Virginia State Parks offers Women’s Wellness Weekends designed just for women looking to reduce stress, learn about nature and enjoy the great outdoors. Our Women’s Wellness Weekends are offered at various parks across Virginia. Read on for dates, parks and program specifics.
Refresh and relax while enjoying a wonderful weekend in nature in the fellowship of other women. Women’s Wellness Weekends, which run three days, give women a chance to get outside and take part in fun workshops about nature, programs that empower women to take better care of themselves and other interesting sessions, all set in a state park environment. Programs vary by park because we draw on the locality's unique services and presenters. Outdoor sessions focus on activities available in our Virginia State Parks… or in the backyard.
Once you sign up for the weekend, we’ll contact you a few weeks before the event to help you pick your preferences for the sessions. Popular sessions fill up so this ensures that you get your favorites. Once you arrive at the park, you can change your mind and switch your selections as long as there is space available. And, of course, participants can always skip a session and enjoy the park on their own.
You’ll arrive on Friday between 3 and 6 p.m., check in and get your cabin keys. The program ends at noon on Sunday, but feel free to stick around and enjoy the park. Dinner on Friday, lunch and dinner on Saturday, a continental breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, and a light lunch that you may take to go on Sunday are included. Our goal is to keep the event affordable so meals are simple. If you want a more elaborate breakfast, cabins have full kitchens so feel free to bring your own. If you’d rather not spend the night, there’s a commuter option that covers meals and workshops but no overnight accommodations. Click here (PDF) to see a sample of Women’s Wellness Weekend activities.
The commuter program is $149. Depending on size of the cabin and the number of people sharing it, full packages with lodging run from $172 to $290. Share your stay with friends or make new ones. All lodging is smoke-free. Reservations are required and may be made by calling 1-800-933-7275.
You’ll also get a special T-shirt and goody bag. The weekend features special programs on Friday and Saturday night, and a full menu of workshops and programs.
Upcoming Women's Wellness Weekends
Fairy Stone State Park, Stuart, Va., April 23-25, 2010 (reservations will be taken beginning December 1, 2009)
Bear Creek Lake State Park, Cumberland, Va., Oct. 15-17, 2010
Previous Women's Wellness Weekends
Seventy-six women participated in the first Women’s Wellness Weekend, which was held at Hungry Mother State Park, April 24-26, 2009. Click here to see pictures from the event.
Eighty-four women attended Westmoreland State Park’s Women’s Wellness Weekend, September 25-27, 2009. Click here to see pictures from the event.
Join the Women’s Wellness Weekend Facebook Fan Page to keep in touch with other participants.
Women’s Wellness mission
The program's goal is provide educational and recreational opportunities that empower and enlighten women to sustain a healthy lifestyle by nurturing the mind, body and spirit.
Women Wellness Weekends – Discover Your Natural Passion!
Normal cabin reservation payment and cancellation policies apply. If a group shares the cost of a cabin and a participant cancels from the group, it will be the individual’s responsibility to work with other members of the party to adjust cabin cost. Program fees are refundable up until two weeks prior to the event for a $10 cancellation fee. Within the two weeks prior to the start of the event, there will be no refund because we must commit to food service and other expenses.
