It's easily accessible from Interstate 95, Route 288 and Route 360. In Chesterfield County, about 20 miles from Richmond.

Read further or call the park for details. Hours for certain facilities, such as the Aquatic Center, main office, boathouse, CCC Museum and Nature Center, vary by time of year. Pocahontas State Park's location and 90 miles of trails make it particularly popular among bicyclists. The park's 2,000-seat amphitheater hosts the Pocahontas Premieres series of concerts and family-friendly entertainment. Rustic group facilities with primitive overnight cabins (bunkhouses) are available seasonally for larger groups. Two dining halls may be rented for meetings, weddings and special events. The Civilian Conservation Corps Museum, dedicated to Depression-era workers who helped build the state park system, is one of a handful in the nation. Boat rentals are available seasonally by the 225-acre Swift Creek Lake.

The Aquatic Center, which has a toddler pool, fountain wet deck, three-foot and five-foot-deep leisure pools, an activity pool and two tubular water slides, affords seasonal water-based activities for all. Just 20 miles from Richmond, Pocahontas offers boating, picnicking, camping, camping cabins, 90-plus miles of trails, and nature and history programs.

Pocahontas state park