by Pam Cox | Jun 8, 2021 | State Parks
Still several years from completion, the Clinch River State Park does have several parcels of property available for recreation. Once developed, Clinch River State park will highlight the Clinch River’s natural, historical and recreational resources. As...
by Rain Smith | May 10, 2021 | State Parks
Created in 1993, Wilderness Road State Park is one of the newer parks in the Virginia State Park System. This 310-acre park was opened specifically to provide additional facilities to the newly-formed Daniel Boone Wilderness Road, which was re-marked by the...
by Rain Smith | May 10, 2021 | State Parks
Dedicated in 1948, the Southwest Virginia Museum in Big Stone Gap chronicles the exploration and development of the Virginia coal region. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the museum is housed in an 1890s Victorian stone mansion with an...
by Pam Cox | May 10, 2021 | State Parks
The Breaks Interstate Park lies both in Virginia and Kentucky and is the largest park in Southwest Virginia and is home to the “Grand Canyon of the South,” the Russell Fork Gorge, which is a five-mile gorge with plunging depths of 1650 feet. Open year-round, The...
by Pam Cox | Mar 1, 2019 | Biking, Cabins, Camping, Campsites, Caving, Hiking, State Parks
For stunning views, trails, camping, and outdoor family fun, visit Natural Tunnel State Park in Scott County, Virginia! Overlook the 10-story gorge and ride a chair lift to the bottom, where you can stand at the mouth of the 850-foot, naturally carved tunnel while...
