General Interest

Youth Ambassadors. Sisters Taylor and Ivy Arbaugh will be working together to promote Bear Creek Laketo our younger generations. It was an easy

Ethan Seaver. Both of these young men attend Rye Cove High School in Scott Co, VA. Steven is a 16-year old who loves trekking, biking, fishing,

http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/camphost.shtml Bill and Virginia - we will miss you! (and Laura Bell too!)

Year after year we tell park staff - the Youth Conservation Corps crew will get more done than you expect. Even parks that have had crews year after

Yes, camping in a cabin or RV at a Virginia State Park is fun. But, aren't you curious to experience an evening in a tent in a campground along

You have a county named Patrick settled by Scotch-Irish, a legend involving nymphs, fairies and lucky stones - perhaps Fairy Stone State Park is the

You know, Holliday Lake State Park doesn't close after Labor Day. Sure the swimming beach is no longer open, but there are lots of other

The North American Beaver (Castor Canadensis) is a very interesting creature. It is native to North America, in fact it’s the largest rodent in

There are some folks who fish here on a regular basis and they love to tell the park staff all their “fish tales.” Some of us even have