Clinch River State Park | |
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Location | Tazewell, Russell, Wise, and Scott Counties, Virginia |
Nearest city | St. Paul, Virginia |
Coordinates | 36°53′55″N 82°19′03″W / 36.898510°N 82.317534°W |
Area | 640 acres (260 ha) |
Established | 2019 |
Governing body | Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation |
Clinch River State Park is a river-based state park in Tazewell, Russell, Wise, and Scott counties in Southwest Virginia. It was dedicated by Gov. Ralph Northam on 16 June 2021 as the 41st park in the Virginia State Park system. The park preserves some of the most scenic and ecologically diverse parts of the Clinch River. It is the first "blueway" park in the Commonwealth.[1]