Favorite Splash of Summer?

With record heat this Summer, were you able to get out and enjoy a Virginia State Park? What was your favorite splash of Summer?

It's always fun to explore a Virginia State Park

Swimming beaches are great places to cool off

Our state park beaches are clean and well maintained

The following is a list of all Virginia State Parks that offered swimming this season, which one was your favorite? Will you visit a new or different state park next Summer? How about this Fall? Each park's amenities are different. Click on the link for a given park for a full description of its amenities:

• Blue Ridge
  Claytor Lake State Park
  6620 Ben H. Bolen Drive
  Dublin, VA 24084-5643 
  Phone: (540) 643-2500 
  Email: ClaytorLake@dcr.virginia.gov 
   
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  Hungry Mother State Park
  2854 Park Boulevard
  Marion, VA 24354-6366 
  Phone: (276) 781-7400 
  Email: HungryMother@dcr.virginia.gov 
   
• Central Virginia
  Bear Creek Lake State Park
  929 Oak Hill Road
  Cumberland, VA 23040-9518 
  Phone: (804) 492-4410 
  Email: BearCreek@dcr.virginia.gov 
   
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  Holliday Lake State Park
  Route 2, Box 622
  Appomattox, VA 24522-9209 
  Phone: (434) 248-6308 
  Email: HollidayLake@dcr.virginia.gov 
   
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  Pocahontas State Park
  10301 State Park Road
  Chesterfield, VA 23832-6355 
  Phone: (804) 796-4255 
  Email: Pocahontas@dcr.virginia.gov 
   
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  Smith Mountain Lake State Park
  1235 State Park Road
  Huddleston, VA 24104-9547 
  Phone: (540) 297-6066 
  Email: SMLake@dcr.virginia.gov 
   
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  Twin Lakes State Park
  788 Twin Lakes Road
  Green Bay, VA 23942-2525 
  Phone: (434) 392-9027 
  Email: TwinLakes@dcr.virginia.gov 
   
• Chesapeake Bay
  Westmoreland State Park
  1650 State Park Road
  Montross, VA 22520-9717 
  Phone: (804) 493-8821 
  Email: Westmoreland@dcr.virginia.gov 
   
• Eastern Shore
  Kiptopeke State Park
  3540 Kiptopeke Drive
  Cape Charles, VA 23310 
  Phone: (757) 331-2267 
  Email: Kiptopeke@dcr.virginia.gov 
   
• Hampton Roads
  Chippokes Plantation State Park
  695 Chippokes Park Road
  Surry, VA 23883 
  Phone: (757) 294-3728 
  Email: Chippokes@dcr.virginia.gov 
   
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  False Cape State Park
  4001 Sandpiper Road
  Virginia Beach, VA 23456-4347 
  Phone: (757) 426-3657 
  Email: FalseCape@dcr.virginia.gov 
   
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  First Landing State Park
  2500 Shore Drive
  Virginia Beach, VA 23451-1415 
  Phone: (757) 412-2320 
  Email: FirstLanding@dcr.virginia.gov 
   
• Heart of Appalachia
  Breaks Interstate Park
  PO Box 100
  Breaks, VA 24607 
  Phone: (276) 865-4413 
   
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  Natural Tunnel State Park
  Route 3, Box 250
  Duffield, VA 24244-9361 
  Phone: (276) 940-2674 
  Email: NaturalTunnel@dcr.virginia.gov 
   
• Northern Virginia
  Lake Anna State Park
  6800 Lawyers Road
  Spotsylvania, VA 22553-9645 
  Phone: (540) 854-5503 
  Email: LakeAnna@dcr.virginia.gov 
   
• Shenandoah Valley
  Douthat State Park
  14239 Douthat State Park Road
  Millboro, VA 24460 
  Phone: (540) 862-8100 
  Email: Douthat@dcr.virginia.gov 
   
• Southern Virginia
  Fairy Stone State Park
  967 Fairystone Lake Drive
  Stuart, VA 24171-9588 
  Phone: (276) 930-3927 
  Email: FairyStone@dcr.virginia.gov 
   
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  Staunton River State Park
  1170 Staunton Trail
  Scottsburg, VA 24589-9636 
  Phone: (434) 572-3694 
  Email: StauntonRiver@dcr.virginia.gov

Click here for a PDF copy of our amenity grid.

See a map of all 35 Virginia State Parks here, and make your plans to see the Fall leaves! Our state parks are open year-round.