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.

Forest Therapy

Location of Seven Bends State Park in Virginia

Where

Seven Bends State Park, 2111 South Hollingsworth Road, Woodstock, VA 22664.
Lupton Access - Canoe Launch - 1191 Lupton Rd.

When

Nov. 27, 2021. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Join us for a Guided Forest Therapy Walk at Seven Bends State Park and experience the health and wellness benefits of Shinrin-Yoku, the Japanese practice of “forest bathing.” Your experience will include a two-hour walk, that will typically be less than a mile in length, responding to different invitations to experience aspects of natural world.

Your guide, Kristine Villatoro, a certified trained Forest Therapy Guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT) will guide you through sensory invitations to help you slow down, awaken your senses, and reconnect with nature. Forest Therapy, or shinrin yoku, is the simple practice of taking in the woods through the senses for health benefits. The benefits are immense: boosted immunity, lowered blood pressure and heart rate, improved attention and mood, and hitting the reset button on life. This program is reserved for ages 15 and up. Although we will have some extras, please bring a chair with you. Meet at the Lupton Access Canoe Launch.

A valid daily or annual parking pass must be displayed while on state park property. The pass is good for all day and both entrances.

Please register here.

Other details

Standard parking or admission fee applies: Yes.
Extra fee: No.
Children welcome: No.
Phone: 540-328-0847
Email Address: sevenbends@dcr.virginia.gov