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.
There are 24 wilderness areas in the state of Virginia.
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…
