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For History,

a view of the York River from Gloucester Point BEach Park
For Beauty,

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For Fun!

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Welcome to Virginia's River Country, a place where the water is a passion, where boats and marinas may be more plentiful than cars and caring people inhabit friendly southern villages.  Consisting of six counties, Virginia's River Country offers a wealth of parks and preserves, museums and historic sites, water trails and biking tours.  Come; explore the heritage and beauty of what Virginians fondly call "The Rivah." 

Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail

Werowocomoco Research Project  - The village of Werowocomoco was the residence of the Virginia Algonquin chief Powhatan and the political center of the Powhatan chiefdom during the early 1600s. The Werowocomoco Research Group is studying the history and physical remains of the site.

Fairfield Foundation - Fairfield is the 17th- and 18th-century plantation and ancestral home of the Burwell family and represents an historical site of great importance to Gloucester County and Virginia.

Pocahontas Family Reunion - Are you a descendant of Pocahontas?

Virginia's River Country

Essex County & the Town of Tappahannock

Gloucester County

King & Queen County

King William County

Mathews County

Middlesex County

Town of Urbanna

Town of West Point

Gloucester Main Street Association

Virtual Heritage Tour of the Middle Peninsula

Middle Peninsula Historic Marker Virtual Tour

Our local newspaper The Gazette Journal

Gloucester Chamber of Commerce

Visit Virginia - the Virginia Tourism Corporation featuring information on the entire state.

Virginia Living Magazine

Hampton Roads Tourism

Founders of  America

Colonial Williamsburg

Friends of the Dragon Run - Friends of Dragon Run, a non-profit, 501(C)(3), organization dedicated to the preservation and encouragement of wise use of Dragon Run and its watershed.

Historic Rosewell Ruins ... where the past is a presence. The ruins of one of the finest mansions built in the colonies sits on the banks of the York River in Gloucester County, Virginia.

VIMS  - Visit this site for info on the teaching marsh,  Waterman's Hall, Marine Science Day and more about the Virginia Institute of Marine Science - a division of the College of William and Mary.  Located at next to Gloucester Point Beach Park.

Historic Garden Week in Gloucester & Mathews - information on the Gloucester-Mathews tour. 

Historic Garden Week in Virginia - listing of events throughout Virginia including Gloucester-Mathews tour. 

National Register of Historic Places - Gloucester Virginia Sites

Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown

Busch Gardens

Kings Dominion

Water Country USA

Helpful Links...

Virginia Tourism's Online Map of Virginia

Newport News Williamsburg Airport site, arrival, departure and airport information www.nnwairport.com

Norfolk International Airport site, arrival, departure, and airport information www.norfolkairport.com

Richmond International Airport site, arrival, departure, and airport information www.flyrichmond.com

Gloucester Tourism
6467 Main Street     Gloucester, VA 23061     804-693-0014

Gloucester Parks, Recreation & Tourism

Last Update by D. R. Carter August 19, 2008