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.

Juneteenth in the Park

Location of Pocahontas State Park in Virginia

Where

Pocahontas State Park, 10301 State Park Rd., Chesterfield, VA 23832.
Auxiliary Lot by Aquatic Complex

When

June 19, 2022. 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Juneteenth commemorates the day when the last enslaved African-Americans received the news that they were free. Although the Emancipation Proclamation made slaves free in 1863, it wasn't until June 19, 1865 that the last slaves were freed.

Join us for a time of celebration as we learn more about Juneteenth and the experience of African-American Virginians at Pocahontas State Park and within the Virginia State Parks system generally. We will have food trucks, entertainment, vendors, self-guided activities that can be completed at your own pace, and much more.

For more information or to receive and vendor application, email Rebecca.whalen@dcr.virginia.gov.

Other details

Standard parking or admission fee applies: Yes.
Extra fee: No.
Children welcome: Yes.
Phone: 804-796-4255
Email Address: Pocahontas@dcr.virginia.gov