This is a list of state parks and reserves in the Virginia state park system. Virginia opened its entire state park system on as a six-park system. The six original state parks were Seashore State Park (now First Landing State Park), Westmoreland State Park, Staunton River State Park, Douthat State Park, Fairy Stone State Park, and Hungry Mother State Park. The park system now oversees 43 parks. State parks See also List of national parks of the United States List of Virginia state forests List of Virginia Natural Area Preserves List of Virginia Wildlife Management Areas References External links Virginia State Parks Virginia State parks Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Protected areas of Virginia