Chippokes State Park

Well before the 17th Century, Chippokes State Park was a gathering place and agricultural site for the indigenous people of the Quiyoughcohannock tribe within the Powhatan paramount chiefdom. Records indicate four villages in a nearly 100 square-mile territory. The tribe drew their success from agriculture, the use of the local waterways, and trade. These ancestral lands were ceded to the English colonists in 1619. The beautiful and bountiful resources of Chippokes have encouraged and sustained human occupation for thousands of years. The plantation is named in honor of the Algonquin Chief, Choapoke, who was considered a friend of the English because he gave food and other supplies to the Jamestown settlers during the difficult winter of 1609-1610.
Chippokes’ colonial history of agriculture began with the first land grant in 1619 and the park retains its original boundaries of 1,683 acres. Fields within the park are still cultivated by local farmers who plant and harvest grains, soybeans, peanuts, and cotton making Chippokes one of the country’s oldest continuously farmed properties..
Chippokes State Park offers modern recreational activities as well as a historic area with an antebellum mansion, outbuildings, and a formal English garden.
A campground and overnight cottages allow visitors to stay on the historic grounds. The park has a visitor center with a gift shop and restroom facilities throughout the park.

A $7.00 per vehicle parking fee is required. The park is open from dawn to dusk year-round. Closed on Christmas Day.