More about trails
Virginia State Park trail guides are meant to provide an overview of each park's trails. Click the park name to download the park's Trail Guide.You'll also find them on each park's page under "Park Trail Guide."
By the numbers
| Type of Trail | Number | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| Hiking | 189 | 164 |
| Biking/Mountain Biking | 18 | 35 |
| Equestrian | 8 | 15 |
| Hiking/Biking | 131 | 142 |
| Hiking/Equestrian | 3 | 3 |
| Hiking/Biking/Equestrian | 73 | 256 |
| Rail Trail | 4 | 96 |
| Connector | 19 | 29 |
| Interpretive | 20 | 27 |
| Accessible | 16 | 12 |
| Park | Number | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| Grayson Highlands (PDF) | 1 | 3 |
| High Bridge Trail (PDF) | 1 | 2 |
| Pocahontas (PDF) | 9 | 19 |
| York River (PDF) | 7 | 11 |
| Park | Number | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| Grayson Highlands (PDF) | 3 | 6 |
| Sky Meadows (PDF) | 3 | 3 |
| York River (PDF) | 2 | 6 |
| Park | Number | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Lake (PDF) | 1 | 16 |
| Belle Isle (PDF) | 10 | 9 |
| Chippokes (PDF) | 2 | 9 |
| Fairy Stone (PDF) | 4 | 8 |
| Grayson Highlands (PDF) | 1 | 1 |
| High Bridge Trail (PDF) | 1 | 31 |
| Holliday Lake (PDF) | 1 | 10.5 |
| James River (PDF) | 11 | 14 |
| Lake Anna (PDF) | 7 | 11 |
| New River Trail (PDF) | 1 | 55 |
| Occoneechee (PDF) | 4 | 16 |
| Pocahontas (PDF) | 4 | 23 |
| Powhatan (PDF) | 4 | 6 |
| Shenandoah River (PDF) | 6 | 12 |
| Sky Meadows (PDF) | 3 | 3 |
| Staunton River (PDF) | 7 | 19 |
| Wilderness Road (PDF) | 1 | 8 |
| York River (PDF) | 4 | 3 |
| Park | Number | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| Belle Isle (PDF) | 2 | .5 |
| Caledon (PDF) | 5 | 6 |
| Chippokes (PDF) | 3 | 4 |
| Clinch River | 2 | 6 |
| Douthat (PDF) | 25 | 39 |
| Fairy Stone (PDF) | 1 | 2 |
| False Cape (PDF) | 18 | 14 |
| First Landing (PDF) | 5 | 7 |
| Grayson Highlands (PDF) | 2 | 2 |
| Green Pastures Recreation Area (PDF) | 3 | 3.5 |
| Holliday Lake (PDF) | 1 | .7 |
| Hungry Mother (PDF) | 10 | 18 |
| James River (PDF) | 4 | 3 |
| Kiptopeke (PDF) | 8 | 5 |
| Lake Anna (PDF) | 1 | 1 |
| Leesylvania (PDF) | 1 | .4 |
| Machicomoco (PDF) | 1 | 3.1 |
| Mason Neck (PDF) | 1 | 3 |
| Natural Tunnel (PDF) | 4 | 4 |
| Occoneechee (PDF) | 1 | 1 |
| Pocahontas (PDF) | 16 | 13 |
| Powhatan (PDF) | 5 | .5 |
| Shenandoah River (PDF) | 11 | 12 |
| Twin Lakes (PDF) | 1 | .4 |
| Westmoreland (PDF) | 2 | 2 |
| York River (PDF) | 1 | 1 |
| Park | Number | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Lake (PDF) | 11 | 21 |
| Caledon (PDF) | 11 | 9 |
| Chippokes (PDF) | 1 | .3 |
| Claytor Lake (PDF) | 9 | 5 |
| Clinch River | 4 | 2 |
| Douthat (PDF) | 4 | 3 |
| Fairy Stone (PDF) | 7 | 5 |
| False Cape (PDF) | 4 | 3 |
| First Landing (PDF) | 9 | 12 |
| Grayson Highlands (PDF) | 10 | 15 |
| Holliday Lake (PDF) | 5 | 7 |
| James River (PDF) | 3 | .5 |
| Kiptopeke (PDF) | 3 | .6 |
| Lake Anna (PDF) | 4 | 3 |
| Leesylvania (PDF) | 4 | 6 |
| Machicomoco (PDF) | 2 | 3 |
| Mason Neck (PDF) | 6 | 5 |
| Occoneechee (PDF) | 3 | 2 |
| Pocahontas (PDF) | 11 | 5 |
| Powhatan (PDF) | 1 | .5 |
| Sailor's Creek Battlefield (PDF) | 8 | 3 |
| Sky Meadows (PDF) | 10 | 13 |
| Smith Mountain Lake (PDF) | 17 | 16 |
| Staunton River (PDF) | 3 | .8 |
| Staunton River Battlefield (PDF) | 1 | 2 |
| Southwest Virginia Museum | 1 | .1 |
| Twin Lakes (PDF) | 7 | 6 |
| Westmoreland (PDF) | 7 | 6 |
| Wilderness Road (PDF) | 1 | 1 |
| York River (PDF) | 3 | 3 |
To accommodate touring bicyclists, we have a policy to make a camping area available at any state park that has camping facilities when sites are sold out. Reservations are recommended and guarantee a real, full-featured site, bicyclists will not be turned away when campgrounds are full.
Official policy (PDF).
Parks with handicapped accessible trails include Bear Creek Lake, Belle Isle, Chippokes, Claytor Lake, First Landing, James River, Lake Anna, Leesylvania, Southwest Virginia Museum, Natural Tunnel, New River Trail, Pocahontas, and Westmoreland.
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