19 state parks with horseback riding in Virginia

19 of Virginia’s 44 state parks list horseback riding. See these parks on a map

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Bear Creek Lake State ParkA 40-acre lake in the middle of the Cumberland State Forest, with a swimming beach, boat launch, fishing pier…$7 / vehicleCampsites · electric & waterCabins, LodgeBook a campsite
Belle Isle State ParkSeven miles of Rappahannock River shoreline on the Northern Neck, where tidal wetlands run into farmland and…$5 / vehicleCampsites · electric & waterCabins, LodgeBook a campsite
Chippokes State ParkOne of the country's oldest continually farmed plantations, worked since 1619 and set across the James River…$7 / vehicleCampsites · electric & waterCabinsBook a campsite
Douthat State ParkA 1936 park listed on the National Register for the influence its design had on parks nationwide, wrapped…$7 / vehicleCampsites · electric & waterCabins, LodgeBook a campsite
Fairy Stone State ParkHome of the legendary fairy stones, built around a 168-acre lake adjoining Philpott Reservoir just minutes…$7 / vehicleCampsites · electric & waterCabins, LodgeBook a campsite
Grayson Highlands State ParkAlpine-like peaks above 5,000 feet beside Mount Rogers and Whitetop, Virginia's two highest mountains, with…$7–$10 / vehicleCampsites · electric & waterCabins, LodgeBook a campsite
High Bridge Trail State ParkA 32-mile rail trail with a level, crushed-limestone surface, open to walking, cycling and horseback riding…$5 / vehicleDay use only
James River State ParkThree miles of James River shoreline in the Blue Ridge foothills, with rolling grassland, quiet forest and…$5 / vehicleCampsites · electric & waterCabins, LodgeBook a campsite
Lake Anna State ParkA beach, bathhouse and boat launch on one of Virginia's most popular lakes, with more than 15 miles of…$7–$10 / vehicleCampsites · electric & waterCabins, LodgeBook a campsite
New River Trail State ParkA 57-mile linear park on an abandoned railroad bed, running beside the New River for 39 miles through four…$7 / vehicleCampsitesBook a campsite
Occoneechee State ParkOn Buggs Island Lake, Virginia's largest, with three boat ramps, a marina and 20 miles of hiking, biking and…$7 / vehicleCampsites · electric & waterCabins, LodgeBook a campsite
Pocahontas State ParkNearly 8,000 acres twenty miles from Richmond, with more than 90 miles of trails, three lakes and a seasonal…$7–$10 / vehicleCampsites · electric & waterCabins, LodgeBook a campsite
Powhatan State ParkJames River frontage in Powhatan County's northwest corner, with three canoe slides down to the river and…$5 / vehicleCampsites · electric & waterCabinsBook a campsite
Raymond R. "Andy" Guest, Jr. Shenandoah River State ParkMore than 1,600 acres along 5.2 miles of the South Fork of the Shenandoah, looking west to Massanutten…$10 / vehicleCampsites · electric & waterCabins, LodgeBook a campsite
Sky Meadows State ParkRolling pastures and woodland of a historic Crooked Run Valley farm on the eastern side of the Blue Ridge…$10 / vehicleCampsitesBook a campsite
Staunton River State ParkWoodland, meadow and shoreline on the Dan and Staunton rivers, opening onto Buggs Island Lake, Virginia's…$5 / vehicleCampsites · electric & waterCabins, LodgeBook a campsite
Sweet Run State ParkUnder development in Loudoun County four miles from Harpers Ferry, with expansive Blue Ridge views and two…$10 / vehicleDay use only
Wilderness Road State ParkThe reconstructed Martin's Station, an outdoor living-history museum of Virginia's 1775 frontier, beside a…$5 / vehicleCampsitesBook a campsite
York River State ParkA rare estuarine environment where fresh and salt water meet, designated a Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine…$5 / vehicleDay use only

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