State: Virginia
Address 1: 1170 Staunton Trail
City: Scottsburg
Zip: 24589
Phone: 434-572-4623
Open all Year: Yes
Number of Sites: 48
Electric Water: 34
Camp URL: http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/sta.shtml#camping
Full Hook: Yes
The park was recognized in 2007 as a National Historic Landmark and a Virginia Historic Landmark. Many structures in the park, including the cabins, pool-house and picnic shelters, are little changed from when they were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the early 1930s. Tucked away in south central Virginia, the park lies on 2,400 acres between the Dan and Staunton Rivers at the threshold of Buggs Island Lake (also known as Kerr Reservoir). The largest lake in Virginia is only one of the parks many attractions, which include an Olympic size pool with a 70-foot waterslide, a smaller log slide and the Pollywog Pond, which is a water playground for children (there is a size limit on this pool). The shaded campgrounds, rustic cabins, picturesque picnic shelters, well-maintained nature trails, and plenty of exciting outdoor opportunities for the whole family make Staunton River State Park the perfect place for your vacation.
The park has an Olympic sized pool and a wading pool open from the Saturday before Memorial Day to Labor Day. The larger pool has a 70-foot waterslide known as “the Moccasin” as well as a smaller log slide in the shallow end. The Pollywog Pond has a frog slide and many fun water toys for kids and toddlers.
Hiking and self-guided trails; horses allowed on multi-use trail. Six wooded trails provide miles of hiking along the Dan and Staunton rivers as well as Buggs Island Lake.Multi-use trail open for hikers, bikers and horseback riders.
Staunton River State Park is 18 miles east of South Boston. Take U.S. 360 to Route 344. Follow Route 344 for 10 miles to the park, located southeast of Scottsburg, Va.