Sky Meadows State Park
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Sky Meadows State Park is a 1,862 acre park in the Virginia state park system. It is located in northern Virginia, about an hour outside of the Washington, D.C. metro region.
The park was formed when Paul Mellon donated 1,132 acres of land in 1975. It has has expanded its borders twice since then. 248 acres were added in 1987 containing the Appalachian Trail. In 1991 Mellon donated an additional 462 acres, bringing the park to its present size.
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| Protected Areas of Virginia Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation | Virginia Department of Forestry |
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| State Parks | Bear Creek Lake | Belle Isle | Chippokes Plantation | Claytor Lake | Douthat | Fairy Stone | False Cape | First Landing | Grayson Highlands | Holliday Lake | Hungry Mother | James River | Kiptopeke | Lake Anna | Mason Neck | Natural Tunnel | New River Trail | Occoneechee | Pocahontas | Sailor's Creek Battlefield | Shenandoah River | Sky Meadows | Smith Mountain Lake | Staunton River | Staunton River Battlefield | Twin Lakes | Westmoreland | Wilderness Road | York River |
| Historical State Parks | George Washington's Grist Mill | Shot Tower | Southwest Virginia Museum |
| State Natural Areas | Bethel Beach | Bush Mill Stream | Caledon | Goshen Pass | Hughlett Point | Lick Creek | Pinnacle |
| State Forests | Appomatox-Buckingham | Bourassa | Browne | Chilton Woods | Conway-Robinson | Crawfords | Cumberland | Devil's Backbone | Hawks | Lesesne | Matthews | Niday Place | Paul | Prince Edward-Gallion | Sandy Point | Whitney | Zoar |
| Other Affiliated Areas | Breaks Interstate Park | Chippokes Farm and Forestry Museum | Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management Area | Holliday Creek Trout Fishing Area | Tabb Monument |
