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Media inquiries: Please contact Dave Neudeck, dave.neudeck@dcr.virginia.gov, 804-786-5053.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: October 21, 2024
Contact: Starr Anderson, Public Relations and Marketing Specialist, 540-460-1540, starr.anderson@dcr.virginia.gov

Halloween happenings at Virginia State Parks

(Editors: Follow this link to download an image. Photo caption: Haunted History Lantern Tour at Natural Bridge)

(Editors: Follow this link to download an image. Photo caption: Trunk-or-Treat at Caledon)

(Editors: Follow this link to download an image. Photo caption: Pumpkins in the Park at Wilderness Road)

RICHMOND, Va. – With spooky season right around the corner, visitors of all ages are in for a treat at Virginia State Parks. From haunted hikes to pumpkin carving activities, parks across the state offer a variety of events leading up to Halloween. Explore the happenings of each region for a frightfully fun time in late October. 

Mountain Region 

  • Haunted History Lantern Tour 
    • Natural Bridge State Park - Natural Bridge 
    • Oct. 25, 7- 8:15 p.m., 7:30-8:45 p.m. 
  • Pumpkins in the Park: Trunk-or-Treat 
    • Wilderness Road State Park – Ewing 
    • Oct. 26, 5-7 p.m. 
  • The Haunted Trail 
    • Hungry Mother State Park - Marion 
    • Oct. 26, 7-10 p.m. 
  • Carve your own pumpkin 
    • Clinch River State Park - Saint Paul 
    • Oct. 26, 2:30-4 p.m. 
  • Goblins and Goodies Halloween Event 
    • Smith Mountain Lake State Park - Huddleston 
    • Oct. 26, 1:30-4:30 p.m. 
  • Halloween Happenings 
    • Claytor Lake State Park - Dublin 
    • Oct. 31, noon-8 p.m. 
  • Hoot ‘N Haints Family Festival 
    • Southwest Virginia Museum State Park - Big Stone Gap 
    • Oct. 31, 5-9 p.m. 
  • Painting Pumpkins 
    • Shenandoah River State Park - Bentonville 
    • Oct. 31, 11 a.m.-noon 

Central Region 

  • Spooky Sundays 
    • Pocahontas State Park - Chesterfield 
    • Oct. 27, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 
  • Time Travel to the Cemetery 
    • Powhatan State Park - Powhatan 
    • Oct. 27, 10-11:30 a.m. 
  • Spooktacular Nature Scavenger Hunt 
    • Twin Lakes State Park - Green Bay 
    • Oct. 25, 10-11 a.m. 

Coastal Region 

  • Spooktacular Species Night Hike 
    • Machicomoco State Park - Hayes 
    • Oct. 26, 6:15-7:15 p.m. 
  • Trunk-or-Treat 
    • Caledon State Park - King George 
    • Oct. 26, 6-9 p.m. 
  • Creepy Crawlies and Unloved Animals: Nature’s Hidden Heroes 
    • Widewater State Park - Stafford 
    • Oct. 27, 4-4:45 p.m. 
  • Trunk-or-Treat 
    • Westmoreland State Park - Montross 
    • Oct. 30, 5-8 p.m. 

For more information about these events, please go to virginiastateparks.gov/events. 

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Virginia State Parks are managed by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. For more information about Virginia State Parks’ activities and amenities or to reserve one of the more than 1,800 campsites or 300 climate-controlled cabins, call the Virginia State Parks Reservation Center at 800-933-PARK or visit virginiastateparks.gov. 

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