🎣 Fishing on public land in Virginia

141 public places in Virginia are listed for fishing (133 state & public land, 5 state forests, 2 national forests, 1 trails). 2 have no entry fee. Open any place for its map, directions, fees and the land around it.

A Virginia hunting or fishing license is required, seasons and bag limits apply, and individual units add their own rules. Check the managing agency before you go.

The places

🌲 George Washington & Jefferson National Forestsfree
🥾 Virginia Creeper Trailfree
🗺️ Accotink Stream Valley ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Antioch Pines Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Appalachian Power Conservation EasementUnknown — check official site
🌲 Appomattox-Buckingham State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Balthrope MarshUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Barbours Creek WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Beasley TractUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Belle IsleUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Blackwater Creek Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Blackwater Ecological PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bottom Creek Gorge PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Briery CreekUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Brown-Williamson Chesterfield ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Brush Mountain East WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Brush Mountain WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Buffalo Mountain Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bull Neck Stream Valley ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bull Run Mountains Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bull Run Regional ParkUnknown — check official site
🌲 Charlotte State ForestUnknown — check official site
🌲 Cherokee National ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Catlett IslandsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Goodwin IslandsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Sweet Hall MarshUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Taskinas CreekUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chub Sandhill Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cockpit Point Civil War ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Colvin Run Mill ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Colvin Run Stream Valley ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Confederate Fortifications Historic SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Crooked Creek Fish Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cumberland Gap National Historical ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Difficult Run Stream Valley ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dogue Creek Stream Valley ParkUnknown — check official site
🌲 Dragon Run State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dutch Gap Historical ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Elklick Woodlands Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Falls Ridge PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Flag Rock Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Flatlick Stream Valley ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Fountainhead Regional ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Four Mile Creek ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Foxstone ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Frog Branch Stream Valley ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Glencarlyn ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Goshen Pass Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Grassy Hill Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gulf Branch Nature CenterUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Harrison Lake National Fish HatcheryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hemlock Overlook Regional ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Holmes Run Stream Valley ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hughlett Point Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hunting Run Reservoir ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Huntley Meadows ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ James River Face WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ John Hosea Kerr ReservoirUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Johnny Moore Stream Valley ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Johnston Partners Conservation EasementUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Julie J. Metz Neabsco Creek Wetlands PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ King's Highway Historic SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Accotink ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Mercer ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lane's Mill ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Laurel Hill ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Leopold's PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lewis G. Larus ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lewis TractsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little Hunting Creek ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little Pimmit Run Stream Valley ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little Rocky Run Stream Valley ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mallows Bay – Potomac River National Marine SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Meadowood Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Meadowview ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Middle Run Stream Valley ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mill Creek Springs State Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Monticello Woods ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Air Historic SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Myron Glaser Cabin TractUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Naked Mountain State Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Neabsco Regional ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ New Point Comfort Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Northside ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Northwest River State Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Oatlands PlantationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Old Colchester Park & PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Old Courthouse Spring Branch ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ OliphantUnknown — check official site
🗺️ PEC HoldingUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Peters Mountain WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Petersburg National Battlefield ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pocahontas MarshUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pohick Bay Regional ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pohick Creek Stream Valley ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pohick Stream Valley ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pohick Stream Valley ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pole Road ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pond Mountain Game LandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Poor Mountain Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Popes Head Stream Valley ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Powell's Creek GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Powhite ParkUnknown — check official site
🌲 Prince Edward-Gallion State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ragged Mountain Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rappahannock River Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Red Bud RunUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rich Hole WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Richmond National Battlefield ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Riverbend ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Robert W. Duncan WMAUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rocky Knob Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rough Mountain WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌲 Sandy Point State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sandy Run Regional ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Saxis Marsh State Waterfoul Management Area and RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Scott's Run Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shawvers Run WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shenandoah WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ South Quay Sandhills Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ South Run District ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Stifel Conservation EasementUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Swift Creek Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ TNC Preserve - Fletcher FordUnknown — check official site
🗺️ The Cedars State Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Thunder Ridge WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Timberly ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Tuckahoe Creek ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Unthanks Cave State Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Vandell Preserve at Cumberland MarshUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wakefield ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Waller Mill ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Warm Springs MountainUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Waverly ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ White Oak MountainUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Whitehurst TractUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Willow Pond ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Windy Run ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wolftrap Stream Valley ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wreck Island State Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Zachary Taylor ParkUnknown — check official site

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