We chose to stay at Bear Creek Lake State Park because of its proximity to other parks and on day two we woke up to a beautiful January sight -- SNOW. 

A beautiful snow day at High Bridge Trail State Park made for a perfect day for a hike

January 17 High Bridge Trail State Park

This snow didn't ruin our plans for the day, rather improved them. Temperatures were just above freezing so the 30 minute drive to High Bridge Trail State Park was easy.

This park is just one trail that runs through multiple cities. We parked at the *River Road* access point and hiked only 1 mile to the bridge. There was a good bit of interesting information regarding the bridge's history, and it was great seeing some of the details while walking past. We somehow lucked out enough to arrive to an empty bridge with undisturbed snow for a full experience!  

The view from the center of the bridge was breathtaking, with trees as far as the eye can see on either side of the bridge and running water with marshland below.

Mr Rigby's favorite part was catching snowballs and making sure as much of the bridge had his paw-prints as possible. This park would be an absolute dream in the summer, and with a few different access points it makes a return trip well worth it!

A snowy trail filled with spectacular scenery like this view over the side of the bridge

If you would like to go on your own adventure to High Bridge Trail State Park and would like more information about this park, click here. 

Guest Bloggers Peter Radlowski, Sarah Sumoski and Mr. Rigby plan to tackle all 36 Virginia State Parks in 2016 and they invite you to come along on the adventure with them.