List of nature centers in Virginia

See also: List of nature centers in the United States

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Virginia Nature Centers (Hover mouse over pog to popup clickable link)

This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Virginia.

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Name  | Location  | County/City  | Region  | Summary

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Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve | Leesburg | Loudoun | Northern | website, 725 acres of successional fields, hardwood forests, wetlands, and riverine habitat; nature center; and over 20 miles of trails; operated by the county, with support from Friends of Banshee Reeks and from Banshee Reeks Chapter of Virginia Master Naturalists
Blacksburg Price House Nature Center | Blacksburg | Montgomery |  | website
Blue Ridge Center | Purcellville | Loudoun | Northern | website, 900 acres, trails, education center
Boxerwood Gardens | Lexington | Lexington | Southwest Virginia | 15-acre arboretum, nature center and woodland garden
Broadlands Nature Center | Broadlands | Loudoun | Northern | website, information, operated by the Audubon Naturalist Society and the Broadlands Homeowners Association, local animals, nature programs and events
Claytor Nature Study Center of the University of Lynchburg | Bedford | Bedford | Central Virginia | website, 470 acre nature center owned and operated by the University of Lynchburg, includes education and research facility, Cloverlea Farm and Memorial Gardens, environmental programs, nature trails, campground, Belk Astronomical Observatory, and horticultural research area
Claytor Lake State Park Discovery Center | Dublin | Pulaski | Southwest Virginia | 472 acres, visitor center exhibits about lake ecology, fish life
Ellanor C. Lawrence Park | Chantilly | Fairfax | Northern | 650 acres, operated by the county, Walney Visitors Center features educational exhibits, programs and information, live animals
False Cape State Park | Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach | Hampton Roads | 4,321 acres, Wash Woods Environmental Center for ecological studies, park also offers nature programs
First Landing State Park | Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach | Hampton Roads | 2,888 acres, Chesapeake Bay Center, environmental programs
Frogshackle Nature Center | Sterling | Loudoun | Northern | website, operated by the County at Claude Moore Park for special events
Gulf Branch Nature Center | Arlington | Arlington | Northern | website, 37 acres, operated by the City in Gulf Branch Park and Natural Area
Hidden Oaks Nature Center | Annandale | Fairfax | Northern | website, operated by the County in the 52-acre Annandale District Park
Hidden Pond Nature Center | Springfield | Fairfax | Northern | website, 25 acres, operated by the county, adjacent to 700-acre Pohick Stream Valley Park
Norma Hoffman Visitors Center at Huntley Meadows | Hybla Valley | Fairfax | Northern | Over 1,500 acres, operated by the county, visitor center includes an auditorium and museum space with exhibits, nature and history programs
James River State Park | Gladstone | Buckingham | Central | 1,500 acres, visitor center features an aquarium, replica bateau, history exhibits, seasonal nature programs
Jerome "Buddie" Ford Nature Center | Alexandria | Alexandria | Northern | website, operated by the City in 50-acre Dora Kelley Nature Park
Joseph S. J. Tanner Environmental Education Center | Boydton | Mecklenburg | Central Virginia | website, natural history of John H. Kerr Reservoir
Long Branch Park and Nature Center | Arlington | Arlington | Northern | website, 17 acres, operated by the City at Glencarlyn Park
Maymont Park | Richmond | Richmond | Greater Richmond Region | 100 acre Victorian estate, park features a nature center dedicated to native Virginia wildlife, a historic house museum, arboretum, formal gardens, carriage collection and petting zoo
Mill Mountain Discovery Center | Roanoke | Roanoke | Southwest Virginia | website, operated by the City in the 611-acre Mill Mountain Park
Motts Run Nature Center | Fredericksburg | Fredericksburg | Northern | website, owned by the city and operated seasonally by volunteers in the 860-acre Motts Run Reservoir Recreation Area
Potomac Overlook Regional Park and Nature Center | Arlington | Arlington | Northern | website, 70 acres, operated by the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, energy and natural history exhibits, live animals
Riverbend Park | Great Falls | Fairfax | Northern | website, over 400 acres, operated by the county, visitor center self-guided activities for children, live animal displays and natural and cultural exhibits
Rockfish Valley Foundation | Wintergreen | Nelson County | Central | website, 20 acres of trails, parks, river and creek access, and children's nature play area, plus indoor natural history center
Rockwood Nature Center | Richmond | Chesterfield | Greater Richmond Region | website, 160 acres, operated by the County in Rockwood Park
Rust Sanctuary | Leesburg | Loudoun | Northern | website, 68 acres, operated by the Audubon Naturalist Society
Sandy Bottom Nature Park | Hampton | Hampton | Hampton Roads | website, 456-acre environmental education and wildlife management facility, operated by the City
Three Lakes Park & Nature Center | Richmond | Henrico | Greater Richmond Region | website, operated by the County
Virginia Living Museum | Newport News | Newport News | Hampton Roads | Natural history museum of indigenous animals, aviary, outdoor animal displays, botanical preserve and planetarium
Walker Nature Center | Reston | Fairfax | Northern | website, 72 acres, operated by the community, 2 miles of trails
Woodpecker Ridge Nature Center | Fincastle | Botetourt | Southwest Virginia | information, 70 acres, privately owned preserve and bird-watching site

## External links

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* Map of nature centers and environmental education centers in Virginia

## Defunct centers

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* Smithsonian Institution Naturalist Center, Leesburg

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Protected areas of Virginia

Federal|

| National Parks|

* Shenandoah

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National Historical Parks,
Historic Sites & Monuments|

* Appomattox Court House NHP
* Arlington House
* Booker T. Washington NM
* Cedar Creek and Belle Grove NHP
* Claude Moore Colonial Farm
* Colonial NHP
* Cumberland Gap NHP
* Fort Monroe NM
* George Washington Birthplace NM
* Harpers Ferry NHP
* Maggie L. Walker NHS

National Military Parks,
Battlefields & Battlefield Parks|

* Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP
* Manassas NBP
* Petersburg NB
* Richmond NBP

National Cemeteries|

* Alexandria
* Arlington
* Balls Bluff
* City Point
* Cold Harbor
* Culpeper
* Danville
* Fort Harrison
* Fredericksburg
* Glendale
* Hampton
* Hampton VAMC
* Poplar Grove
* Quantico
* Richmond
* Seven Pines
* Staunton
* Winchester
* Yorktown

National Parkways|

* Blue Ridge Parkway
* (Blue Ridge Music Center
* Mabry Mill
* Peaks of Otter
* Rocky Knob Recreation Area)
* George Washington Memorial Parkway

National Trails|

* Appalachian Trail
* Captain John Smith Chesapeake NHT
* Overmountain Victory NHT
* Potomac Heritage Trail
* Star-Spangled Banner NHT

National
Wildlife Refuges|

* Back Bay
* Chincoteague
* Eastern Shore of Virginia
* Mason Neck
* Featherstone
* Fisherman Island
* Glenn Martin
* Great Dismal Swamp
* James River
* Nansemond
* Occoquan Bay
* Plum Tree Island
* Presquile
* Rappahannock River Valley
* Wallops Island

National Forests|

* George Washington and Jefferson

USFS National Recreation Areas|

* Mount Rogers National Recreation Area

Other NPS Areas|

* Assateague Island National Seashore
* Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network
* Prince William Forest Park
* Wolf Trap NP for the Performing Arts

Wilderness Areas|

* Barbours Creek
* James River Face
* Mountain Lake
* Priest
* Ramsey's Draft
* Rich Hole
* Rough Mountain
* Saint Mary's
* Three Ridges

National Estuarine
Research Reserves|

* Chesapeake Bay

State|

| State parks|

* Bear Creek Lake
* Belle Isle
* Breaks Interstate
* Caledon
* Chippokes
* Claytor Lake
* Clinch River
* Culpeper Battlefields
* Douthat
* Fairy Stone
* False Cape
* First Landing
* Grayson Highlands
* High Bridge Trail
* Holliday Lake
* Hungry Mother
* James River
* Kiptopeke
* Lake Anna
* Leesylvania
* Machicomoco
* Mason Neck
* Mayo River
* Middle Peninsula
* Natural Bridge
* Natural Tunnel
* New River Trail
* Occoneechee
* Pocahontas
* Powhatan
* Sailor's Creek Battlefield
* Seven Bends
* Shot Tower
* Shenandoah River
* Sky Meadows
* Smith Mountain Lake
* Southwest Virginia Museum
* Staunton River
* Staunton River Battlefield
* Sweet Run
* Tabb Monument
* Twin Lakes
* Westmoreland
* Widewater
* Wilderness Road
* York River

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State forests|

* Appomattox-Buckingham
* Big Woods
* Bourassa
* Browne
* Channels
* Charlotte
* Chesterfield
* Chilton Woods
* Conway Robinson
* Crawfords
* Cumberland
* Devil's Backbone
* Dragon Run
* First Mountain
* Hawks
* Lesesne
* Matthews
* Moore's Creek
* Niday Place
* Old Flat
* Paul
* Prince Edward-Gallion
* Sandy Point
* South Quay
* Whitney
* Zoar

Natural Area
Preserves|

* Antioch Pines
* Bald Knob
* Bethel Beach
* Big Spring Bog
* Blackwater
* Buffalo Mountain
* Bull Run Mountains
* Bush Mill Stream
* Camp Branch Wetlands
* Cape Charles Coastal Habitat
* Cave Hill
* The Cedars
* The Channels
* Cherry Orchard Bog
* Chestnut Creek Wetlands
* Chestnut Ridge
* Chotank Creek
* Chub Sandhill
* Cleveland Barrens
* Clover Hollow
* Cowbane Prairie
* Crawford's Knob
* Crow's Nest
* Cumberland Marsh
* Dameron Marsh
* Deep Run Ponds
* Dendron Swamp
* Difficult Creek
* Elklick Woodlands
* False Cape
* Folly Mills Creek Fen
* Goshen Pass
* Grafton Ponds
* Grassy Hill
* Grayson Glades
* Hickory Hollow
* Hughlett Point
* Johnsons Creek
* Lyndhurst Ponds
* Magothy Bay
* Mark's and Jack's Island
* Mount Joy Pond
* Mutton Hunk Fen
* Naked Mountain
* New Point Comfort
* North Landing River
* Northwest River
* Ogdens Cave
* Parkers Marsh
* Parramore Island
* Pedlar Hills Glades
* Piney Grove Flatwoods
* Pinnacle
* Poor Mountain
* Redrock Mountain
* Savage Neck Dunes
* Unthanks Cave
* William B. Trower Bayshore
* Wreck Island

Wildlife
Management Areas|

* Amelia
* Big Survey
* Big Woods
* Briery Creek
* Chester F. Phelps
* Cavalier
* Chickahominy
* Clinch Mountain
* Crooked Creek
* Dick Cross
* Doe Creek
* Fairystone Farms
* Featherfin
* G. Richard Thompson
* Game Farm Marsh
* Goshen and Little North Mountain
* Hardware River
* Havens
* Hidden Valley
* Highland
* Hog Island
* Horsepen Lake
* James River
* Land's End
* Mattaponi
* Mattaponi Bluffs
* Merrimac Farm
* Mockhorn Island
* Oakley Forest
* Pettigrew
* Powhatan
* Princess Anne
* Ragged Island
* Rapidan
* Robert W. Duncan
* Saxis
* Short Hills
* Smith Mountain Cooperative
* Stewarts Creek
* T. M. Gathright
* Turkeycock
* Ware Creek
* Weston
* White Oak Mountain

Other|

| Registered Historic
Places in Virginia|

* Virginia Landmarks Register
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Virginia
* Bridges
* National Historic Landmarks

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* Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
* Virginia Department of Forestry
* Virginia Department of Historic Resources
* Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

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