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People who live in
Rappahannock County know it is scenic. We need only look out the window.
The Comprehensive Plan, our foundational document, declares, “We the people of Rappahannock declare it to be a scenic county.” For us, every road, river, field and mountain is scenic.
The Commonwealth of Virginia, however, is pickier than we are. The Virginia Department of Conservation and
Re^gafidnT^OR) must perform a formal evaluation before the state will recognize a river or road as officially scenic.
State recognition brings benefits with no restrictions. Landowners who own property on a statedesignated scenic river or road retain all their property rights after designation. On the other hand, designation requires state and federal agencies to consider the effects of their actions on a scenic river or road, and makes it easier for the landowner to donate a scenic easement.
Scenic rivers
Virginia recognizes only 22 rivers as scenic. We have one, the Rappahannock, recognized in 1985 through the efforts of Bob Dennis.
The Virginia Outdoors Plan recommended that seven more Rappahannock rivers be evaluated. Of the seven, the Hughes River was evaluated on April 10 and the Jordan River on April 11.
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