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The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1973 when the Union Camp Corporation of Franklin, Virginia, donated 49,100 acres (199 km2) of land to The Nature Conservancy, which the following year transferred the property to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (more…)
Virginia National and State Parks and Recreation
Virginia has two national parks, 25 State Parks, 9 State Forests, 3 State Fish Hatcheries, 8 State Wildlife Management Areas, 2 National Forests, 3 National Memorials, 2 National Historic Sites, 3 National Historic Parks, 1 National Wildlife Refuge 3 National Recreation Areas, and 24 Wilderness Areas.
Virginia National Parks
- Fort Hunt National Park
- Shenandoah National Park
Virginia State Parks
- Bear Creek Lake State Park
- Bear Creek State Park
- Caledon State Park
- Chippokes Plantation State Park
- Claytor Lake State Park
- Douthat State Park
- Fairy Stone State Park
- False Cape State Park
- First Landing State Park
- Grayson Highlands State Park
- Holiday Lake State Park
- Hungry Mother State Park
- Lake Anna State Park
- Leesylvania State Park
- Mason Neck State Park
- Natural Tunnel State Park
- Occoneechee State Park
- Pocahontas State Park
- Prince Edward And Goodwin Lake State Park
- Saylers Creek Battlefield State Park
- Sky Meadows State Park
- Smith Mountain Lake State Park
- Staunton River State Park
- Westmoreland State Park
- York River State Park
Virginia State Forests
- Appomattox Buckingham State Forest
- Conway-Robinson Memorial State Forest
- Cumberland State Forest
- Gallion State Forest
- Lesesne State Forest
- Paul State Forest
- Pocahontas State Forest
- Prince Edward State Forest
- Whitney State Forest
Virginia State Fish Hatcheries
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery
- Marion State Fish Hatchery
- Montebello State Fish Hatchery
State Wildlife Management Areas
- Chickahominy Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Clinch Mountain Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- G Richardson Thompson Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Hardware River Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Horsepen Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- James River Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Mockhorn Island Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Powhatan Wildlife Mgmt. Area
Virginia National Forests
- George Washington National Forest
- Jefferson National Forest
Virginia National Memorials
- George Washington Masonic National Memorial
- National Memorial Park
- Patrick Henry National Memorial
Virginia National Historic Sites
- Greensprings Plantation National Historical Site
- Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
Virginia National Historic Parks
- Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
- Colonial National Historical Park
- Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Virginia National Wildlife Refuge
- Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
- Eastern Shore Of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge
- Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge
- Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge
- Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
- James River National Wildlife Refuge
- Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge
- Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Presquile National Wildlife Refuge
- Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge
Virginia National Recreation Areas
- Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
- Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
- Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
Virginia Wilderness Areas
There are 24 wilderness areas in the state of Virginia.
- Barbours Creek Wilderness
- Beartown Wilderness
- Brush Mountain East Wilderness
- Brush Mountain Wilderness
- Garden Mountain Wilderness
- Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness
- James River Face Wilderness
- Kimberling Creek Wilderness
- Lewis Fork Wilderness
- Little Dry Run Wilderness
- Little Wilson Creek Wilderness
- Mountain Lake Wilderness
- Peters Mountain Wilderness
- Priest Wilderness
- Raccoon Branch Wilderness
- Ramseys Draft Wilderness
- Rich Hole Wilderness
- Rough Mountain Wilderness
- Saint Mary’s Wilderness
- Shawvers Run Wilderness
- Shenandoah Wilderness
- Stone Mountain Wilderness
- Three Ridges Wilderness
- Thunder Ridge Wilderness
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Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1973 when the Union Camp Corporation of Franklin, Virginia, donated 49,100 acres (199 km2) of land to The Nature Conservancy, which the following year transferred the property to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.