Widewater State Park

Widewater State Park
Widewater State Park, November 2018
Location of Widewater State Park in Virginia
Widewater State Park (the United States)
LocationStafford County, Virginia
Nearest cityFredericksburg
Coordinates38°25′37″N 77°20′6″W / 38.42694°N 77.33500°W / 38.42694; -77.33500
Area1,089 acres (440.7 ha)
Created2019
Administered byVirginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

Widewater State Park is a state park on a 1,100 acres (450 ha) peninsula in the Potomac River in Stafford County, Virginia. It and Leesylvania State Park to the north on Occoquan Bay, and several wildlife refuges and regional parks are on the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. Current facilities include a combined visitor center and staff building along Aquia Creek, as well as four picnic shelters, children's play areas and kayak launches on both sides of the peninsula and a soft boat launch and campgrounds.

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