On the Potomac River’s Northern Neck, this park offers many opportunities for family fun. It’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has a meeting area, snack bar, camp store and power-boat ramp. You’ll also find a visitor center, campgrounds, camping cabins, cabins, a playground, a fishing pier, boat rentals and 6 milesContinue reading “Westmoreland State Park”
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Lavender Fields Herb Farm
Lavender Fields Herb Farm is the perfect spot for a wonderfully unique experience. The farm is only minutes from Richmond, where you will find a quaint farm store filled with unique gifts, raw local honey and all things lavender. They sell the largest selection of Herb and Vegetable plants and all the gardening supplies youContinue reading “Lavender Fields Herb Farm”
False Cape State Park – Virginia Beach
Nestled between Back Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, False Cape State Park is one of the last remaining undeveloped areas along the Atlantic coast. It is the southernmost Virginia State Park. As the former home of Native Americans, the historic Wash Woods community and Little Island Coast Guard Station, False Cape honors the hardy soulsContinue reading “False Cape State Park – Virginia Beach”
National Museum United States Army
The National Museum of the United States Army celebrates over 245 years of Army history and honors our nation’s Soldiers—past, present and future—the regular Army, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard. The objectives of the museum are to honor America’s soldiers, preserve Army history, and educate the public about the Army’s role in American history. This new museum opened November 11, 2020 and closedContinue reading “National Museum United States Army”
Seven Oaks Lavender Farm
Seven Oaks Lavender Farm is a small family-owned and operated lavender farm in Catlett, Virginia Location: 8769 Old Dumfries Rd, Catlett, VA 20119 (~32 miles/51 min. from Fredericksburg) Hours: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. M-F, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sat. & Sun. Regular Season: June 2 – July 16, 2023 Cost for Regular Season:Continue reading “Seven Oaks Lavender Farm”
Kiptopeke State Park — Cape Charles, VA
On Virginia’s beautiful Eastern Shore, explored by Capt. John Smith in 1608, Kiptopeke offers recreational access to the Chesapeake Bay. The site was named Kiptopeke in honor of the younger brother of a king of the Accawmack Indians who had befriended early settlers to the area. Kiptopeke means Big Water. It’s also a great place to exploreContinue reading “Kiptopeke State Park — Cape Charles, VA”
First Landing State Park – Virginia Beach
First Landing State Park is Virginia’s most visited state park. It is where English colonists first landed in 1607. Native American canoes, Colonial settlers, 20th-century schooners and modern cargo ships have navigated the park’s waterways. Its cypress swamps were a source of freshwater for merchant mariners, pirates and military ships during the War of 1812.Continue reading “First Landing State Park – Virginia Beach”
York River State Park–Williamsburg
York River State Park, as its name suggests, is located along the York River and it opens up to the Chesapeake Bay. It is a great place to hike, mountain bike, horseback ride, fish, sail, or just have a picnic with your friends and family. Be on the lookout for marine wildlife! Location: 9801 York River Park Rd., Williamsburg, VA 23188Continue reading “York River State Park–Williamsburg”
Lake Anna State Park
The park has a beach on one of Virginia’s most popular lakes, a fishing pond accessible to children and the disabled, a bathhouse-concessions complex and a boat launch. Overnight stays are made possible by camping, six camping cabins, four yurts, two six-bedroom lodges and 10 two-bedroom cabins. Seven cabins and the lodges have views ofContinue reading “Lake Anna State Park”
Ni River Reservoir Park
Ni Reservoir is a 411-acre Spotsylvania County water supply reservoir located near Chancellorsville. Location: 10516 Gordon Road, Spotsylvania, VA 22553 (The turn into the park comes quickly. We passed it our first time.) Hours: 6 am to dusk — Open Saturday & Sundays beginning March 5, 2022 – March 27, 2022. Then beginning in AprilContinue reading “Ni River Reservoir Park”