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Check out our summer series for things to do and get going before summer ends:
• Largemouth bass fishing
• Shooting clay targets
• Mountain biking James River trail
• Hiking the Rivanna Trail
• Rock climbing
• Biking the Blue Ridge Parkway
• Swimming holes with waterfalls
• Canoeing/kayaking on the James
• Nature walks
• Tubing down the James River

Check out our summer series for things to do and get going before summer ends:
• Bear Creek Lake State Park
• Natural Tunnel State Park
• Westmoreland State Park
• Grayson Highlands State Park
• False Cape State Park
• Douthat State Park
• Pocahontas State Park
• Series introduction