Swimming Fees for Virginia State Parks


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Basic Swimming Fees | Group Swimming Fees | Season Swimming Permit | Coupon Books | More Information


Basic Swimming Fees

Ages 2 and under Ages 3-12 Age 13 and up
Pocahontas Weekday FREE $7 $8
Weekend FREE $9 $10
Bear Creek Lake, Claytor Lake, Douthat, Fairy Stone, Holliday Lake, Hungry Mother, Lake Anna, Smith Mountain Lake, Twin Lakes Weekday FREE $3 $4
Weekend FREE $4 $5

Group Swimming

Ages 2 and under Ages 3-12 Age 13 and up
Pocahontas:
per person, 20 persons or more. Requires 7 day advance registration (Weekdays only).
Weekday FREE $5 $5
Bear Creek Lake, Claytor Lake, Douthat, Fairy Stone, Holliday Lake, Hungry Mother, Lake Anna, Smith Mountain Lake, Twin Lakes:
per person, 10 persons or more.
Weekday FREE $2 $3
Weekend FREE $3 $4

Season Swimming Permit (parking not included)

Ages 3-12 Age 13 and up
Pocahontas $50 $55
Claytor Lake, Douthat, Hungry Mother, Lake Anna, Smith Mountain Lake $20 $30

Swimming Coupon Books (ALL Ages)

Pocahontas $50 per 10 coupons
All Other Parks $25 per 10 coupons
SPECIAL: Campers utilizing Primitive Group Camps $1 ALL ages, ANY day
SPECIAL: Pocahontas Group Cabin Users $3 ALL ages, ANY day

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Cabin and Camping Guests Swim FREE unless noted below.

*Fees for beach swimming apply only when the beach is guarded. Check the Know Before You Go section on the park's website to determine whether the beach is guarded between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day. Outside that period, beach swimming is unguarded and without an extra fee.

Rain check Policy for Swimming: All state parks will issue a rain check, good for a period of 12 months from the date of issue, to any paying customer (does not apply to free swimming vouchers) if the swimming area is forced to close for 60 minutes or more due to inclement weather. Rain checks will not be issued if the facility closes due to weather after 4 p.m. Rain checks may be issued only to patrons present at the swimming area at the time of closure and the original receipt must be presented.

A full refund is available for a group reservation only if the park is notified three days in advance of the time of the reservation. In the event that the group is unable to complete their reservation due to inclement weather, rain checks will be issued to the individual members of the group in the same manner as other park patrons.

Season Swimming Permits do not include parking.

Weekend rates apply on Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day holidays.

 



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