Virginia State Parks received 221,132 hours of time from more than 8,000 volunteers in 2024. Every year parks have the opportunity to nominate volunteers for the annual Volunteer of the Year awards. Read who won this year and why.

The Jessie Zander Collection of documents and photographs provides a valuable look at the African-American history of Wise County.

Although we miss seeing all of our visitors in person, we thought you might like to take a little tour of our current temporary exhibit.

Regional historian Dr. Lawrence Fleenor has volunteered since 2005 at the Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park, sharing his enthusiasm and love for area history with countless visitors.