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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 Mark your Calendar:  Saturday, August 24, 2013

York River State Park Estuaries Day

9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Don't forget to mark your calendars!!  Check your fishing gear, clean your hiking booths, and charge up your camera because York River State Park is hosting Estuaries Day on Saturday, August 24, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  In addition to guided hikes, paddling tours, and research boat trips, this year's watershed event will feature radio station Movin 107.7 FM from 10am-12noon and geologist/paleoarchaeologist Dr. Jerre Johnson showing off his collection of millions (even billions) of years old fossils, algae, dinosaur bones, and mammoth tusks.

 Dr. Jerre Johnson shows Samuel Edwards a megaladon shark tooth

Dr. Jerre Johnson shows a megaladon shark tooth to Intern Samuel Edwards.

Click here for last week's blog with all the registration information about Estuaries Day programs.  Make a whole day of it, pack a picnic lunch, and do some fishing off the park's Croaker Landing fishing pier after the Estuaries Day festivities are over.  Lately, people have been catching croaker and blue crabs near the pier. 

 The fishing pier at Croaker Landing at York River State Park

The fishing pier at Croaker Landing at York River State Park 

See you there!  York River State Park is located off exit 231B Croaker in Williamsburg, Virginia.

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