Hiking offers challenges and opportunities to enjoy the off-season at Virginia State Parks!

Enjoy the fall season at a Virginia State Park festival or event. Listed are 13 festivals and events that celebrate the fall season, but be sure to visit the park's webpage to see more programs and events taking place.

Grayson Highlands State Park is not your typical walk in the park, due to high altitudes, weather conditions and not being prepared.

Climbers have long recognized and embraced the need to respect, preserve, and sustain their natural surroundings, and Leave No Trace ethics are a centerpiece to our climbing experience.

Fall is a spectacular time to visit a Virginia State Park, we don't need to tell you, it's better if we show you.

Escape the crowds and hit one of these scenic hiking trails in western Virginia, you'll thank yourself for it later.

A well prepared winter hike can offer views that you just can't see the rest of the year.

A guest blogger shares her experience of the beauty of Grayson Highlands State Park by horseback and seeing the wild ponies.

Why do leaves change color in Autumn? There's a reason behind the transformation and when you come out to your favorite Virginia State Park you can ponder this with us.

Spring time is your invitation to get outside, and Virginia State Parks offers some of the most diverse landscapes to hike and walk and take it all in from the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic seashore.