Belle Isle and the James River
An island in the rapids, reached by a footbridge under a highway, with old prison camp ruins, rocks for sunbathing and America's only Class IV rapids through a downtown.
- Open
- Daily in daylight
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- 300 Tredegar St, Richmond, VA 23219Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- Footbridge from Tredegar Street.
Why Go
Union prisoners were held here during the Civil War. In summer, locals swim and raft. Hollywood Cemetery is just upstream.
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