NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia State Parks is inviting people to witness the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8.
With over 40 state parks across the Commonwealth, there are many opportunities to find the perfect eclipse view. Visitor's viewing experience will depend on weather, time and location.
All of Virginia is in the "penumbra," the bigger but partial shadow from the eclipse. But the obscurity of the sunshine increases the further west or north you go.
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Virginia State Parks has compiled a list of all the parks with the times when the eclipse will begin, the peak of the eclipse, the eclipse's end and the percentage of obscurity for each location.
Wilderness Road State Park in the extreme southwest part of Virginia will have the most obscurity of sunshine at 90.1% coverage, followed by Sweet Run, Southwest Virginia Museum, Seven Bends, Sky Meadows and Shenandoah River state parks within 89%.
On the coast, False Cape State Park in southern Virginia Beach will have 76% coverage, while First Landing State Park in the northern part of the city will have 78.4%. Here's a full list.
Each park is also selling viewing glasses in their visitor centers or gift shops for just $1 plus tax while supplies last.