Visitor Centers play a vital role at Virginia State Parks 

Virginia State Parks' Visitor Center usually have a restroom and gift shop attached to it which our guests appreciate, and also place where they can pick up the latest brochures and other information about the park. There are also displays about the park's local history and wildlife.

York River State Park is no exception to this rule

Aside from our restrooms and gift shops, we keep a monthly rotation of our events brochures and other information about what we have to offer active and less-active outdoor adventurers. 

Our staff archeologist maintains a unique collection of artifacts from the Paleo-Indian settlements to the Taskinas plantation era. We have slideshows of some of the park activities, including a video of an osprey feeding and a blue crab shedding its shell. From May through September we maintain aquariums representing life in fresh, brackish, and saltwater ecosystems.

This is a home for reptiles and other creatures

Recently our maintenance staff and volunteers have installed a new reptile display consisting of terrariums for various creatures. There are six tanks that house our rotating collection of amphibians, snakes, turtles, and other reptiles. As we change out the species we collect monthly there are opportunities to see something new throughout the season. In September all the creatures we collected are released back into their homes in the wild.

Made with a little elbow grease with you in mind

The Visitor Center is open from 8:00 a.m. to dusk every day

While waiting for your ranger or self-guided adventure, feel free to take in the history we have to offer at the Visitor Center at York River State Park. 

(Left to Right) Park Volunteers Donna & Paul Leslie, Park Ranger Scott Pearson, Conservation Intern Tim Minich, AmeriCorps Intern Casey Killan, and Volunteer Coordinator Mary Apperson

Directions to York River State Park: From I-64, take the Croaker Exit 231B. Go north on Route 607 (Croaker Rd.) for one mile, then right on Route 606 (Riverview Rd.) about one and a half miles to the park entrance. Take a left turn into the park.