.us/gwj/jamesriver/default.htm).
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.