Virginia National Parks
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
This 2,158-mile footpath runs from Mount Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia, traversing 14 states. The 550-mile portion of the AT in Virginia represents about one-fourth of its entire length and features 104 miles inside Shenandoah National Park.
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Here on April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederacy's field army to Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant.
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
This antebellum home of the Custis and Lee families overlooks the Potomac River and Washington, D.C. Robert E. Lee lived in this home for more than 30 years.
Assateague Island National Seashore
The 37-mile barrier island includes wild horses and more than 300 species of birds.
Blue Ridge Parkway
Most visited site in the NPS system extends 469 miles through the southern Appalachians of VA and NC, following crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Booker T. Washington National Monument
Visit the birthplace and early childhood home of one of most famous black leaders and educator.
Cape Henry Memorial
This memorial commemorates the site where a wooden cross was erected by the early English settlers upon their safe arrival to Virginia in April of 1607.
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Imagine a world of lush forests, proud people and water teeming with life. Such was the Chesapeake that Captain John Smith and his fellow Englishmen encountered as they explored this "very goodly bay" and its rivers more than 400 years ago.
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
Commemorate a nationally significant Civil War landscape and antebellum plantation by sharing the story of Shenandoah Valley history from early settlement through the Civil War and beyond.
Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network
Experience the diversity of the Chesapeake Bay through the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network - a system of over 160 parks, refuges, museums, historic communities and water trails in the Bay watershed.
Claude Moore Colonial Farm
Living history programs and demonstrations offer a glimpse of what life was like for a poor farm family, just before the Revolutionary War.
Colonial National Historical Park
Includes most of Jamestown Island, site of the first permanent English settlement (1607) and Yorktown, scene of the culminating battle of the Revolution (1781).
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Largest military park in the world features portions of four Civil War Battlefields -- Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House.
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Includes a memorial mansion, gardens, and the tombs of several generations of Washingtons.
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Preserves the natural scenery along the Potomac River, connecting the historic sites from Mount Vernon to the Great Falls of the Potomac.
Great Falls Park
At Great Falls, the Potomac River builds up speed and force as it falls over a series of steep, jagged rocks and flows through the narrow Mather Gorge.
Green Springs
These homes and farms are a continuum of Virginia rural vernacular architecture, reflective and respectful of their location, preserved in their original context with little alteration.
Jamestown National Historic Site
Part of this site of the first permanent English settlement in North America (1607) is on the upper end of Jamestown Island.
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
The Grove, a site chosen by Lady Bird herself, is the site that the Johnsons often stopped to admire the city.
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
The historic site, located in Richmond, VA, includes the Walker family residence where Maggie lived during the last thirty years of her life (1904-1934).
Manassas National Battlefield Park
The Battles of First and Second Manassas (Bull Run) were fought here July 21, 1861 and August 28-30, 1862.
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail travels through VA, TN, NC & SC, retracing the route of patriot militia as they tracked down the British.
Petersburg National Battlefield
Setting for the longest siege in American history (9 1/2 months) when General Grant failed to capture Richmond in the spring of 1864.
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Recognizes and commemorates the mix of history and recreation along the Potomac River.
Prince William Forest Park
One of the few remaining piedmont forest ecosystems in the NPS, it covers a major portion of the Quantico Creek watershed.
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Commemorates 11 sites associated with the Union campaigns to capture Richmond, including the battlefields at Gaines' Mill, Malvern Hill, and Cold Harbor.
Shenandoah National Park
It seems like a little slice of wilderness heaven, full of wildflowers in the spring, unbelievable foliage in the fall, and opportunities to spot wildlife.
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
The story of the Star-Spangled Banner was shaped by the events of the Chesapeake Campaign during the War of 1812.
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Wooded island sanctuary on the Potomac River includes trails leading to an imposing statue of Roosevelt, the conservation-minded 26th President.
Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts
The Filene Center, an open-air performing arts pavilion, can accommodate 6,786, including 3,000 on the sloping lawn in a setting of rolling hills and woods.
Yorktown National Cemetery
On October 19, 1781, a British army under General Charles Lord Cornwallis was forced to surrender to General Washington's combined American and French army.
