This is part 2 of a new weekly series about our new Facebook postcard application. Send a postcard to your Facebook friends to remind them about a Virginia State Parks visit or entice them to have one. There are ten postcards to choose from. Click here to go to the application or check the right side of our Facebook page under the picture.This week's postcard is an inviting porch on one of our six bedroom cabins at Claytor Lake State Park.

Postcard of the week, porch view from cabin 16, Claytor Lake State Park

If you have never stayed in one of our Virginia State Parks cabins you are missing a great family vacation or weekend getaway. Cabins have all the comforts of home including linens, pots, pans, dishes and glassware, heating and air conditioning. And right outside of your cabin is everything that a Virginia State Park has to offer - trails, wildlife viewing, exploring the natural world. It's your for visiting other sites in the local area. You come back from your visit relaxed and with your batteries recharged.

Everything a state park has to offer, right outside your door (Staunton River SP cabin)

Most of the year we have a two night minimum. Between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day we require a week stay (except within a month before arrival if it's not booked the requirement reverts to the two night minimum). We accept reservations up to eleven months in advance and up until midnight the night before. Cabins are sometimes available for same day reservations. We always offer a last minute reservation special on Thursdays and Fridays for the upcoming weekend with a 25% discount. Prices (PDF) also vary seasonally. Some cabins are still available for this summer. Fall is very popular so weekend fall cabin stays are already being booked now.

Waterfront cabin, Fairy Stone State Park cabin 21

Cabin sizes vary by park (check the individual park's web page) , but two bedroom cabins are more prevalent system wide. We have historic log cabins built by the Civilian Conservation Corps 75 years ago, restored tenant farmer houses, and a variety of other cabin styles including new cabins built in the last decade. Some parks have five or six bedroom cabins that are perfect for family reunions and small business meetings with sleeping accommodations from 14-18 people depending on the facility

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An efficiency log cabin interior, Douthat State Park cabin 20

Use our amenity search grid to find a park with cabins that also offers your favorite outdoor recreation activities or one located in a particular part of the state. You can also check for programs and events using our events database. Reservations are accepted through out Reservation and Information line, 800-933-7275, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. You can also book on line twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week by clicking here.

Cabin 2 Westmoreland State Park

Fees must be paid in full via credit card if you use the on line method, but you have 14 days to mail a check or finalize your plans if you book through the call center. Once you pay, cancelation fees apply. The 25% last minute discount applies only to new reservations made through the call center.