G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area

G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Lake Thompson with the Blue Ridge in the background
Map showing the location of G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area
Map showing the location of G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area
Location within Virginia
Map showing the location of G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area
Map showing the location of G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area
G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area (the United States)
LocationFauquier, Warren and Clarke counties, Virginia
Nearest cityFront Royal
Coordinates38°59′5″N 77°59′31″W / 38.98472°N 77.99194°W / 38.98472; -77.99194[1]
Area4,000 acres (16 km2)
Governing bodyVirginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, one of the richest botanical areas of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, is a 4,000-acre (16 km2) Wildlife Management Area (WMA) located primarily in Fauquier County, Virginia, with small encroachments into both Warren and Clarke counties.[2]

  1. ^ "G.R. Thompson". ProtectedPlanet. United Nations Environment Programme's World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "Thompson". Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Retrieved January 6, 2017.