Open fires are prohibited throughout the park from midnight to 4 p.m. through April 30 per the 4 p.m. Burning Law. This includes wood and charcoal. Gas is permissible. Campground fires are allowed during the restricted time if a camp host is on duty and signage to that effect is posted in the campground. Failure to observe the 4 p.m. Burning Law can result in a fine. Contact the Park Office for additional information.
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14 compelling reasons why you should visit this Virginia State Park
Every state in the nation has state parks; here in the Commonwealth there are 36 Virginia State Parks to choose from, so how do you choose?
Allow me the opportunity to present 14 compelling reasons why you should add Grayson Highlands State Park to your "must visit list" this summer. Recreational enthusiasts can hike, climb and eat wild blueberries by day, and sit around a warm campfire by night.
Our ponies have style
Our views will knock your socks off
Our rangers dance on pieces of wood
Our hikers can section hike the Appalachian Trail
Our teens think it's a cool place to hang out
Our trails are accessorized
Our bats are kind of cute
Our residents are mildly approachable
Our campfires are hand, heart and soul soothing
Our rating is "G" for grandparents and grandkids
Our roads are smooth like melted butter on a warm biscuit
Our volunteers make you apple butter
Our men hang on by their fingernails
Our wild blueberries are ripe for the pickin'
Have we got your attention yet?
You can learn more about the beautiful, visitor welcoming, climber-friendly, hiker attracting, apple-butter making, ranger dancing, wild pony grazing, boulder-strewn, and road trip worthy, crown jewel of our state, Grayson Highlands State Park here.
If you have read the article and have a question, please email nancy.heltman@dcr.virginia.gov.
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