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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This preserve contains sandy beach, low dune, and salt marsh habitats. Wind and water move sand creating an ever changing habitat on the narrow beach.
At the mouth of Bush Mill Stream freshwater meets the saltwater of the Great Wicomico River. Fresh to brackish tidal marshes and mud flats are hidden between the steep-sided forested shores of this upper Coastal Plain stream.
Hughlett Point Natural Area Preserve contains several excellent examples of tidal and non-tidal wetlands, as well as exemplary undeveloped beaches, dunes, and upland forests.
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.
GREEN SPRING GARDENS PARK is located at 4603 Green Spring Road in Alexandria. The park has many different demonstration gardens, as well as a greenhouse and newly expanded horticulture center to provide visitors with ideas for home landscaping.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lying at the tip of the Delmarva Peninsula, the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge serves as one of the country's most valuable stopovers for migratory birds.
The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is located in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. It was established in 1974 to protect the unique ecosystem of the Great Dismal Swamp.
Mason Neck NWR was established in 1969 for the protection of nesting, feeding, and roosting habitat for the Bald eagles. It was the first federal refuge established specifically for the (then endangered) Bald eagle.
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge is located in Virginia and was established in 1938 to provide habitat for migrating and wintering waterfowl.
Chincoteague NWR, located primarily on the Virginia side of Assateague Island, consists of more than 14, 000 acres of beach, dunes, marsh, and maritime forest.
Occoquan Bay NWR was established in 1998 and is situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Occoquan Rivers. This 644 acre refuge was previously a military research site and is part of the Potomac River NWR Complex.
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.
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).
The Chesapeake Bay (VA) National Estuarine Research Reserve features four components that are all within the York River basin--Goodwin Islands, Catlett Islands, Taskinas Creek and Sweet Hall Marsh.
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.