The Commonwealth of Virginia purchased nearly 1,200 acres of land at Biscuit Run in late 2009 in order to create a new state park, but funding to build the various components did not materialize.
In 2018, Albemarle County entered into a 99-year lease with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation to open the space as a county-run park. After years of planning and saving up money, the first phase of the park opened last December with 8.5 miles of walking trails.
“With more than 50,000 visitors since it opened in December, Biscuit Run Park has quickly become a treasured part of our parks system,” says Abbey Stumpf, Albemarle’s director of communications and public engagement…