Natural Tunnel State Park

We only had time to take the tunnel trail to see the natural tunnel as we were only on our way through VA but boy was it a nice little hike with a great payoff at the end.
When we got to the park we paid $ 3 to enter and we talked with the lady running the entrance booth. She was very friendly and answered all of our questions with a smile. We then parked and hit up the visitor center to ask to be pointed in the direction of the tunnel trail. The woman in the visitors center was also very friendly and helpful. They also had a lift to take you down to the tunnel and back up.
We headed towards the ½ mile round trip trail and really enjoyed the hike. The natural tunnel itself was incredible to see and we took a ton of pictures. You can not go into the tunnel as the train tracks are still active. This was a little disappointing but I got over it for the views. We took a bunch of photos and then headed back to the visitors center where we walked through the little museum and bought some souvenirs.
I wish we had more time to spend at the park as it was excellent, especially for a state park. I give The Natural Tunnel State Park 5 Doubledays as it really exceeded all of my expectations. Great job!

Even though the campground said it was full we continued into natural tunnel and got one of the last spots. If we were not just passing though Virginia we could have stayed at Natural Tunnel for a week. There was lots of vast open areas in this secluded park. Not to mention the very clean bathrooms that had no bugs or scum on the floor. From lush shady pull through camp sites, pool (included in purchase) and friendly people it was the perfect camping experience.