Name |
Image |
Date |
Location |
County |
Ownership |
Description |
Butler Cave- Breathing Cave |
|
1973 |
|
Bath |
Private |
Two major cave systems that contain a 40-foot (12 m) waterfall, a natural bridge, unusually fine crystalline formations, and an underground lake. Access is managed by the Butler Cave Conservation Society. |
Caledon Natural Area |
 |
1974 |
38.3525°N 77.132778°W / 38.3525; -77.132778 (Caledon State Park) |
King George |
State (state park) |
One of the best examples of oak-tulip poplar-dominated virgin upland forest in the country. |
Charles C. Steirly Natural Area |
 |
1974 |
37.050833°N 76.981111°W / 37.050833; -76.981111 (Charles C. Steirly Natural Area) |
Sussex |
State (Natural Area Preserve) |
A small, essentially virgin stand of climax bald cypress-water tupelo swamp forest. |
Grand Caverns |
 |
1973 |
38.260278°N 78.835278°W / 38.260278; -78.835278 (Grand Caverns) |
Augusta |
Municipal |
Contains unique shield formations as well as draperies, flowstone, stalactites and stalagmites. |
Great Dismal Swamp |
 |
1972 |
36.640876°N 76.451797°W / 36.640876; -76.451797 (Great Dismal Swamp) |
Suffolk City |
Federal (National Wildlife Refuge) |
A remnant of the original Great Dismal Swamp. |
Luray Caverns |
 |
1973 |
38.664306°N 78.483806°W / 38.664306; -78.483806 (Luray Caverns) |
Page |
Private |
A cave ornately decorated with cascades, columns, stalactites, stalagmites and pools. |
Montpelier Forest |
|
1987 |
38.219722°N 78.169444°W / 38.219722; -78.169444 (Montpelier Forest) |
Orange |
Private |
A mature forest dominated primarily by tulip poplar and spicebush, located on the grounds of President James Madison's Montpelier estate. |
Rich Hole |
|
1974 |
37.871389°N 79.638333°W / 37.871389; -79.638333 (Rich Hole) |
Rockbridge |
Federal (George Washington National Forest) |
An outstanding example of a "cove" hardwood forest. |
Seashore Natural Area |
 |
1965 |
36.906111°N 76.015278°W / 36.906111; -76.015278 (Seashore Natural Area) |
Virginia Beach |
State (state park) |
Contains parallel dunes that are densely wooded with two distinct forest types of semitropical character. |
Virginia Coast Reserve |
|
1979 |
37.4163°N 75.689°W / 37.4163; -75.689 (Virginia Coast Reserve) |
Accomack, Northampton |
Private |
Relatively undisturbed barrier island-lagoon complex. A refuge for migratory shorebirds, waterfowl and colonial nesting birds. |