List of National Natural Landmarks in Virginia
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The following table lists the 10 National Natural Landmarks within Virginia in the eastern United States. They are administered by the United States National Park Service.
![List of National Natural Landmarks in Virginia is located in Virginia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/USA_Virginia_location_map.svg/550px-USA_Virginia_location_map.svg.png)
![Caledon State Park](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Caledon State Park
![Grand Caverns](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Grand Caverns
![Great Dismal Swamp](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Great Dismal Swamp
![Luray Caverns](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Luray Caverns
![Montpelier](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Montpelier
![Rich Hole Wilderness](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Rich Hole Wilderness
![Virginia Coast Reserve](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Virginia Coast Reserve
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Virginia National Natural Landmarks (clickable map)Name | Image | Date | Location | County | Ownership | Description | |
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1 | Butler Cave- Breathing Cave | 1973 | Bath | Private | Two major cave systems that contain a 40-foot (12 m) waterfall, a natural bridge, unusually fine crystalline formations, and an underground lake. Access is managed by the Butler Cave Conservation Society. | ||
2 | Caledon Natural Area | ![]() | 1974 | 38°21′09″N 77°07′58″W / 38.3525°N 77.132778°W / 38.3525; -77.132778 (Caledon State Park) | King George | State (state park) | One of the best examples of oak-tulip poplar-dominated virgin upland forest in the country. |
3 | Charles C. Steirly Natural Area | ![]() | 1974 | 37°03′03″N 76°58′52″W / 37.050833°N 76.981111°W / 37.050833; -76.981111 (Charles C. Steirly Natural Area) | Sussex | State (Natural Area Preserve) | A small, essentially virgin stand of climax bald cypress-water tupelo swamp forest. |
4 | Grand Caverns | 1973 | 38°15′37″N 78°50′07″W / 38.260278°N 78.835278°W / 38.260278; -78.835278 (Grand Caverns) | Augusta | Municipal | Contains unique shield formations as well as draperies, flowstone, stalactites and stalagmites. | |
5 | Great Dismal Swamp | ![]() | 1972 | 36°38′27″N 76°27′06″W / 36.640876°N 76.451797°W / 36.640876; -76.451797 (Great Dismal Swamp) | Suffolk City | Federal (National Wildlife Refuge) | A remnant of the original Great Dismal Swamp. |
6 | Luray Caverns | ![]() | 1973 | 38°39′52″N 78°29′02″W / 38.664306°N 78.483806°W / 38.664306; -78.483806 (Luray Caverns) | Page | Private | A cave ornately decorated with cascades, columns, stalactites, stalagmites and pools. |
7 | Montpelier Forest | 1987 | 38°13′11″N 78°10′10″W / 38.219722°N 78.169444°W / 38.219722; -78.169444 (Montpelier Forest) | Orange | Private | A mature forest dominated primarily by tulip poplar and spicebush, located on the grounds of President James Madison's Montpelier estate. | |
8 | Rich Hole | 1974 | 37°52′17″N 79°38′18″W / 37.871389°N 79.638333°W / 37.871389; -79.638333 (Rich Hole) | Rockbridge | Federal (George Washington National Forest) | An outstanding example of a "cove" hardwood forest. | |
9 | Seashore Natural Area | ![]() | 1965 | 36°54′22″N 76°00′55″W / 36.906111°N 76.015278°W / 36.906111; -76.015278 (Seashore Natural Area) | Virginia Beach | State (state park) | Contains parallel dunes that are densely wooded with two distinct forest types of semitropical character. |
10 | Virginia Coast Reserve | 1979 | 37°24′59″N 75°41′20″W / 37.4163°N 75.689°W / 37.4163; -75.689 (Virginia Coast Reserve) | Accomack, Northampton | Private | Relatively undisturbed barrier island-lagoon complex. A refuge for migratory shorebirds, waterfowl and colonial nesting birds. |
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