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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] Contents.
Douthat State Park is a state park located in the Allegheny Mountains in Virginia. It is in Bath County and Alleghany County. The park is 4,545 acres (18 km 2) [1] total with a 50-acre (20 ha) lake, making it the third-largest Virginia state park after Pocahontas State Park and Fairy Stone State Park. It is one of the original Virginia state ...
Operated by GEO Group as Virginia's only private state prison, until Aug. 1, 2024. When the State takes it over. [4] Lunenburg Correctional Center: Victoria: 1,200 Marion Correctional Treatment Center Marion: 375 Mental health hospital Mecklenburg Correctional Center: Boydton: Closed 2012 Nottoway Correctional Center: Burkeville: 1,112
York River State Park is located near the unincorporated town of Croaker in James City County, Virginia on the south bank of the York River about 10 miles downstream from West Point . The York River is formed from the confluence of the Mattaponi River and the Pamunkey River at West Point. The York River empties into the Chesapeake Bay about 30 ...
Natural Tunnel State Park is a Virginia state park, centered on the Natural Tunnel, a massive naturally formed cave that is so large it is used as a railroad tunnel. It is located in the Appalachian Mountains near Duffield in Scott County, Virginia . The Natural Tunnel, which is up to 200 feet (61 m) wide and 80 feet (24 m) high, [ 1] began to ...
Wilderness Road State Park. Inside the reconstructed Martin's Station fort. Wilderness Road State Park is a state park located in southwestern Virginia, near Cumberland Gap and Ewing, VA. It consists of about 310 acres (1.3 km 2) around the former Wilderness Road. [1] Within it stand the Karlan Mansion and a replica of the original Martin's ...
Lake Gaston is a reservoir in the eastern United States. [ 1] Part of the lake is in the North Carolina counties of Halifax, Northampton, and Warren. The part extending into Virginia lies in Brunswick and Mecklenburg counties. Lake Gaston is roughly 35 miles (56 km) long and covers over 20,000 acres (81 km 2 ), with 350 miles (560 km) of shoreline.
The Virginia Natural Area Preserve System is a system of protected areas in the state of Virginia. It is managed by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation . As of 2024, there are sixty-six (66) dedicated preserves in Virginia totaling 61,153 acres (247.48 km 2 ). These preserves contain examples of some of the rarest natural ...