The people who created the Snowden Trail in Northern Virginia's Sky Meadows State Park knew their target audience: urban and suburbanites looking for a little breathing space. Snowden Trail is an ...

Upgrades to Sky Meadows State Park’s Lost Mountain Trail are now complete – ending erosion issues making it challenging to navigate. The 2.2-mile trail, designed for hikers, ...

Dark sky over Mt. Bleak House at Sky Meadows State Park. Photo courtesy Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. International Dark Skies Week continues through April 30 and events are ...

Mount Bleak Farm is located in Sky Meadows State Park (11012 Edmonds Lane, Delaplane, Virginia), is a gem of a property very close to Middleburg. It's a great spot for sunsets (and photographs of ...

To learn more about specific events, go to the Sky Meadows State Park page on the Virginia State Parks website. Some activities require advance registration. Parking for the day is $10.

Kevin Bowman vividly remembers when he first saw the Milky Way.It was at Sky Meadows State Park, near Front Royal, Virginia, where Bowman is a park ranger. Only an hour outside of Washington, D.C ...