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The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation is a department of the government of Virginia, United States; it oversees all Virginia state parks and Natural Area Preserves. [1] Douthat Lake at Douthat State Park, one of the original Virginia state parks built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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 ...
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.
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Clinch River State Park is a river-based state park in Tazewell, Russell, Wise, and Scott counties in Southwest Virginia. It was dedicated by Gov. Ralph Northam on 16 June 2021 as the 41st park in the Virginia State Park system. The park preserves some of the most scenic and ecologically ...
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Seven Bends State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Virginia , located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from the town of Woodstock , near the historic "Seven Bends" region of the North Fork Shenandoah River .
Area. 7,919 acres (3,205 ha) Established. 1946. Governing body. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Pocahontas State Park is a state park located in Chesterfield, Virginia, United States, not far from the state capitol of Richmond. The park was laid out by the Civilian Conservation Corps along the Swift Creek, and at 7,919 acres ...
Virginia Natural Area Preserves‎ (56 P) Pages in category "Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Area. 1,619 acres (6.55 km 2) Established. 1994. ( 1994) Governing body. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Shenandoah River Raymond R. "Andy" Guest Jr. State Park, known generally as Shenandoah River State Park, is a state park near the town of Bentonville, Virginia, United States. The park was established in 1994, and covers ...