Events in Virginia State Parks

የደቡብ ምዕራብ ቨርጂኒያ ሙዚየም ታሪካዊ ግዛት ፓርክ አሁን ለ"ስቲች ኢን ታይም" Quilt Show ግቤቶችን እየተቀበለ ነው።

የላይሪድስ ሜትሮ ሻወር አማካኝ ሻወር ነው፣ አብዛኛውን ጊዜ በሰዓት 20 በሚተዮርስ በከፍተኛው ላይ ያመርታል።

Come celebrate our planet with First Landing Rangers during Earth Week!

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

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

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

የስሚዝ ማውንቴን ሌክ ስቴት ፓርክ ጓደኞች ፓርኩን በንቃት የሚደግፉ ፍላጎት ያላቸው ዜጎች የበጎ ፈቃደኝነት ድርጅት ነው። ቡድኑ ፓርኩን ወክሎ የሚሰራው በየእለቱ ፕሮግራሞች፣ ልዩ ዝግጅቶች፣ የገንዘብ ማሰባሰብያ እና የህዝብ ትምህርት በመርዳት ነው። ሽርክናው የግል ዜጎችን እና የንግድ ድርጅቶችን ክህሎት፣ እውቂያዎች እና ሀብቶች በመጠቀም ላይገኙ የሚችሉ አገልግሎቶችን ለማሻሻል የሚያስችል ዘዴ ይሰጣል።

April showers bring May flowers.  For the month of April, homeschoolers will learn about the water cycle, water pollution, and how it affects us and the environment.

Enjoy maximum bluff and shoreline views on this ranger guided hike.  The hike is just about a mile and includes a portion of the new Hognose Trail.  We will explore the popular Fossil Beach and the secluded Pete's Overlook.  .

ሁሉም በየወሩ በሚያደርጉት ስብሰባ የመርከበኞች ክሪክ የጦር ሜዳ የበጎ ፈቃደኞች ቡድን አባላት እንኳን ደህና መጣችሁ የፓርኩን ተልእኮ ለማገዝ በተነደፉ የተለያዩ አላማዎች ላይ በሚያተኩሩበት ወቅት በቨርጂኒያ በኤፕሪል 6 ፣ 1865 ውስጥ በቨርጂኒያ ውስጥ በተደረገው የአሜሪካ የእርስ በርስ ጦርነት የመጨረሻው ታላቅ ጦርነት።

በዚህ የሽርክና ፕሮግራም ውስጥ ከቨርጂኒያ ዋና የተፈጥሮ ተመራማሪዎች (CPVMN) ሴንትራል ፒዬድሞንት ምእራፍ ጋር ሲቀላቀሉን የአምፊቢያን የህይወት ኡደት ይመስክሩ እና የውሃ ውስጥ ኢንቬቴቴራተሮችን በቅርብ ይመልከቱ።

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!

This special activity is a part of Virginia Volunteer Week as well as Earth Day Week activities.

To celebrate the 56th Earth Day, visit our fun display of solar powered gizmos.

Have you ever wondered how long it takes for our trash to fully decompose?  This program will explore our trash and its effect on the environment.

የሚወዱትን ፓርክ ለመደገፍ ያግዙ።

The Friends of Powhatan State Park is a group made up of citizen volunteers from Virginia’s Piedmont region who are passionate about supporting the park’s mission.

Virginia State Park license plate owners will receive free parking on the following dates, as well as special discounts and offers provided throughout the year.

Join a volunteer for a guided birding walk throughout the park.

Join park staff, Friends of Grayson Highlands State Park and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy volunteers for the High-Country Clean-up!

Join us this Earth Day at Douthat State Park to make a lasting impact on our forest ecosystem.

ከጓደኛዎ ጋር በእግር መሄድ የበለጠ ደህንነት ይሰማዎታል?

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!

Join us on Earth Day to help restore some of the natural habitat at the Ivanhoe Birding Trail.

This Virginia Volunteer Week and Earth Day Week activity will have us cutting down invasive Autumn Olive shrubs encroaching into the archery range and in the campgrounds.

ወደ ፏፏቴው እና ወደ ኋላ በሶስት ማይል የእግር ጉዞ ላይ የፓርኩ ጠባቂን ይቀላቀሉ።

Volunteer your time this Earth Day with a shoreline cleanup at our park. Learn about how pollution can spread in an aquatic environment and help us protect ourselves and our wildlife.

This program introduces young participants to the wonders of the natural world while encouraging an appreciation for the environment.

Grab your gloves and boots as we go hunting for non-native species that are disrupting the native ecosystem.

Join us for a self guided Earth Day cleanup at Sailor’s Creek Battlefield Historical State Park.

“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.” — Elizabeth Andrew Join the staff at the Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park for a meaningful day of service!

April showers bring May flowers.  For the month of April, homeschoolers will learn about the water cycle, water pollution, and how it affects us and the environment.

“Animals of Fairy Stone” explores the habits and characteristics of a variety of animals found in the Park.  Find out who may be sneaking through your back yard or even around your campsite after you’ve gone to sleep.  While at the program, examine pelts, bones, and more!

 This Earth Day join our rangers in protecting the environment by leaving nothing but foot prints and taking only photos.

Turtle time in our front yard.

Join Smithsonian’s Virginia Working Landscapes and park staff for a night amphibian walk! We will start the evening at the River Bend Discovery Center to learn about amphibian conservation and ecology. As the sun starts setting, we will take a walk in the woods to look and listen for frogs and toads!

On the night of April 21–22, 2026, the Lyrid meteor shower will peak, offering a prime stargazing opportunity to see roughly 10–20 meteors per hour.

Come out and enjoy a beautiful meteor shower.

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!

ከሬንጀር ጋር ይተዋወቁ እና በሐይቅ ሾር መሄጃ (0.81mi. ) የተመራ የእግር ጉዞ ያድርጉ።

ልክ አባጨጓሬዎች እንደሚያድጉ እና እንደሚለወጡ፣የእኛ አባጨጓሬ ክለብ ፕሮግራሞቻችን ትንሹ ልጅዎ እንዲያድግ እና እንዲለወጥ ለመርዳት የተነደፉ ናቸው።

National Picnic Day is the perfect excuse to take your lunch outside and enjoy the fresh air.

Water, no matter if it comes from oceans, rivers, or rain, tells us a story.

With over two thousand acres, the park has a wide variety of life in the wetlands and woods.  Meet with our naturalist/ranger who will help you discover the aquatic, insect, mammal, and plant life in the park’s ecosystems.(The Roaming Ranger will be at Woodstock Pond).

New life is springing up all over the park.  Kick off an hour of sights and sounds at the Discovery Room and view nesting herons and osprey.  .

Children will explore the vast ecosystem of the Chesapeake Bay and Cape Henry.

Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is thrilled to announce the spring semester of the WiseJAMS Music Program!

Virginia State Park license plate owners will receive free parking on the following dates, as well as special discounts and offers provided throughout the year.

የእኛ ፓርክ በብዝሃ ህይወት የሚታወቅ ሲሆን የበርካታ የአእዋፍ ዝርያዎች መገኛ ነው።

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!

This trail begins on Iron Mine Trail and features an iron mine once used by Fayerdale residents, as well as an overlook of Fairy Stone Lake.

Celebrate Earth Week and Arbor Day with staff from The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) in partnership with Sky Meadows State Park Rangers for an unforgettable hike to the Piedmont Memorial Overlook.

April 24, 2026: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Let's Go on an Archery Adventure @ Shelter 4: Robin Hood, Katniss Everdeen, Hawkeye, fictional archers with real world skills.

Stretch your wings on this hike all about the birds that call Chippokes State Park their nest!  Join a Ranger led excursion along College Run Trail to the shoreline of the James River.

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

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

The Senior Ranger series is geared towards senior citizens who are interested in learning more about nature, outdoor skills, and history.

በየዓመቱ የመሬት ቀንን ከሚያከብሩ ከአንድ ቢሊዮን በላይ ሰዎችን በመቀላቀል እናትህን ተንከባከባት።

Let your creativity flow at our Creation Station, where you can create your favorite animal mask, opossum puppet, turkey, butterfly, or batteau craft.

በሞቃታማ የአየር ሁኔታ የፀደይ ወቅት ፈንገሶች ይመጣሉ!

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።

የትምህርት አምባሳደሮቻችንን ገርቲ እና ቢርዲ ጋር ይተዋወቁ እና እነዚህን ተወዳጅ critters በሚንከባከቡበት ጊዜ እውቀት ካላቸው ጠባቂዎቻችን ጋር ይገናኙ።

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

ሚኒ-ፕሮግራም ያለው የዝውውር ጠባቂን ይጠብቁ እና አዲስ ነገር ይማሩ።

New life is springing up all over the park.  Kick off an hour of sights and sounds at the Discovery Room and view nesting herons and osprey.  .

Help us celebrate our planet with some special Earth Day programs: Friday, April 24: 3 p.m. - Tree Identification Hike @ the Howe House  Join us for a scenic hike around the historical Howe House and learn how to identify some of our native trees.

Come celebrate Arbor Day with us! Join our rangers for a scenic hike from the Howe House to the beach as we learn how to identify some of our common native trees using our handheld identification sheets.

Ever wondered how a beaver’s fur keeps it warm and dry, or how a white-tailed deer communicates within its herd?

ሐይቃችን ዛሬ ባለበት ቦታ በአንድ ወቅት የበለፀገች "ቡም ከተማ" እንደነበረ ያውቃሉ?

ስሜትዎን ስለሚያስደስቱ ቤሌ አይልስ ስቴት ፓርክ ስለተገኙት የዱር እንስሳት ለማወቅ ጠባቂውን ይቀላቀሉ።

ይምጡ ፓርቲውን ይቀላቀሉ!

Meet a park ranger and volunteer team at the High Knob Destination Center in Norton, VA, and explore the natural history of the Appalachian Mountains.

Join a park ranger at the High Knob Destination Center in Norton, VA, for an immersive journey through the natural history of the Appalachian Mountains.

Start off your weekend off right with s’mores and more!

‹ወይ› መጀመሪያ ‹ወይ› ይሰማል?

Whooooo’s calling in the night!?

ከሬንጀር ጋር ቆም ብለው ስለሚወዷቸው የፓርክ ርዕሰ ጉዳዮች በወርቃማ ሰአት አንዳንድ የማቺኮሞኮ ምርጥ እይታዎችን ያስሱ።

Take a chance, step outside and discover your local "flew" crew.

Grab your binoculars and go birding.

ቢኖክዮላስዎን ይያዙ እና ወደ ውጭ ይውጡ።

History comes roaring to life as the Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park kicks off a thrilling day-long expedition along the famed Wilderness Road.

ከሃይ ብሪጅ ዱካ ጋር ባለው የሽርክና ፕሮግራም፣ ማርጋሬት ዋትሰን ወፍ ክለብ በዚህ የወፍ ጀብዱ ወቅት እውቀታቸውን የሚያካፍሉ በጎ ፈቃደኞች ይኖሩታል።

Join us for the tenth annual running of the Osprey 10K Run/5K Run-Walk, which will highlight the wonderful attributes of the area as participants make their way along the beautiful roadways in Smith Mountain Lake State Park.

On this special edition of "Ranger-led Hikes", we will celebrate Earth Week as we hike through areas of the park that show signs of human impact.

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!

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!