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The state of Virginia has 41 parks where visitors can hike, fish and camp, but only one allows people to cross a river 125 feet in the air. Sandy Hausman reports on the longest recreational bridge in Virginia – a structure that’s open day and night to those in search of adventure.
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Officials with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation are expecting big numbers, like most holiday weekends, at state parks over the long weekend, although visits are down from the highs of the pandemic generally.
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In 1936, Virginia became the first state to open a park system, notable for being "not more than an hour’s" drive from anywhere in the Commonwealth. But…
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This weekend many campgrounds in Virginia’s state parks reopen. Over the past two months, day use in the park system has actually increased. We have some…
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Governor Terry McAuliffe was in Charlottesville Thursday to announce the opening of a new park. The land for that property has been in state hands for…
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The distinct limestone arch known as the Natural Bridge became Virginia’s newest State Park over the weekend. The celebration concludes a tense couple of…
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You may have heard it’s the 100th anniversary of the National Parks System. What you may not know is that Virginia’s state parks are celebrating their own…