List of Virginia state parks

This is a list of state parks and reserves in the Virginia state park system.

Breaks Canyon, located in Breaks Interstate Park.

Virginia opened its entire state park system on 15 June 1936 as a six-park system. The six original state parks were Seashore State Park (now First Landing State Park), Westmoreland State Park, Staunton River State Park, Douthat State Park, Fairy Stone State Park, and Hungry Mother State Park. The park system now oversees 43 parks.[1]

State parks

Douthat Lake, located in Douthat State Park.
False Cape State Park's Back Bay.
Fog on a lake in Hungry Mother State Park.
View from Sky Meadows State Park.
NameWeb-
site
LocationSize[1]Established[1]StatusRemarks
Bear Creek Lake State Park[1]Cumberland329 acres (1.33 km2)1939Open
Belle Isle State Park[2]Lancaster County892 acres (3.61 km2)1993Open
Breaks Interstate Park[3]Breaks4,500 acres (18 km2)1954Open
Caledon State Park[4]King George2,587 acres (10.47 km2)1974Open
Chippokes State Park[5]Surry1,947 acres (7.88 km2)1967Open
Claytor Lake State Park[6]Dublin472 acres (1.91 km2)1951Open
Clinch River State Park[7]St. Paul640 acres (2.6 km2)2019Open[2]As of January 2024, two main properties are open to the public.
Culpeper Battlefields State ParkCulpeper1,700 acres (6.9 km2)2022Under Development[3]
Douthat State Park[8]Millboro4,545 acres (18.39 km2)1933Open
Fairy Stone State Park[9]Stuart4,741 acres (19.19 km2)1933Open
False Cape State Park[10]Virginia Beach3,844 acres (15.56 km2)1968Open
First Landing State Park[11]Virginia Beach2,888 acres (11.69 km2)1933OpenOriginally Seashore State Park[1]
Grayson Highlands State Park[12]Mouth of Wilson4,502 acres (18.22 km2)1965Open
High Bridge Trail State Park[13]Farmville1,236 acres (5.00 km2)2006Open
Holliday Lake State Park[14]Appomattox560 acres (2.3 km2)1939Open
Hungry Mother State Park[15]Marion3,334 acres (13.49 km2)1933Open
James River State Park[16]Gladstone1,561 acres (6.32 km2)1993Open
Kiptopeke State Park[17]Cape Charles562 acres (2.27 km2)1992Open
Lake Anna State Park[18]Spotsylvania County3,127 acres (12.65 km2)1972Open
Leesylvania State Park[19]Woodbridge556 acres (2.25 km2)1975Open
Machicomoco State Park[20]Gloucester645 acres (2.61 km2)2019Open[4]
Mason Neck State Park[21]Lorton1,856 acres (7.51 km2)1967Open
Mayo River State Park[22]Spencer617 acres (2.50 km2)2009Open
Middle Peninsula State Park[23]Lancaster County408 acres (1.65 km2)2006ClosedCurrently in conservation status[5]
Natural Bridge State Park[24]Natural Bridge1,540 acres (6.2 km2)2016Open
Natural Tunnel State Park[25]Duffield909 acres (3.68 km2)1967Open
New River Trail State Park[26]Fosters Falls1,217 acres (4.93 km2)1987Open
Occoneechee State Park[27]Clarksville2,698 acres (10.92 km2)1968Open
Pocahontas State Park[28]Chesterfield7,919 acres (32.05 km2)1946Open
Powhatan State Park[29]Powhatan1,565 acres (6.33 km2)2003Open
Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park[30]Rice379 acres (1.53 km2)1937Open
Seven Bends State Park[31]Woodstock1,066 acres (4.31 km2)2004Open
Shenandoah River Raymond R. "Andy" Guest Jr. State Park[32]Bentonville1,619 acres (6.55 km2)1994Open
Shot Tower Historical State Park[33]Austinville10 acres (0.040 km2)1964Open
Sky Meadows State Park[34]Delaplane1,860 acres (7.5 km2)1975Open
Smith Mountain Lake State Park[35]Huddleston1,248 acres (5.05 km2)1967Open
Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park[36]Big Stone Gap1.5 acres (0.0061 km2)1943Open
Staunton River State Park[37]Scottsburg2,336 acres (9.45 km2)1933Open
Staunton River Battlefield State Park[38]Randolph300 acres (1.2 km2)1955Open
Sweet Run State Park[39]Hillsboro884 acres (3.58 km2)2016OpenFacilities under development
Tabb Monument[40]Amelia County1 acre (0.0040 km2)1936Open
Twin Lakes State Park[41]Green Bay548 acres (2.22 km2)1939Open
Westmoreland State Park[42]Montross1,321 acres (5.35 km2)1933Open
Widewater State Park[43]Stafford1,089 acres (4.41 km2)2019Open
Wilderness Road State Park[44]Ewing327 acres (1.32 km2)1993Open
York River State Park[45]Williamsburg2,531 acres (10.24 km2)1969Open

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