Twin Lakes State Park
In the heart of central Virginia, this 548-acre, historic park offers many cultural, environmental and recreational activities. Overnight accommodations include a 33-site campground and 11 climate-controlled cabins. Visitors enjoy swimming, fishing, hiking, boating and lakeside picnicking.
The land for Twin Lakes State Park was initially bought from struggling farmers by the federal government during the Great Depression. Two parks, Goodwin Lake Recreational Area and Prince Edward Lake were founded in 1939. In 1948, M. Conrad Martin was denied access to Staunton River State Park, and a subsequent lawsuit filed against the state led to the establishment of "Prince Edward State Park for Negroes" as Virginia’s eighth state park in 1950, under the "separate but equal" doctrine. The two lake parks operated as racially segregated parks until the early 1960s. In 1976, the parks merged, and the site was renamed Twin Lakes State Park in 1986. (Learn more about Twin Lakes State Park.)
NAVIGATION OF THE SITE:
Explore the app to learn more about the park, its amenities, lodging options, and trails. We welcome visitor input on the site as well! Please review--and report on--any issues you see in the park. And for birders, review the information on the bird layer, and report on new bird sightings!
The right side of the app is where you can enter location information and--most importantly--add info about bird sightings or any issues you see during your visit. The left helps you modify the map view, turn layers on and off, adjust the view of the bird information, and view the map legend.
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Created by Eric Johnson for University of Wisconsin-Madison Geography 577 - Spring 2025
