Virginia Parks and Recreation Areas with Interpretive Programs

Great Falls Park, a site that is part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, is an 800 acre park located along the Potomac River 14 miles upriver from Washington D.C. The park is known for two things, its scenic beauty at the head of Potomac River fall line and the historic Patowmack Canal. read more...

Phone: 703-285-2965   Price Range: $3 - $5   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: McLean   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Kayaking, Rock Climbing, Whitewater Rafting, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Great Falls Park

Manassas National Battlefield park was established in 1940 to preserve the scene of two major Civil War battles. Located a few miles north of the prized railroad junction of Manassas, Virginia, the peaceful Virginia countryside bore witness to clashes between the armies of the North and South in 1861 and 1862. read more...

Phone: 703-361-1339   Price Range: $3 - $20   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Manassas   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Battlefield   Activities: Birding, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Wildlife Watching, Auto Touring, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Manassas National Battlefield Park

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts began as a gift to the American people from Catherine Filene Shouse. Encroaching roads and suburbs inspired Mrs. Shouse to preserve this former farm as a park. In 1966 Congress accepted Mrs. Shouse's gift and authorized Wolf Trap Farm Park as the first national park for the performing arts. read more...

Phone: 703-255-1800   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: May - Sept   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Vienna   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

Shenandoah National Park lies astride a beautiful section of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which form the eastern rampart of the Appalachian Mountains between Pennsylvania and Georgia. The Shenandoah River flows through the valley to the west, with Massanutten Mountain, 40 miles long, standing between the river's north and south forks. read more...

Phone: 540-999-3500   Price Range: $5 - $10   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Luray   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Backpacking, Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Rock Climbing, Wildlife Watching, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Star Gazing   Details Provided By: Shenandoah National Park

The George Washington Memorial Parkway preserves the natural scenery along the Potomac River. It connects the historic sites from Mount Vernon, where Washington lived, past the nation's capital, which he founded, and to the Great Falls of the Potomac where the President demonstrated his skill as an engineer. read more...

Phone: 703-289-2500   Price Range: $3 - $20   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: McLean   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: State Park   Activities: Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Boating and Watercraft, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Kayaking, Rock Climbing, Wildlife Watching, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: George Washington Memorial Parkway

Walk the old country lanes where Robert E. Lee, Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered his men to Ulysses Grant, General-in-Chief of all United States forces, on April 9, 1865. Imagine the events that signaled the end of the Southern States' attempt to create a separate nation. read more...

Phone: 434-352-8987   Price Range: $0 - $4   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Appomattox   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: Birding, Hiking, Wildlife Watching, Auto Touring, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Appomattox Court House

On April 5, 1856, a child who later called himself Booker T. Washington, was born in slavery on this 207-acre tobacco farm. The realities of life as a slave in piedmont Virginia, the quest by African Americans for education and equality, and the post-war struggle over political participation all shaped the options and choices of Booker T. Washington. read more...

Phone: 540-721-2094   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Hardy   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Monument   Activities: Birding, Hiking, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Booker T. Washington

Colonial National Historical Park administers, two of the most historically significant sites in English North America. Historic Jamestowne, the first permanent English settlement in North America in 1607, jointly administered with the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, and Yorktown Battlefield, the final major battle of the American Revolutionary War in 1781. read more...

Phone: 757-898-3400   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Yorktown   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Fishing, Wildlife Watching, Auto Touring, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Colonial National Historical Park

Established in 1936, Prince William Forest Park, Located in Prince William County, Virginia, is the largest protected natural area in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region at over 15,000+ acres. Today, the park is a window into the past, of what much of the east coast once looked like centuries ago. read more...

Phone: 703-221-4706   Price Range: $3 - $5   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Triangle   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Backpacking, Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Wildlife Watching, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Prince William Forest Park