I stumbled upon Hungry Mother State Park a few summers ago traveling through VA and visiting parks and breweries. I could not have been more impressed by the facilities and beauty of this park. It's tucked away in a light mountain range and there is a beautiful lake for swimming. They even have an old-school dock in the middle of the lake with platforms and boards for diving.

I'm a big runner, and so I enjoyed jogging the 5-6mile loop around the lake. Though exhausting, it was such a fun and scenic run switching back and forth up and down the mountains and having the lake to my side.