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Favorite Splash of Summer?
With record heat this Summer, were you able to get out and enjoy a Virginia State Park? What was your favorite splash of Summer?

It's always fun to explore a Virginia State Park

Swimming beaches are great places to cool off

Our state park beaches are clean and well maintained
The following is a list of all Virginia State Parks that offered swimming this season, which one was your favorite? Will you visit a new or different state park next Summer? How about this Fall? Each park's amenities are different. Click on the link for a given park for a full description of its amenities:
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Blue RidgeClaytor Lake State Park
6620 Ben H. Bolen Drive
Dublin, VA 24084-5643
Phone: (540) 643-2500
Email: ClaytorLake@dcr.virginia.gov
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Hungry Mother State Park
2854 Park Boulevard
Marion, VA 24354-6366
Phone: (276) 781-7400
Email: HungryMother@dcr.virginia.gov
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Central VirginiaBear Creek Lake State Park
929 Oak Hill Road
Cumberland, VA 23040-9518
Phone: (804) 492-4410
Email: BearCreek@dcr.virginia.gov
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Holliday Lake State Park
Route 2, Box 622
Appomattox, VA 24522-9209
Phone: (434) 248-6308
Email: HollidayLake@dcr.virginia.gov
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Pocahontas State Park
10301 State Park Road
Chesterfield, VA 23832-6355
Phone: (804) 796-4255
Email: Pocahontas@dcr.virginia.gov
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Smith Mountain Lake State Park
1235 State Park Road
Huddleston, VA 24104-9547
Phone: (540) 297-6066
Email: SMLake@dcr.virginia.gov
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Twin Lakes State Park
788 Twin Lakes Road
Green Bay, VA 23942-2525
Phone: (434) 392-9027
Email: TwinLakes@dcr.virginia.gov
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Chesapeake BayWestmoreland State Park
1650 State Park Road
Montross, VA 22520-9717
Phone: (804) 493-8821
Email: Westmoreland@dcr.virginia.gov
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Eastern ShoreKiptopeke State Park
3540 Kiptopeke Drive
Cape Charles, VA 23310
Phone: (757) 331-2267
Email: Kiptopeke@dcr.virginia.gov
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Hampton RoadsChippokes State Park
695 Chippokes Park Road
Surry, VA 23883
Phone: (757) 294-3728
Email: Chippokes@dcr.virginia.gov
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False Cape State Park
4001 Sandpiper Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23456-4347
Phone: (757) 426-3657
Email: FalseCape@dcr.virginia.gov
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First Landing State Park
2500 Shore Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23451-1415
Phone: (757) 412-2320
Email: FirstLanding@dcr.virginia.gov
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Heart of Appalachia
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Natural Tunnel State Park
Route 3, Box 250
Duffield, VA 24244-9361
Phone: (276) 940-2674
Email: NaturalTunnel@dcr.virginia.gov
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Northern VirginiaLake Anna State Park
6800 Lawyers Road
Spotsylvania, VA 22553-9645
Phone: (540) 854-5503
Email: LakeAnna@dcr.virginia.gov
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Shenandoah ValleyDouthat State Park
14239 Douthat State Park Road
Millboro, VA 24460
Phone: (540) 862-8100
Email: Douthat@dcr.virginia.gov
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Southern VirginiaFairy Stone State Park
967 Fairystone Lake Drive
Stuart, VA 24171-9588
Phone: (276) 930-3927
Email: FairyStone@dcr.virginia.gov
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Staunton River State Park
1170 Staunton Trail
Scottsburg, VA 24589-9636
Phone: (434) 572-3694
Email: StauntonRiver@dcr.virginia.gov
Click here for a PDF copy of our amenity grid.
See a map of all 35 Virginia State Parks here, and make your plans to see the Fall leaves! Our state parks are open year-round.
If you have read the article and have a question, please email nancy.heltman@dcr.virginia.gov.
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