Located along the Atlantic coast and one of the 13 original colonies, there are amazing Virginia national park sites you will love visiting.

ALBANY TWP., Pa. - Halfway down Hawk Mountain, the birds chirp and the bees buzz, and a shelter sits in shade, awaiting its next weary hiker on a long trek along the Appalachian Trail. "This is about ...

Winding through stands of rhododendron and alongside gentle streams, it delivers maximum scenic payoff for minimal exertion. For those seeking more adventure, the Potato Knob Trail challenges hikers ...

New River Trail State Park transforms an ordinary Virginia day into an adventure worthy of framing. This outdoor paradise stretches 57 miles through some of the Commonwealth’s most jaw-dropping ...

Each year, only about one out of every four hikers who set out to complete the Appalachian Trail reaches that goal. A thru-hike means traversing nearly 2,200 miles, across 14 states, in a single ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Gia Cooke scored 19 points, Kierra Wheeler added 15 and No. 23 West Virginia beat Appalachian State 80-51 on Thursday for coach Mark Kellogg's 500th career victory. West ...

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. — Central Virginia’s med flight team saved an injured hiker from a remote location on the Appalachian Trail over the weekend. According to a news release from the Virginia State ...

The day Betty Kellenberger hit a patch of freezing rain on Mount Madison, quitting crossed her mind. She was hungry, cold and sore. “You’re 80 years old,” she told herself in a pep talk atop a ...

Virginia Democratic lawmakers on Friday took the first big step in a complicated maneuver to redraw the state's congressional map before next year's midterm elections. The Virginia state Senate on ...

The Democrat-controlled legislature approved an amendment that would allow redistricting next year, but the process will take months. By Campbell Robertson and Ben Paviour The Virginia legislature ...