
Belle Isle State Park
Lancaster, Virginia(View other Lancaster area campgrounds)
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Ownership: State GovernmentOfficial website: dcr.virginia.gov
Posted by: MountainMan on December 15, 2005
Description
Located in the rural Northern Neck of Virginia, Belle Isle is the first state park to be purchased with funds from the $95 million 1992 Parks and Recreational Facilities Bond Referendum. The 733-acre site is a window to the beautiful lower Rappahannock River in Lancaster County. Waterfront in the area has been developed extensively by private landowners with little public recreational access. This fact made the lower Rappahannock a priority for purchasing land for a new state park. The park has seven miles of frontage on the north shore of the Rappahannock, and it borders Deep and Mulberry creeks. It features diverse tidal and nontidal wetlands, lowland marshes, tidal coves and upland forests.Wildlife: The diverse habitats found in the park provide homes to many predator birds, such as blue herons, osprey, hawks and bald eagles. White-tailed deer, turkeys, groundhogs, rabbits, squirrels, moles, reptiles and amphibians. There are eight distinct types of wetlands within the park. These diverse ecosystems make Belle Isle an excellent outdoor laboratory for environmental education.Directions
Lancaster County on the Rappahannock River. From Warsaw, take State Route 3 East to SR 354. Turn right and follow for three miles. Turn right onto SR 683 near Litwalton to the park entrance. From Kilmarnock, take Route 3 West to Lively, then left on SR 201 for three miles, then right on SR 354 for three miles and left onto 683 to the park entrance.Activities
Camping, cabins, special events, picnicking, boating, nature programs, fishing, hikingGuidebooks
- The U.S.A. Comprehensive Public Camping Guide (Lower 48), Vol. 9: Rhode Island, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
- The Best in Tent Camping: Virginia
Services
Bathhouse with hot showers, electric and water hookups, dump station, environmental education center, campstore, boat rentals, bike rentals, hiking trails, equestrian trailsReservation info
Call 800-933-7275 or on the web, go here.Fees
See official website for most current camping fees.Photos from Belle Isle State Park
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