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Top Picks for Beautiful Picnic Areas at Virginia State Parks

By Shellie AnnePosted May 08, 2018

You may have already guessed it by looking at us, we really do have some of the best picnic areas in Virginia. With more than three dozen Virginia State Parks, from the mountains to the seashore you are sure to find just the right spot for a special Mother's Day picnic.

THINK DIFFERENT

Sure, you could take Mom to a fine dining restaurant for a Mother's Day buffet, but if you really want to impress her and make long lasting memories consider eating out Virginia State Parks style.

PACK A PICNIC

Leave life's daily pressures behind and reconnect with nature and your family as you enjoy a relaxing picnic outside at a Virginia State Park. Here are some of our top picks for beautiful picnic areas:

PICK A PARK

Bear Creek Lake (BC)Belle Isle (BI)Breaks Interstate (BK) *Caledon (CA)Chippokes (CP)Claytor Lake (CL)Douthat (DO)Fairy Stone (FS)False Cape (FC)First Landing (FL)Grayson Highlands (GH)High Bridge Trail (HB)Holliday Lake (HL)Hungry Mother (HM)

James River (JR)Kiptopeke (KP)Lake Anna (LA)Leesylvania (LE)Mason Neck (MN)Natural Bridge (NB)Natural Tunnel (NT)New River Trail (NR)Occoneechee (OC)Pocahontas (PO)Powhatan (PW)Sailor's Creek
Battlefield Historic (SC)Seven Bends (SE)

Shenandoah River (SH)Shot Tower (ST)Sky Meadows (SK)Smith Mountain Lake (SM)Southwest Virginia
Museum Historical (SW)Staunton River (SR)Staunton River Battlefield (SB)Tabb Monument Twin Lakes (TL)Westmoreland (WE)Widewater (WW) **Wilderness Road (WR)York River (YR)

Take Mom out...no really out, for a picnic at a Virginia State Park and we'll take care of the picturesque scenery. Think different this Mother's Day.

#THINKOUTSIDE