Events in Virginia State Parks

Join a Ranger on a rugged trek across the terrain showcasing three of Grayson Highlands State Park's crown jewels!

The Friends of the Southwest Virginia Museum will host a community yard sale on Saturday, April 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Attendees can look forward to a diverse selection of unique items for sale!

Celebrate Earth Week 2026 at False Cape State Park all week long by supporting healthy and happy beaches.

Clinch River State Park will be an exhibitor at the Abingdon Earth Day Event in the town of Abingdon, Virginia.

Spring brings so many types of flowers and other flora that it sometimes seems like too many types to get to know.

Join us for a special collaborative planting event as Sweet Run partners with the Virginia Cooperative Extension and Woodgrove High School.

በዉድሲ ኦውል (1971) ቃላት፣ "ሆት ስጡ፤ አትበክሉ!" በጎ ፈቃደኝነት እና ዛሬ ፕላኔቷን እርዳ።

Love your planet!

Join us in discovering the hidden wonders of these temporary seasonal wetlands.

Join us for the 2nd Annual Earth Day Celebration!

Art in the Park programs explore connections between art and the natural world through a different hands-on project each month.  April's program is Paper Making!

Ready to see the forest wake up after winter? Join Master Naturalist Kim Manion for a short, guided hike focused on the fascinating world of spring tree identification.

ይምጡ እና ግርማ ሞገስ የተላበሱ የአየር ላይ አዳኞችን እና መኖሪያቸውን ያግኙ።  ራሰ በራ ንስሮች፣ ቀይ ትከሻ እና ቀይ ጭራ ጭልፊቶች ዓመቱን በሙሉ እዚህ ቤታቸውን ያደርጋሉ።  ኦስፕሬይ ለመመገብ እና ለመራባት ወደ አካባቢው ይመለሳል.   ሌሎች አዳኝ ወፎችን እናገኛለን እንዲሁም በጫካ ውስጥ እና ወደ ረግረጋማ ቦታ ስንሄድ።

Discover how to identify common trees in our forest while uncovering the hidden strategies they use to compete for sunlight each spring.  As temperatures warm competition heats up for the most important thing in the forest - sunlight!

ልክ እንደ ሁሉም የዱር እንስሳት, ጥቁር ድቦች ለምግብ ተነሳሽነት ናቸው.

As habitat loss reshapes the world around us, the wildlife who have always called it home are facing mounting challenges.

Blink and you might miss them—spring’s wildflowers don’t stick around for long!

Gardens aren't just for show; they are also crucial habitats for pollinators, birds, insects, and small mammals.

ካለፉት አሥርተ ዓመታት ወዲህ የጨረቃ ፈጣሪዎችን ፈለግ ይራመዱ።

Join us for the planting of native tree seedlings from Virginia’s Department of Forestry.

Did you know that Westmoreland is one of the original State Parks in Virginia?

Calling all hikers, bikers, equestrians, and trail enthusiasts! Celebrate Earth Week at Lake Anna State Park by joining our Trail Survey Team. Volunteer Trail Surveyors will mark damaged signs, fallen trees, and other potential hazards on the Avenza free navigation app to help guide our maintenance projects for the upcoming season.   Volunteers will check in at the Visitor Center by 10:30AM.

የአበባ ብናኞች ባይኖሩ ኖሮ ሰዎች እና ሁሉም የምድር ምድራዊ ሥነ-ምህዳሮች በሕይወት አይተርፉም ነበር።

እንቁራሪቶች የት ይኖራሉ?

ወደ ቤት ለመውሰድ በእጅ የተሰራ, በተፈጥሮ-አነሳሽነት ያለው ማስታወሻ ይፍጠሩ.

Do you know what critters are crawling in your backyard?

Have you ever wondered how civilians experienced the Civil War?

Join us for our new series "Tales and Trails" with Samuels Public Library.

Celebrate Earth Day by discovering the magic of vernal pools!

ሞዴላቸው ሮኬቶች ወደላይ፣ ወደላይ እና ወደ ላይ ሲወጡ የሰሜን ቨርጂኒያ የሮኬትሪ ማህበር (NOVAAR) ክለብን ይቀላቀሉ።

በBack Bay National Wildlife Refuge እና በሐሰት ኬፕ ስቴት ፓርክ በኩል የ 4-ሰዓት የሚመራ ጉብኝት ያድርጉ!

Happy spring!

Our animal ambassadors Hisstopher and Harrold want to meet you!

ይህ ታሪካዊ የግንባታ ጉብኝት በጆንስ-ስታዋርት ሜንሲዮን ግድግዳዎች ውስጥ የወቅቱን ስነ-ህንፃዎች፣ ዲዛይኖች፣ የቤት እቃዎች፣ ልዩ ንክኪዎች፣ ያጌጡ ማስጌጫዎች እና ታሪኮችን ለማጉላት የተነደፈ ነው።

On the morning of April 6, 1865, Confederate General Robert E.

Step into the shoes of a 19th-century farmer and help care for our heritage breed chickens and goats!

Celebrate Earth Day by diving into the fascinating world of native fish.

This archery session for beginners and provides shooting time for the more experienced. It begins with instruction time on archery equipment, technique, and safety.

Have you ever wondered what a plant would sound like if it could speak...or play music?

የታላላቅ የሰማያዊ ሽመላዎች የመራቢያ ቅኝ ግዛት ጀማሪ ሳይሆን ጀግንነት ነው (ይህንን ቃል አላወጣንም)።

Westmoreland State Park is home to four different ambassador animals: Reba the corn snake, Stevie the king snake, and two red-eared sliders, Venus and Jennika.

Take your first shot at archery in this beginner-friendly workshop.

Attract the local pollinator friends with these seed bombs for your garden!

Help bring history back to life alongside park staff and volunteers from the Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park in a dynamic historic cemetery preservation workshop.

በተፈጥሮ ከተፈጠሩት የድንጋይ መስቀል ቅርጾች በስተጀርባ ያለውን አፈ ታሪክ ይማሩ እና የራስዎን "የተረት ድንጋይ" ለመፈለግ በፓርኩ ውስጥ ወዳለው ልዩ ቦታ ይሂዱ. ምን እንደሚፈልጉ አጭር መግለጫ ካደረግን በኋላ ወደ ጣቢያው እናመራለን።

Create your own Mini Garden and take a little piece of nature home!

Join us on Earth Week for a Hungry Mother Lake clean-up.

Parents, you spoke, and we listened!  We're excited to introduce our first toddler series: Little Wanderers. This series is for parents/guardians with toddlers ages 2-5. Once a month, on a Saturday, we will explore the natural world through short hikes, engaging games, and reading stories.

Join us on a ranger-led hike to certify your canine companion as a New River Trail State Park B.A.R.K Ranger!    The B.A.R.K.

Frogs calling are a true sign of spring.   Frogs and toads rely on water from places like ponds and wetlands to lay their eggs, and many species never stray far from a body of water.

Ahoy, nature-loving engineers.

What are microplastics and what do they do to our ecosystem?

በጨረቃ ብርሃን ላይ የተፈጸሙ ግድያዎች በ 1920እና 30ሰከንድ ውስጥ የፋይርዴል ከተማን አናውጣለች፣ ይህም እየሞተች ያለችውን ከተማ በአንድ ወቅት የበለፀገች ከተማ ካደረጋት ከማእድን ማውጣት ስራዎች ይልቅ በአሳዛኝ ሁኔታ ትታወሳለች። Moonshining (ህገ-ወጥ ውስኪ መስራት) በፌይሪ ስቶን ስቴት ፓርክ አካባቢ እና በ 1900ሰከንድ አካባቢ በጣም ተስፋፍቶ ነበር። ቅናት፣ ስግብግብነት እና ፉክክር ብዙውን ጊዜ ወደ ግጭት፣ ፍጥጫ አልፎ ተርፎም ግድያ አስከትሏል።

Ever wondered what stories Douthat State Park holds?

አንድ ዛፍ በጫካ ውስጥ ሲወድቅ, ቀጥሎ ምን ይሆናል?

በዚህ ምድር ቀን እናት ምድርን ለመደገፍ ለሥነ-ምህዳር ተስማሚ የሆነ የአትክልት ቦታ ከመትከል የተሻለ ምን መንገድ አለ?

በዚህ አሳዳጊ አደን ላይ በጊዜ ተጓዝ።

Take a guided stroll through the vibrant salt marsh along the Cape Henry Trail and uncover the hidden life of this vital wetland ecosystem.

ዛፎች ብዙ ጠቃሚ የዕለት ተዕለት ዕቃዎችን እንዲሁም የምንተነፍሰውን ኦክሲጅን ትልቅ ክፍል የሚያቀርቡልን አስማታዊ ባህሪያት አሏቸው።

Find out what's at Staunton River State Park!

አንድ ዛፍ በጫካ ውስጥ ሲወድቅ, ቀጥሎ ምን ይሆናል?

ፓራኮርድ ምንድን ነው እና ለምን ጥቅም ላይ ይውላል?

Step into the hidden world of nocturnal insects as Fairy Stone State Park comes alive after dark.

የከዋክብትን ታሪኮች ለማካፈል በተመልካች ሜዳ ላይ ከ CHAOS (Chapel Hill Astronomical and Observational Society) የመጡትን ተረት ሰሪዎች ይቀላቀሉ።

The Rappahannock Astronomy Club is pleased to present an evening of deep space viewing.

Take a relaxing stroll along our lake shore as you visit several lights that have been placed in or along the lake to attract critters of all sizes.

Celebrate International Dark Sky Week by learning how to call for owls on Cedar Creek.  There is a whole world that wakes up when daylight ends.

ጄምስ ሪቨር ስቴት ፓርክ የተሰየመ ዓለም አቀፍ የጨለማ ሰማይ ፓርክ ነው።

The Eta Aquarids is an above average meteor shower capable of producing up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak.

ከጋዜጣው ውስጥ እንደገና ጥቅም ላይ የዋለ የአበባ ማስቀመጫ ይፍጠሩ, በአገር ውስጥ የአበባ ዘሮች በትክክል መሬት ውስጥ ማስቀመጥ ይችላሉ.

Celebrate Earth Week 2026 at False Cape State Park all week long by supporting healthy and happy beaches.

የብረት ኢንዱስትሪው ከአካባቢው ርቆ ከሄደ በኋላ የፋይየርዳሌ ነዋሪዎች ከማዕድን ቁፋሮ ወደ 'ማብራት' ሄዱ።

Join fellow nature-lovers to help safe-guard our native birds during Earth Week! On this guided birding walk, you will be encouraged to practice identification and record the species observed using the eBird app by the Cornell Lab.

በዚህ የሁለት ሰአት የዱር ዋሻ ጉብኝት ውረድ እና ቆሻሻ።

Westmoreland State Park is a special place known for rare and common fossils, including, the most desirable and sought after - shark teeth you can find along our shoreline.

ሁላችንም ጣፋጭ ምግብ እንዝናናለን እና እዚህ በጎብኚ ማእከል ውስጥ ለሚኖሩ ነዋሪዎቻችን እባቦች ተመሳሳይ ነው።

Why throw away old magazines,  water bottles, or old craft materials when you could use them for an art project?

የካሌዶንን መሄጃ ስርዓት ለማሻሻል ለማገዝ ወደ ውጭ ይውጡ እና በጎ ፈቃደኞችን በካሌዶን ስቴት ፓርክ ይቀላቀሉ።

Did you know that it takes nine steps to load an American Civil War musket?

What better craft to celebrate Earth Week than one using earth! After a brief talk about the geology of the park, air-dry clay and modeling tools will be available for your inner artist to mold into sculpted art or a utilitarian sort of pencil holder.  Stop in at the Park Office during posted open hours to purchase a ticket good for a lump of clay for $2 per person, or $6 for four people.

Spring is arriving in the mountains!

Vernal pools are shallow, temporary pools that typically form in early spring.

Celebrate Earth Week by stepping into the forest and discovering why there’s truly no place like home for the incredible array of life that depends on it.

Humans aren't the only ones who build amazing structures.  Insects, birds, and mammals are among the many animals who create complex homes for themselves.  Let's take a look into the world of these master builders of the animal kingdom.

በBack Bay National Wildlife Refuge እና በሐሰት ኬፕ ስቴት ፓርክ በኩል የ 4-ሰዓት የሚመራ ጉብኝት ያድርጉ!

ቀስተኛ ጀብዱ ላይ እንሂድ፡- ሮቢን ሁድ፣ ካትኒስ ኤቨርዲን፣ ሃውኬይ፣ ልቦለድ ቀስተኞች ከእውነተኛ አለም ችሎታዎች ጋር።

Kick off Earth Week with creativity and turn old tees into new treasures!

በተፈጥሮ ከተፈጠሩት የድንጋይ መስቀል ቅርጾች በስተጀርባ ያለውን አፈ ታሪክ ይማሩ እና የራስዎን "የተረት ድንጋይ" ለመፈለግ በፓርኩ ውስጥ ወዳለው ልዩ ቦታ ይሂዱ. ምን እንደሚፈልጉ አጭር መግለጫ ካደረግን በኋላ ወደ ጣቢያው እናመራለን።

በተፈጥሮ ከተፈጠሩት የድንጋይ መስቀል ቅርጾች በስተጀርባ ያለውን አፈ ታሪክ ይማሩ እና የራስዎን "የተረት ድንጋይ" ለመፈለግ በፓርኩ ውስጥ ወዳለው ልዩ ቦታ ይሂዱ. ምን እንደሚፈልጉ አጭር መግለጫ ካደረግን በኋላ ወደ ጣቢያው እናመራለን።

ይህ ታሪካዊ የግንባታ ጉብኝት በጆንስ-ስታዋርት ሜንሲዮን ግድግዳዎች ውስጥ የወቅቱን ስነ-ህንፃዎች፣ ዲዛይኖች፣ የቤት እቃዎች፣ ልዩ ንክኪዎች፣ ያጌጡ ማስጌጫዎች እና ታሪኮችን ለማጉላት የተነደፈ ነው።

You may think you know all about turtles, but come join us for Earth Week to discover how amazing they really are! How long can they really live?

On the morning of April 6, 1865, Confederate General Robert E.

Turn trash into treasure at Caledon!

ጂኦካቺንግ የአለምአቀፍ አቀማመጥ ስርዓት (ጂፒኤስ) ቴክኖሎጂን ከተፈጥሮ ጋር በማጣመር በአለም ዙሪያ ላሉ ውድ አዳኞች ጀብዱ።

Westmoreland State Park is home to four different ambassador animals: Reba the corn snake, Stevie the king snake, and two red-eared sliders, Venus and Jennika.

We all know that hiker who likes to stop every few steps to point out some cool fungi, or stop to examine a freshly fallen feather.

በዙሪያዎ ስላሉት እና ስለሚያበቅሉ ነገሮች በመማር በተፈጥሮ ተመራማሪዎች የሚመራ የእግር ጉዞ ይደሰቱ።  ይህ ቀላል የእግር ጉዞ ጎብኚዎችን በወንዙ ዳር በሚገኙት ረግረጋማ ጫካዎች በኩል ጎብኚዎችን የሚወስድ ሲሆን ይህም በፕላኔታችን ላይ ካሉት እጅግ ብዝሃ ህይወት ውስጥ ከሚገኙት የአዲሱ ወንዝ ተወላጆች የዱር አበባዎችን እና ዛፎችን ለማየት እድል ይሰጣል! እባኮትን ምቹ የእግር ጫማ ያድርጉ፣ የአየር ሁኔታን ይለብሱ እና ብዙ ውሃ እና መክሰስ ይዘው ይምጡ።

Did you know that it takes nine steps to load an American Civil War musket?

 በጫካ ውስጥ በጣም ጥሩው የአምፊቢያን ማፈግፈግ - vernal ገንዳዎች አሉ።  እነዚህ ልዩ ገንዳዎች በየክረምቱ ይሞላሉ ለስላሜንደር ፣ ጥፍር ክላም ፣ ተረት ሽሪምፕ እና ሌሎችም ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ መኖሪያ ለማቅረብ!

Hold the whole world or at least a mini ecosystem in your hands.