Events in Virginia State Parks

Celebrate Earth Week by giving back to your park and making a positive impact on the environment!

Come out to Kid's Fishing Day at Natural Tunnel!

Still on the fence about volunteering?

Fancy a spot of volunteering this Spring?    Saturday, April 25th : Waterway Cleanups Spring Cleanup on the Aquia Creek  Join this Stafford-based non-profit as they help keep Aquia Creek clean of trash and debris via kayaks in their Spring cleanup at the park.

Give back to our beautiful planet and create art at Caledon State Park as part of our annual Earth Week celebration.

Celebrate Earth Day with the naturalist of Wilderness Road State Park and create a personalized micro environment.

Have you ever walked by the Timberneck house and wondered what it looks like from the inside and its restoration process?

Join us for a Ranger-led Nature Search to celebrate Earth Week!

Celebrate Earth Day by giving back to beautiful Sky Meadows State Park!

The Dogwood Garden Club of Big Stone Gap, Va., will host “Bee” Power for Our Planet Exhibit in observance for Earth Week.

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

ከእግርዎ በታች ምን እንዳለ አስበው ያውቃሉ?

የዮርክ ሪቨር ስቴት ፓርክ ከመኖሩ ከረጅም ጊዜ በፊት፣ ወይም የዮርክ ወንዝ፣ 6 ፣ 000 እና ከአመታት በፊት፣ የባህር ውስጥ ፍጥረታት ጥልቀት በሌለው ባህር ውስጥ ይዋኙ ነበር።

የሰርቫይቫል አምባር የውጪው የጀግና መገልገያ ቀበቶ ነው።

Celebrate Earth Day in a big way at James River State Park!

Discover the hidden world of James River State Park’s grasslands, and the beauty of its riverfront, on a special Earth Day guided hike.

ስለ Sweet Run State Park የሚነግሩ ብዙ ታሪኮች አሉ።

Join costumed interpreters for a demonstration of historical cooking methods in the Jones-Stewart Mansion's original brick kitchen. .

ካለፉት አሥርተ ዓመታት ወዲህ የጨረቃ ፈጣሪዎችን ፈለግ ይራመዱ።

Leaf your worries behind and tree-t yourself to a ranger-led hike that shows how trees are everything but still!   We will be hiking ~0.5 miles down an accessible paved trail to Rock Spring Pond.

Join a ranger led tour to reveal what the landscape of Cedar Creek is trying to tell you.

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.

Have some old hiking, camping, fishing, or any other kinds of outdoorsy gear that you no longer need?

Did you know Twin Lakes State Park is part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed?

አለም አቀፍ የስነ ፈለክ ቀን በአለም ዙሪያ ለረጅም ጊዜ የቆየ ሳይንስ የስነ ፈለክን አስፈላጊነት ለማክበር የተፈጠረ አመታዊ ክስተት ነው።

Meet Maverick, our corn snake animal ambassador, as he helps teach us all about our scaly friends and the good that they do for our environment.

Join us in celebrating Earth Day with a special outdoor story time featuring the beloved book The Lorax by Dr.

River Otters are one of many incredible animals that reside here at Staunton River Battlefield State Park.

Celebrate Earth Week by learning the 7 principles of Leave No Trace.

Meet two of our wildlife ambassadors, Henry and Sam, during Turtle Time!

Celebrate Earth Day by discovering the magic of vernal pools!

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

Join us in an Earth Week discussion while making earth crafts. We will gather at the Campfire Circle to express our creativity and our care for the earth. We would love to have you join us, even if you don't want to make a craft.

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

Join us for an engaging lecture that explores the history of Point Lookout, the largest Union prison camp of the American Civil War.

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

Join our rangers as we complete the new 2026 Junior Ranger Activity Booklet to earn a badge and become a certified Junior Ranger!

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

ይምጡ እና የአፈር መሸርሸርን የሚከላከል እና ህይወትን ወደ ወንዙ የሚያመጣ ተለዋዋጭ ምህዳርን ያስሱ።  በሪፕ-ራፕ እና በውሃ ዳርቻ መካከል ያለው ህያው የባህር ዳርቻ አስደናቂ የባህር ዳርቻዎችን እና የባህር ውስጥ ፍጥረታትን እና እፅዋትን ይስባል።  ይወቁ እና ህያው የባህር ዳርቻዎች የውሃ ዳርቻዎቻችንን እንዴት እንደሚያሻሽሉ እና እንደሚከላከሉ ይወቁ።

Come join the fun.

We only have one planet, and it is up to all of us to help care for it, for ourselves as well as future generations.

Observe and capture the natural world of Chippokes State Park with writing and drawing in this introductory session.

Slime መትረፍ ነው።

Join a park ranger and your fellow earth-lovers in removing Japanese honeysuckle vine which will be used for future basket-weaving programs!

Step into the past on a guided hike through the park.

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.

Discover the hidden world of James River State Park’s grasslands, and the beauty of its riverfront, on a special Earth Day guided hike.

የቺፖክስ ጓደኞች በቺፖክስ ኮንፈረንስ መጠለያ የአትክልት ሻይ ስፖንሰር እየሰሩ ነው። የፓርክ ጎብኝዎች ከበርካታ የሻይ ዓይነቶች ጋር ጣፋጭ እና ጣፋጭ ምግቦችን መዝናናት ይችላሉ።

የካያክ ወቅት እዚህ አለ!

Join costumed interpreters for a demonstration of historical cooking methods in the Jones-Stewart Mansion's original brick kitchen. .

በውስጡ በሚኖሩ እንስሳት በኩል የቼሳፔክ ቤይን ያስሱ!

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።

በዱካ እየተራመዱ ኖረዋል እና “የስጋ ኳስ” ክምር አጋጥመው ያውቃሉ?

ኑ ራስን የማተም ዓለምን ያግኙ!

Looking to get hooked on a new hobby?

ለአዝናኝ የዛፍ እደ-ጥበብ ጠባቂዎችን ይቀላቀሉ!

Have you ever thought about what it'd be like with no access to medicine?

 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!

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።

Join use for a garden clean-up at Holliday Lake State Park as we work together to support and enhance vital pollinator habitat.

Give trash a second chance.

Ever wondered what stories Douthat State Park holds?

እናት ተፈጥሮ እንዴት ሁለቱንም እንደሚያበረታታ እና ቀጣዩን ድንቅ ስራዎን እንዲፈጥሩ እንደሚረዳዎት ይወቁ።

ይምጡ ብሔራዊ የወፍ ቀንን በዚህ አስደሳች የወፍ ቢንጎ ያክብሩ።

The creek, flora and fauna have a deep-rooted story, can you read it?

ሁልጊዜ ስለማናያቸው፣ እንስሳቱ በሚተዉት ዱካ እና ዱካዎች እንዳሉ እናውቃለን።

በውሃ አካባቢ ውስጥ ብክለት እንዴት እንደሚሰራጭ ይወቁ እና የባህር ዳርቻችንን በማጽዳት እራሳችንን እና የዱር አራዊታችንን እንድንጠብቅ ይረዱን።

As the sun dips low and the night draws near, we humans usually turn in for the night...but this is show-time for bats!

የራስ ቅሉን ከወለሉ ጋር ማመሳሰል ይችላሉ?

From a vantage point above the Appomattox River’s floodplain, visitors can explore the cosmos from High Bridge with our local Crewe Astronomy Club.

A nearly century-long tradition continues as the Natural Bridge is bathed in light the last Saturday night of every month (plus holiday weekends), April through October.  Experience the 200-foot-tall arch as it is lit from above and below by dozens of lights, with the only sound being the murmuring of Cedar Creek running below.

በሌሊት ሰማይ ላይ የተፃፉትን ታሪኮች ሲያካፍሉ የስነ ፈለክ ተመራማሪዎችን ይቀላቀሉ።

Celebrate Earth week by getting close up with frogs and toads under the Natural Bridge during the Illumination.  Late spring is the perfect time to check the creek for frogs and toads, and as evening falls they are more common on the trail.

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

Celebrate Earth Week by giving back to your park and making a positive impact on the environment!

Experience the healing benefits of nature!

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

Stop being another brick in the wall and make one instead.

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

During Earth Week, you are invited to see, smell, and taste the many ways the earth nourishes and provides for us! Foraging can foster a special connection with the land as well as with fellow foragers.

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

ስለ Sweet Run State Park የሚነግሩ ብዙ ታሪኮች አሉ።

Commemorate the 419th anniversary of the 1607 landing when 3 English ships arrived at Cape Henry, today’s First Landing State Park!

As the weather warms to spring, travel the park's trails to explore what is in bloom with Shenandoah Chapter Virginia Master Naturalist Paul Guay.

ስለ ቨርጂኒያ ተወላጅ እባቦች ለማወቅ ይፈልጋሉ?

National Audubon Day is celebrated annually on April 26th to honor the birthday of renowned ornithologist, naturalist, and painter John James Audubon.

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.

ፀደይ በተፈጥሮ ቱነል ስቴት ፓርክ ሲከፈት፣ የጫካው ወለል እናት ተፈጥሮ በሚያቀርቧቸው ደማቅ ቀለሞች ወደ ህይወት መምጣት ይጀምራል።

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a bird?

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

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።

Join us for an engaging lecture that explores the history of Point Lookout, the largest Union prison camp of the American Civil War.

Interested in learning about archery in an adult setting?

The Dogwood Garden Club of Big Stone Gap, Va., will host “Bee” Power for Our Planet Exhibit in observance for Earth Week.

Explore the evolution of the park with your B.A.R.K.

ይህ ፓርክ ለምን ሁለት ሀይቆች እንዳሉት ጠይቀህ ታውቃለህ?

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.

With the park's miles of woodland trails and grassy expanses, you’re sure to see some of the mushrooms that are native to this part of the east coast year-round.  Join us for a basic introduction to fungi in our Visitors Center Discovery Room, then come with us on a short hike to see what fungi we can discover.