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.


Family and group lodges


Thumbnail of 6-bedroom lodge at Kiptopeke.Looking for bigger place? A place for a family reunion, informal business session or any group get-together? Virginia State Parks can fill the bill. You'll find plenty of room to spread out in our well-equipped, reasonably priced five and six-bedroom family lodges. While some are thoroughly modern and others are rustic and comfy, they're all in quiet, natural settings. Fourteen parks throughout the Old Dominion, from the Eastern Shore to the heart of Appalachia, offer such lodging.

Parks with family lodges

Map of parks with family lodges

Here's a sample of photos featuring various lodges' exteriors and interiors.

Blue Ridge

Claytor Lake State Park Dublin, VA 24084
Hungry Mother State Park Marion, VA 24354

Central Virginia

Bear Creek Lake State Park Cumberland, VA 23040
James River State Park Gladstone, VA 24553
Pocahontas State Park Chesterfield, VA 23832
Twin Lakes State Park Green Bay, VA 23942

Chesapeake Bay

Belle Isle State Park Lancaster, VA 22503

Eastern Shore

Kiptopeke State Park Cape Charles, VA 23310

Heart of Appalachia

Natural Tunnel State Park Duffield, VA 24244

Northern Virginia

Lake Anna State Park Spotsylvania, VA 22551

Shenandoah Valley

Raymond R. "Andy" Guest, Jr. Shenandoah River State Park Bentonville, VA 22610

Southern Virginia

Fairy Stone State Park Stuart, VA 24171
Occoneechee State Park Clarksville, VA 23927

Virginia Mountains

Douthat State Park Millboro, VA 24460