VIRGINIA STATE PARKS. You’ll find plenty of programs, events and activities at Virginia State Parks. Our 35 parks have thousands of campsites, hundreds of cabins, more than 500 miles of trails andconvenient access to Virginia’s major waterways. Beaches, picnic shelters, family lodges, meeting facilities, festivals, concerts, nature programs, cultural happenings… the list goes on and on. From Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, there’s something for everyone at Virginia State Parks. Whether you’re after a relaxing picnic or a two-week vacation, leave life’s daily pressures behind and reconnect with nature and your family at a nearby state park.

What's new?

• Transporting firewood can kill trees - learn about the threat.
• Mark your calendar for Women's Wellness Weekend at First Landing State Park April 19-21, 2013, and Douthat State Park Sept. 20-22, 2013. Keep checking the Women's Wellness Weekend page for more details about the fun getaway just for the ladies.

State Park services and offerings

• Accessibility and personal mobility for disabled people
• Amenities - search for the park that's right for you
• AmeriCorps Interpretive Program
• Cabins and camping
• Calendar of events
• Camp Host Program
• Camping with children
• Career opportunities
• Chippokes Farm and Forestry Museum
• Civilian Conservation Corps Museum (at Pocahontas State Park)
• Cultural Heritage Sites directory
• En Español
• Events, workshops and fun activities listed by park
• Firewood transport can destroy trees - learn about the threats
• Fishing opportunities
• Fish Virginia First
• Focus on Excellence - Report a parks staff member who has exceeded your expectations!
• Frequently asked questions
  • Click here for a PDF en Español
  • Click here for a PDF en Français
• Fun Facts about State Parks
• Geocaching and GPS activities in Virginia State Parks
  • Blooming Adventure geocache game
• History of the Virginia State Parks System
• Hunting opportunities
• Information stations
• Meeting and conference facilities
• National Association of State Park Directors and National Park Service Children and Nature Plan of Action
• New River Trail Challenge Triathlon
• Online State Parks store
• Nature and history programs
• Passport Plus: Park passes
• Personal mobility assistance on trails
• Pet-friendly Virginia State Parks
• Pocahontas Premieres
• Rates and fees
• RV accommodations
• State park careers
• State park trails
• Tabb Monument
• TrailQuest... be rewarded for visiting the parks you love
• Virginia State Parks... Part of a Healthy Lifestyle
• Weddings and Virginia State Parks - A Natural Connection
• Women's Wellness Weekends
• Your Backyard Classrooms (for teachers)
• Youth Conservation Corps

Click here to download this year's 24-page booklet about Virginia State Parks. Click here to watch 2012's Virginia State Parks TV spot.

Click here to watch a short video about Virginia State Parks.

To control the spread of the emerald ash borer, a firewood quarantine is in effect for Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax City, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park. It is illegal to transport firewood from these localities. Click here for detail.

The Virginia State Parks mission is to conserve natural, scenic, historic and cultural resources of the commonwealth and to provide recreational and educational opportunities consistent with good stewardship of these lands, water and facilities that leaves them unimpaired for future generations.