Virginia

The Rich Hole Wilderness now contains a total of 6,450 acres and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. All of the wilderness is in the state of Virginia.

Public land becomes wilderness through legislation passed by the United States Congress in the form of public laws. For the Rich Hole Wilderness, this process began in 1988 when 6,450 acres were designated by Public Law 100-326.

The Rich Hole Wilderness is part of the 106 million acre National Wilderness Preservation System.

The Peters Mountain Wilderness now contains a total of 3,328 acres and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. All of the wilderness is in the state of Virginia.

Public land becomes wilderness through legislation passed by the United States Congress in the form of public laws.

The Saint Mary's Wilderness now contains a total of 9,835 acres and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. All of the wilderness is in the state of Virginia.

Public land becomes wilderness through legislation passed by the United States Congress in the form of public laws. For the Saint Mary's Wilderness, this process began in 1984 when 10,090 acres were designated by Public Law 98-586.

The Saint Mary's Wilderness is part of the 106 million acre National Wilderness Preservation System.

Chippokes Plantation State Park is one of the oldest working farms in the United States. Chippokes is a living historical exhibit located in a rural agricultural area along the James River in Surry County. In addition, the park has a wide variety of traditional park offerings, including a swimming complex, visitor center, picnic facilities, and hiking and biking trails. The plantation has kept its original boundaries since the 1600s and has a variety of cultivated gardens and native woodland.

Editors of the 1999 Outside Family Vacation Guide, a summer planner, have named Virginia*s very own Douthat State Park one of the nation's 10 best. It's on the National Register of Historic Places and straddles Bath and Alleghany counties. Douthat was one of the original six Virginia State Parks to open on June 15, 1936. Douthat is nestled in the Allegheny Mountains and features some of Virginia*s most outstanding scenery. In addition, a 50-acre lake offers swimming, boating and seasonal trout fishing.

The Priest Wilderness now contains a total of 5,963 acres and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. All of the wilderness is in the state of Virginia.

Public land becomes wilderness through legislation passed by the United States Congress in the form of public laws. For the Priest Wilderness, this process began in 2000 when 5,963 acres were designated by Public Law 106-471.

The Priest Wilderness is part of the 106 million acre National Wilderness Preservation System.

Nestled in the heart of Cumberland State Forest in central Virginia*s Cumberland County, Bear Creek Lake State Park offers the amenities of the larger parks without the crowds. Activities revolve around the 40-acre lake with a boat launch, swimming beach, lakeside picnicking, camping and hiking trails.

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No vehicular access. Located in southern Virginia Beach, False Cape State Park is a mile-wide barrier spit between Back Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Access is through the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge and is limited to hiking, bicycling or boating. The park features primitive camping and an extensive environmental education program in one of the last undisturbed coastal environments on the East Coast.

Westmoreland State Park lies within Westmoreland County, from which it takes its name. The park extends about one and a half miles along the Potomac River, and its 1,299 acres neighbor the former homes of both George Washington and Robert E. Lee. The park*s Horsehead Cliffs provide visitors with a spectacular view of the Potomac River. In addition to the scenic beauty at Westmoreland, the park offers hiking, camping, cabins, fishing, boating and swimming. Visitors can enjoy the park*s vacation cabins as well.