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 and convenient access to Virginia’s major waterways.
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- Location:
- 35 Parks across Virginia
- Phone:
- (For Reservations) 1 800-933-7275
Okay so this will probably give away how ancient I am, but when I was a girl Alan Sherman did a song called A Letter From Camp: "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh. Here I am at Camp Granada. Camp is very entertaining. And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining." It actually won a Gra...
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The City of Virginia Beach is hosting a Winter Wildlife Festival in partnership with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries on January 30, 2010 featuring field trips to False Cape and First Landing state parks. This festival is a great opportunity to get loads of outdoor recr...
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Got the winter doldrums? Looking for a fun family outing? Make it a False Cape State Park Wildlife Winter Wonderland Weekend! (Say that 10 times fast) On Sunday, January 10, 2010 False Cape will offer a Winter Wilderness Survival program that focuses on how plants can save you...
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Virginia State Parks Does anyone know which state park in Virginia is the largest? How about the smallest?
A Park Visitor Post by Deborah from Richmond, Virginia My three children, my niece and I spent the week between Christmas and New Years at Bear Creek Lake State Park. I enjoyed it so much and wrote a blog post about it: http://pipecleanerdreams.blogspot.com/2010/01/plugged-back-in.html
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Park visitor supplied post from Jamie Selden, Richmond, VA My family and I always visit the state parks and either stay in the cabins or in Our pop-up Camper!!! This New years we decided to spend it as a family at Bear Creek we had a great time as always. What was really nice was the snow still...
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Virginia State Parks If you are excited about our new park land acquisition near Charlottesville, please consider adding some positive comments to the attached news article. Thanks!
State buys Biscuit Run. Once OK'd for homes, property will become park. | Charlottesville Daily P
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The Biscuit Run property in Albemarle County has been acquired by the Commonwealth of Virginia for $9.8 million for use as a future state park.
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Friday, December 18, 2009Proposed budget adjustments that are on the table at the special session of the State Legislature will cut more than $9 million of Parks funds, leaving the agency with only about ...
In a deal described as a bargain sale and finalized December 30, 2009, Virginia State Parks became the proud owner of 1,200 acres in Albemarle County as a site for a future state park. The acreage, known as Biscuit Run, had been the largest residential development ever approved in Albemarle Coun...
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Virginia State Parks We are the proud owners of 1,200 acres in Albemarle County (known as Biscuit Run) near Charlottesville for a future state park!
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RICHMOND – Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced the purchase of approximately 1,200 acres in Albemarle County known as "Biscuit Run" to be held by the state as a site for a future state park.
Virginia State Parks If you visited a Virginia State Park on Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year, please share your story (you will be entered to win a cabin stay).
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At Virginia State Parks we are in the memory business - helping you and your family create memories that will last a lifetime. We'd like for you to share your stories about visits to our parks from childhood reminisces to last weekend's camping trip. ...
Ed Note: Readers you are in for a treat as Tom Cervenak, Visitor Services and Marketing Manager for Virginia State Parks, weaves the story of how he came to work for parks and what his career has been like. This series will run nine chapters, with many of them split into two parts. This is the la...
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Happy Holidays to all our park visitors, reguar readers and folks who just stumble on this post. Enjoy this pictorial of Virginia State Park snow pictures!
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Ed Note: Readers you are in for a treat as Tom Cervenak, Visitor Services and Marketing Manager for Virginia State Parks, weaves the story of how he came to work for parks and what his career has been like. This series will run nine chapters, with many of them split into two parts.Chapter 8 A&nbs...
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Ed Note: Readers you are in for a treat as Tom Cervenak, Visitor Services and Marketing Manager for Virginia State Parks, weaves the story of how he came to work for parks and what his career has been like. This series will run nine chapters, with many of them split into two parts.Chapter 7 Being...
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