You'll find Powhatan State Park in the northwest corner of Powhatan County on the historic James River. The park has three car-top boat slides accessing the river as well as diverse wildlife habitat, from open fields to upland hardwood forests. Other amenities include a full-service campground, a primitive canoe-in campground, a group campground, multi-use trails, wildlife observation areas, picnic shelters and a playground.

Hours
Dawn - dusk.

Location
The park's address is 4616 Powhatan State Park Rd., Powhatan, VA 23139. Latitude, 37.659728. Longitude, -77.922978. Some GPS units provide incorrect directions so carefully follow directions below.

Drive Time: Northern Virginia, two hours; Richmond, 45 minutes; Tidewater/Norfolk/Virginia Beach, two and a half hours; Roanoke, three hours

Powhatan State Park Site Layout