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Trailhead Hike: Lake Anna State Park, VA

Sat, Feb 15

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Spotsylvania Courthouse

Situated on the site of an early-19th-century gold mine, Lake Anna is a reservoir that was created as a cooling facility for Dominion Energy’s North Anna Power Station.

Time & Location

Feb 15, 2025, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM EST

Spotsylvania Courthouse, 6800 Lawyers Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA 22551, USA

About the Event

$5. Long hike: 13.5 mi., 1500 ft. ascent. Moderate hike: 10.5 mi., 800 ft. ascent.

Situated on the site of an early-19th-century gold mine, Lake Anna is a reservoir that was created as a cooling facility for Dominion Energy’s North Anna Power Station. The lake is one of the largest in the state, stretching 17.5 miles long and 1.5 miles wide, with some 200 miles of shoreline. We will take state park trails through woods, meadows and past abandoned mines. All hikers will start at the Sawtooth Parking Lot. Moderate hikers will take the following trails: Sawtooth, Pigeon Run, Mill Pond, Turkey Run, Big Woods, Glenora and Old Pond to the Lake Anna Beach area. Long hikers will add Gold Hill, Cedar Run and Railroad Ford loops to the moderate hike.

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