Powhatan State Park

State park in Virginia, USA

Coordinates37°39′35″N 77°55′22″W / 37.65972°N 77.92278°W / 37.65972; -77.92278

Area1,565 acres (6 km²)

Powhatan State Park
James River at Powhatan State Park
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Location	Powhatan county, Virginia, USA
Nearest city	Powhatan, Virginia
Coordinates	37°39′35″N 77°55′22″W / 37.65972°N 77.92278°W / 37.65972; -77.92278
Area	1,565 acres (6 km²)
Established	July 6, 2013
Governing body	Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

Powhatan State Park is a state park located along the James River in Virginia. It is in Powhatan County. The park is 1,565 acres (6 km²) total with two miles (3.2 km) of riverfront.^[1]^[2] Powhatan opened in 2013 after a 10-year process of transferring it from use by the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice to a Virginia state park.

In 2003, 1,565 acres (6 km²) were transferred from the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation for the creation of the state park. The goal in creating the park was to provide access to state park facilities in central Virginia and to create both day-use and overnight facilities on the James River. Preparations were completed and Powhatan State Park was opened on 6 July 2013.

Attractions

Trails

The park has five trails open.^{[citation needed]} These total about 7.3 miles (11.7 km) of multi-use (hiking, biking, horse riding) trails through a number of diverse habitats including field edge, upland pine and mature hardwoods. The trails provide opportunities for viewing wildlife.

Equestrian parking is now open and horses are welcome on several trails.

Boating and fishing

The park has about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of James River waterfront accessible by a canoe slide launch. Fishing access to the river bank is limited because of high bluffs, but easier access is being worked on. Fishing licenses are required and are available from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.

Visitors launching a canoe or kayak from the park may enjoy a five-mile float down river to the Maidens boat launch.

Camping

The park has a canoe-in campground which is accessible via the James River. This campground provides six primitive (no electricity or water) camping sites. There are restroom facilities but no bathhouses.^{[citation needed]}

The park boasts a new full service campground, which opened on November 1, 2016.^{[citation needed]} Electric and water sites, including one accessible site and several pull through, are available by reservation. Specific site selection is possible for some of the sites. The new campground includes a bathhouse. A dump station has been built near the campground for those with campers and RVs.

Picnic shelters

The park has three large picnic shelters. Each has picnic tables and a charcoal grill. None has electricity or water. Two of the picnic areas have accessible playground areas. All have restroom facilities.^[3]

References

↑ Thompson, Andy (August 24, 2013). "Unfinished Powhatan State Park a gem by the James". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
↑ "Powhatan State Park". Virginia State Parks. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
↑ "Powhatan State Park - Picnic Shelters". Virginia State Parks. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved September 13, 2015.

Protected areas of Virginia

Federal

National Battlefields, Battlefield Parks, and Military Parks	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania Manassas Petersburg Richmond
National Estuarine Research Reserves	Chesapeake Bay
National Fish Hatcheries	Harrison Lake
National Forests	George Washington and Jefferson
National Historic Sites and Historical Parks	Appomattox Court House Cedar Creek and Belle Grove Colonial Cumberland Gap Harpers Ferry Maggie L. Walker
National Memorials	Arlington House Red Hill Patrick Henry
National Monuments	Booker T. Washington Fort Monroe George Washington Birthplace
National Parks	Shenandoah
National Parkways	Blue Ridge Colonial George Washington Memorial Skyline
National Recreation Areas	Mount Rogers
National Seashores	Assateague Island
National Trails	Appalachian Captain John Smith Chesapeake Lewis and Clark Overmountain Victory Potomac Heritage Star-Spangled Banner Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
National Wildlife Refuges	Back Bay Chincoteague Eastern Shore of Virginia Mason Neck Featherstone Fisherman Island Glenn Martin Great Dismal Swamp James River Nansemond Occoquan Bay Plum Tree Island Presquile Rappahannock River Valley Wallops Island
Federally-administered	Prince William Forest Park Wolf Trap Performing Arts
Other	National Historic Landmarks National Natural Landmarks National Register of Historic Places Wilderness Areas

State

State parks	Bear Creek Lake Belle Isle Breaks Interstate Caledon Chippokes Claytor Lake Clinch River Culpeper Battlefields Douthat Fairy Stone Falling Spring Falls False Cape First Landing Grayson Highlands Green Pastures Hayfields High Bridge Trail Holliday Lake Hungry Mother James River Kiptopeke Lake Anna Leesylvania Machicomoco Mason Neck Natural Bridge Natural Tunnel New River Trail Occoneechee Pocahontas Powhatan Sailor's Creek Battlefield Seven Bends Shot Tower Shenandoah River Sky Meadows Smith Mountain Lake Southwest Virginia Museum Staunton River Staunton River Battlefield Sweet Run Twin Lakes Westmoreland Widewater Wilderness Road York River
State forests	Appomattox-Buckingham Big Woods Bourassa Browne Channels Charlotte Chesterfield Chilton Woods Conway Robinson Crawfords Cumberland Devil's Backbone Dragon Run First Mountain Hawks Lesesne Matthews Moore's Creek Niday Place Old Flat Paul Prince Edward-Gallion Sandy Point South Quay Whitney Zoar
Natural Area Preserves	Antioch Pines Bald Knob Bethel Beach Big Spring Bog Blackwater Blackwater Sandhills Buffalo Mountain Bull Run Mountains Bush Mill Stream Camp Branch Wetlands Cape Charles Coastal Habitat Cave Hill The Cedars The Channels Cherry Orchard Bog Chestnut Creek Wetlands Chestnut Ridge Chotank Creek Chub Sandhill Cleveland Barrens Clover Hollow Cowbane Prairie Crawford's Knob Crow's Nest Cumberland Marsh Cypress Bridge Dameron Marsh Deep Run Ponds Dendron Swamp Difficult Creek Dundas Granite Flatrock Elklick Woodlands False Cape Folly Mills Creek Fen Goshen Pass Grafton Ponds Grassy Hill Grayson Glades Hickory Hollow Hughlett Point Johnsons Creek Lyndhurst Ponds Magothy Bay Mark's and Jack's Island Mill Creek Springs Mount Joy Pond Mutton Hunk Fen Naked Mountain New Point Comfort North Landing River Northwest River Ogdens Cave Parkers Marsh Parramore Island Pedlar Hills Glades Pickett's Harbor Piney Grove Flatwoods Pinnacle Poor Mountain Redrock Mountain Savage Neck Dunes South Quay Sandhills Southside Savannah Sweet Springs Unthanks Cave Wreck Island
Wildlife Management Areas	Amelia Big Survey Big Woods Briery Creek Chester F. Phelps Cavalier Chickahominy Clinch Mountain Crooked Creek Dick Cross Doe Creek Fairystone Farms Featherfin G. Richard Thompson Game Farm Marsh Goshen and Little North Mountain Hardware River Havens Hidden Valley Highland Hog Island Horsepen Lake James River Land's End Mattaponi Mattaponi Bluffs Merrimac Farm Mockhorn Island Oakley Forest Pettigrew Powhatan Princess Anne Ragged Island Rapidan Robert W. Duncan Saxis Short Hills Smith Mountain Cooperative Stewarts Creek T. M. Gathright Turkeycock Ware Creek Weston White Oak Mountain

Other

Registered Historic Places in Virginia	Virginia Landmarks Register Bridges

Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Virginia Department of Forestry
Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources