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.

Time Travel to the Cemetery

Location of Powhatan State Park in Virginia

Where

Powhatan State Park, 4616 Powhatan State Park Rd., Powhatan, VA 23139.
Overflow Parking (River Bend Campground)

When

Nov. 5, 2023. 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Step back in time with us as we uncover the stories of those at rest in the historic cemetery and honor the families who lived on the land where the park now sits.

We will walk by the old farm fields where people once lived and worked to the place where many are laid to rest. Tucked away in a shady grove of forest surrounded by those fields, blooming lilies, yucca, field stones, and graves represent the lives of loved ones long since passed. One headstone in particular will be the focus of our contemplation...who was Alpheus Hudson? What was his life like? Who was his wife? By weaving together historical records, period photographs, and our own imagination, we will uncover some of his untold story. What do we know, and what may forever remain a mystery?

The walk will be at an easy pace and will last about an hour.

grave surrounded by an iron fence with the name Alpheus Hudson

Other details

Standard parking or admission fee applies: Yes.
Extra fee: No.
Children welcome: Yes.
Phone: 804-598-7148
Email Address: powhatan@dcr.virginia.gov