Virginia Parks and Recreation Areas

Today, the Yorktown National Cemetery, which is closed to burials, contains the remains of 2,183 soldiers, ten of which are Confederate. Only 747 of the dead are identified. Many of the dead are from the 1862 Peninsula Campaign and other battles around Richmond, though some died during the period Yorktown served as a Union garrison from 1862-1864. read more...

Phone: (757) 898-2410   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Yorktown   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities:   Details Provided By: Yorktown National Cemetery

Arlington House was the home of Robert E. Lee and his family for thirty years and is uniquely associated with the Washington and Custis families. George Washington Parke Custis, Lee’s father-in-law, built the house between 1802 and 1818 to be his home as well as a memorial to George Washington, his step-grandfather. read more...

Phone: 703-235-1530   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: McLean   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities:   Details Provided By: Arlington House

Petersburg, Virginia, became the setting for the longest siege in American history when General Ulysses S. Grant failed to capture Richmond in the spring of 1864. Grant settled in to subdue the Confederacy by surrounding Petersburg and cutting off General Robert E. Lee's supply lines into Petersburg and Richmond. read more...

Phone: (804) 732-3531   Price Range: $3 - $5   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Petersburg   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Battlefield   Activities: Biking / Bicycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Auto Touring   Details Provided By: Petersburg National Battlefield

With more than 6,000 graves, Poplar Grove National Cemetery reflects the tragedy that befell the United States during the Civil War. Each simple headstone is a poignant reminder of the human cost of war. In 1933 responsibility of the cemetery was transferred from the War Department to the National Park Service. read more...

Phone: (804) 732-3531   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Petersburg   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities:   Details Provided By: Poplar Grove National Cemetery

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

Green Springs National Historic Landmark District encompasses over 14,000 acres in the western piedmont of central Virginia. It is a shallow basin created by the erosion of a volcanic intrusion, geologic activity that created the particularly fertile soil which has sustained farming for almost three centuries. read more...

Phone: 540-999-3402   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Luray   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Auto Touring   Details Provided By: Green Springs

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