Open fires are prohibited throughout the park from midnight to 4 p.m. through April 30 per the 4 p.m. Burning Law. This includes wood and charcoal. Gas is permissible. Campground fires are allowed during the restricted time if a camp host is on duty and signage to that effect is posted in the campground. Failure to observe the 4 p.m. Burning Law can result in a fine. Contact the Park Office for additional information.
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First Day Hikes Contest Winners Announced
While we are still gathering the data, early information indicates that this year's First Day Hikes were record setting. Thank you all for starting our 80th anniversary year in such an amazing way.
It was extremely hard to pick the photography contest winners out of the 355 submissions. I enjoyed every photo and some of the very clever names. Each photograph is personally downloaded from the contest site so I saw each one and then agonized over the winners. I ended up awarding 13 winners as opposed to the 6 prizes promised. Color or lack there of and contrast tended to make pictures stand out in the bleak winter setting.
You will have to scroll down past the winning photos to find out who won the team competition. I will be notifying all winners by email no later than tomorrow.
Grand Prize Winner
Epiphany
Grayson Highlands State Park
Hannah Long
Two First Place Winners were selected:
Frontier Cabin at Wilderness Road
Wilderness Road State Park
RJ Rose
Nature’s Beauty
Pocahontas State Park
Diane Leiter
Three Second Place Winners were selected:
Embrace 2016
Claytor Lake State Park
Yichao Mao
Happy Hikers
High Bridge Trail State Park
Shawn Gregory
Leap Year Joy @ Virginia State Parks
Caledon State Park
Darla Pittman
Seven Third Place Winners:
Chief Powhatan and His Indians
Powhatan State Park
Ken Peace
Hiking Buddies
Hungry Mother State Park
Rachel Blevins
I Spy a Good Year on the Horizon
Leesylvania State Park
Racheal Chamberlin
Molly’s Miraculous Marvels
Hungry Mother State Park
Elizabeth Duncan
New River Trail Hoover Paint
New River Trail State Park
Ron Nester
Ringing in the New Year by Stepping Back in Time
Sky Meadows State Park
Rosene Family
Virginia is for Lovers
Grayson Highlands State Park
Allan Long
All I can say is Wow!
Prize | Team Name | Park Hiked | # Team Members |
Grand Prize | Virginia Beach Resort | First Landing State Park | 6 |
1st Place | Jordan Six | New River Trail State Park | 6 |
2nd Place | Baker Boys | High Bridge Trail State Park | 3 |
3rd Place | Team White | Mason Neck State Park | 4 |
3rd Place | Generation Ramblers | Sky Meadows State Park | 6 |
3rd Place | The Globetrotters | Douthat State Park | 6 |
As is our custom, we have put together a video of all of the photo contest entries. With 355 entries, it's ten minutes, but you should enjoy it. Click in the bottom right corner of the viewing window to make it full screen for optimal viewing.
If you have read the article and have a question, please email nancy.heltman@dcr.virginia.gov.
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