Powhatan Visitor's Guide

• Lodging
• Dining
• Recreation
• Worship
• Medical Services

3081 Three Bridge Rd.
Powhatan, VA 23139
804-598-1171
mawmullikin@yahoo.com
www.threebridgeinn.com

There are two 18-hole golf courses within the County.  One is public and the other is private.  Construction has begun on the new Virginia State Golf Association statewide golf center in Powhatan.  The facility, scheduled for completion in 2002, will contain 27 holes of golf, clubhouse, museum, library, administration office, education center, dormitory and turfgrass research area. The Powhatan Youth Athletic Association, the Powhatan Recreation Advisory Committee, and the Powhatan Soccer Association provide recreational activities for people of all ages.  The County owns several baseball, softball, and soccer fields.  Playgrounds and athletic fields are located at three public schools.

In the Powhatan Courthouse Village area is Fighting Creek Park.  This 200-acre park includes several athletic fields, playgrounds, hiking trails, a new library, a YMCA facility and National Guard Armory.

The Midlothian Family YMCA provides a Before and After School Program serving students in grades kindergarten through five from Powhatan Elementary, Pocahontas Elementary and Pocahontas Middle schools.  This service is provided at Powhatan and Pocahontas Elementary schools Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. until the start of school and from dismissal until 6:30 p.m.  The YMCA also provides Camp Saponi, which serves children, ages 4 to 12, and has a Counselor in Training Program for teens ages 13 to 15.  For more information on these and other YMCA programs, call 379-5668.

All swimming pools in the County are privately owned and operated.  Pools include Cozy Acres Family Campground (598-2470), Oakwood Club (598-9876), Federal Hill (598-7772), Country Village Pool, and The SevenEleven Club (598-4052).

The Powhatan Wildlife Management Area (4,991 acres), under the jurisdiction of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, provides hunting and fishing.  The department also maintains two public boat landings on the James River at Maidens and Watkins Landing.

There are an estimated 225,000 horses in Virginia of which an estimated 1,750 live in Powhatan County.  The horse industry accounts for approximately 24,450 jobs statewide with 90 in Powhatan.  There are several clubs as well as many horse related businesses within the County which include veterinary services, trailer sales, farm and feed stores, barn sitting services, and independent riding instructors.

The County's health department provides all immunizations, family planning, home health care, maternity care, and well-child care.