List of Virginia state parks


This is a list of state parks and reserves in the Virginia state park system.
Virginia opened its state park system on June 15, 1936 as a six-park system. The six original state parks were Seashore State Park, Westmoreland State Park, Staunton River State Park, Douthat State Park, Fairy Stone State Park, and Hungry Mother State Park. In addition to the 44 official state parks, two additional properties, the Southwest Virginia Museum and the Green Pastures Recreation Area, are also administered as part of the state park system.

State parks

NameWeb-
site
LocationSizeEstablishedStatusRemarks
Bear Creek Lake State ParkCumberland1939Open
Belle Isle State ParkLancaster County1993Open
Breaks Interstate ParkBreaks1954Open
Caledon State ParkKing George1974Open
Chippokes State ParkSurry1967Open
Claytor Lake State ParkDublin1951Open
Clinch River State ParkSt. Paul2019Open, two main properties are open to the public.
Culpeper Battlefields State ParkCulpeper2024Open
Douthat State ParkMillboro1936Open
Fairy Stone State ParkStuart1936Open
Falling Spring Falls State ParkCovington2004OpenAdministered by Douthat State Park
False Cape State ParkVirginia Beach1968Open
First Landing State ParkVirginia Beach1936OpenOriginally Seashore State Park
Grayson Highlands State ParkMouth of Wilson1965Open
Green Pastures Recreation AreaClifton Forge2021OpenAdministered by Douthat State Park
Hayfields State ParkHighland County2025OpenLimited hours
High Bridge Trail State ParkFarmville2006Open
Holliday Lake State ParkAppomattox1939Open
Hungry Mother State ParkMarion1939Open
James River State ParkGladstone1993Open
Kiptopeke State ParkCape Charles1992Open
Lake Anna State ParkSpotsylvania County1972Open
Leesylvania State ParkWoodbridge1975Open
Machicomoco State ParkGloucester2020Open
Mason Neck State ParkLorton1967Open
Natural Bridge State ParkNatural Bridge2016Open
Natural Tunnel State ParkDuffield1967Open
New River Trail State ParkFosters Falls1987Open
Occoneechee State ParkClarksville1968Open
Pocahontas State ParkChesterfield1946Open
Powhatan State ParkPowhatan2003Open
Sailor's Creek Battlefield State ParkRice1937Open
Seven Bends State ParkWoodstock2004Open
Shenandoah River Raymond R. "Andy" Guest Jr. State ParkBentonville1994Open
Shot Tower Historical State ParkAustinville1964Open
Sky Meadows State ParkDelaplane1975Open
Smith Mountain Lake State ParkHuddleston1967Open
Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State ParkBig Stone Gap1943Open
Staunton River State ParkScottsburg1939Open
Staunton River Battlefield State ParkRandolph1955Open
Sweet Run State ParkHillsboro2023OpenFacilities under development
Twin Lakes State ParkGreen Bay1936Open
Westmoreland State ParkMontross1936Open
Widewater State ParkStafford2019Open
Wilderness Road State ParkEwing1993Open
York River State ParkWilliamsburg1969Open