Outdoor recreation in Virginia generates $21.9 billion in consumer spending and $1.2 billion in state and local tax revenues, while directly supporting 197,000 jobs that put $6.5 billion into people’s paychecks.More than 2.3 million acres of national parks, forests, wildlife refuges and other federal lands serve as a massive public playground for hiking, camping, wildlife watching and sightseeing.Virginia’s 46 wildlife management areas offer more than 200,000 acres for public recreation, including traditional activities such as hunting, trapping and fishing.Virginia’s 26 state forests provide 300 miles of trails exclusively for non-motorized uses such as hiking, horseback riding, and biking 81 miles of open roads and many lakes and rivers for fishing, canoeing and kayaking.Virginia’s 41 state parks offer thousands of campsites, hundreds of cabins, more than 500 miles of trails and easy access to activities such as boating, fishing and swimming.Today, Virginia’s vibrant cultural tapestry owes much of its richness to the ongoing contributions of nearly a dozen recognized tribes, including Chickahominy, Eastern Chickahominy, Mattaponi, Upper Mataponi, Nansemond, Rappahannock, Monacan Indian Nation, Pamunkey, Cheroenhaka (Nottoway), Nottoway of Virginia and Patowomeck.īy any measure, there’s a lot to love about Virginia’s public lands. The Monacan, Powhatan and Cherokee were the predominant tribes here when Europeans arrived in the 17 th century and began displacing the Indigenous people. As Karenne Wood (Monacan) writes in The Virginia Indian Heritage Trail, “Our histories, our ancestral connections, and our traditions are intertwined with the land called Tsenacomoco by Virginia Algonquian peoples.” Of course, we acknowledge and pay our respect to the traditional custodians of these and all the lands that we know today as Virginia. From the smallest city parks to the vast George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, our shared green spaces provide vital natural services: clean water, recreation to boost our physical and mental well-being, habitat for diverse wildlife, and economic activity and jobs. Roughly 3.7 million acres of land across Virginia is managed for public benefit. Varina Library – 1875 New Market Road, Henrico, VA 23231Ĭlaude Moore Rec Center – 46105 Loudoun Park Lane, Sterling, VA 20164ĭulles South Recreation Center – 24950 Riding Center Drive, Chantilly, VA 20152Ĭarver Senior Center – 200 E.The sheer diversity of local, state and federal lands protected for the benefit and enjoyment of Virginians and our visitors is cause for pride and celebration. West Springfield Governmental Center – 6140 Rolling Road, Springfield, VA, 22152 Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library – 7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22043 Thomas Jefferson Library – 7415 Arlington Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22042 Sully Governmental Center – 4900 Stonecroft Boulevard, Chantilly, VA 20151
Providence Community Center – 3001 Vaden Drive, Fairfax, VA 22031 McLean Governmental Center – 1437 Balls Hill Road, McLean, VA 22101
Mason Governmental Center – 6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA 22003
Lorton Community Center - 9520 Richmond Highway, Lorton, VA 22079 Herndon Fortnightly Library – 768 Center Street, Herndon, VA 20170 Great Falls Library – 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls, VA, 22066 North County Governmental Center – 1801 Cameron Glen Drive, Reston, VA 20190īurke Center Library – 5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke, VA 22015Ĭenterville Regional Library – 14200 Germain Drive, Centerville, VA 20121įranconia Governmental Center – 6121 Franconia Road, Alexandria, VA 22310 Mount Vernon Governmental Center – 2511 Parkers Lane, Alexandria, VA 22306 Walter Reed Community Center – 2909 16 th Street S., Arlington, VA 22204įairfax County Government Center – 12000 Government Center, Fairfax, VA 22035 The below locations are in addition to the general registrar's office for their jurisdictions. All general registrar offices offer early voting. Early voting for the June 20, 2023, special election begins May 5.
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