What:  Hike the Beaver Lake Trail, Pocahontas State Park, Virginia’s largest state park.  This is a very nice, 2.47 mile trail with enough elevation change to challenge, but not overwhelm this first of many hikes I have planned for Pocahontas and the surrounding Richmond area this year.  It should take us 45-55 minutes.  Bring some water and a snack if you choose as we’ll stop at a nice overlook and bench.

Additonal information:

http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/poc.shtml

http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/document/data/trail-guide-pocahontas.pdf

Where:  Use mapquest or Maps.Google and search on Its address is 10301 State Park Road, Chesterfield, VA 23832-6355; Latitude, 37.373973. Longitude, -77.571782 or "State Park Road and Beach Road, Chesterfield, VA" to get to the turn off and to get to the main gate.

How to get there: We'll first meet near Ledo Pizza, 7052 Commons Plaza, Chesterfield, VA, just off Beach Road.  I'll have a white 4-dr Honda Accord. Then we'll drive down the 3.5 miles to the entrance of the park.  I have a park pass that we can use to get in for no charge.  Or you can follow me down and pay to get in. The state charges $5 per car weekends.

The trail head is near the the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Museum.  We'll start the hike at the parking lot near.