Sky Meadows State Park is offering a fishing tournament to benefit disabled veterans on Saturday, September 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

In remembrance of 9/11, Sky Meadows State Park presents Fish for B.A.S.S. (Brave American Servicemen and Servicewomen). Bring your fishing poles, valid VA fishing license, and wallets to donate a dollar or more for each inch of fish caught during the event. All donations will be given to the Stonewall Jackson Chapter of Disabled American Veterans (DAV) in support of their work in our community.

Spend the day catching bass, catfish, and sunfish at our beautiful park. Win a prize for catching the biggest fish, and enjoy a cookout all while helping a worthy cause.  

Turner Pond is a great place to catch bass, catfish, and sunfish

We are proud to support Disabled American Veterans and the work they do because they truly make a difference for veterans. DAV is a respected charitable organization, in existence just shy of 100 years. According to charitynavigator.org, 96% of money raised goes to programming for veterans. The Stonewall Jackson Chapter is very active in northern Virginia and eastern West Virginia. The organization works to improve the quality of life for patients in the Martinsburg, West Virginia Veterans Administration Hospital, assists individuals through hardships, helps vets complete paperwork to receive benefits, and advocates on their behalf.  We need your help and contributions to support DAV and improve the lives of our national heroes.  

Help us support our veterans in remembrance of 9/11

Additional National Day of Service and Remembrance programming:

Volunteer in Remembrance
Friday, September 11, 2015
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Come together in honor of 9/11 to help staff prepare Turner Pond and the surrounding trails for the following day’s charitable event.  Work may include trail clean-up, dock repairs and invasive plant removal.

You will enjoy beautiful views of the Blue Ridge Mountains from Turner Pond

Food Drive
Saturday September 12th, 2015
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Bring non-perishable food items on Saturday, September 12, 2015. Drop off food items at the Contact Station between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., and the $5 parking fee will be waived!  All food items will be given to a local food bank.

For more information about Fish for B.A.S.S. or other events and programming at Sky Meadows State Park, please contact the Visitor Center at (540) 592-3556 or email the park here. 

For directions to Sky Meadows State Park click here, or for information about overnight camping at Sky Meadows click here.