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.

Egg-stravaganza!

Location of Sky Meadows State Park in Virginia

Where

Sky Meadows State Park, 11012 Edmonds Ln., Delaplane, VA 20144.
Historic Area

When

April 8, 2023. 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Eggs are popping up all over Sky Meadows State Park. Welcome spring with a day of egg-citing family activities. Explore the diverse park landscapes that allow our egg laying species to thrive including insects, reptiles, amphibians and our feathered friends. Join park rangers and members from K2C Wildlife Encounters and Virginia Master Naturalists in the Historic Area. Kids, use your scavenger hunting skills using clues from Harriet's Story, a fictional account from a young girl growing up in the Crooked Run Valley in the 1850s. Don't forget to fly on over to our chicken coop and try your hand in our chicken walk!

Three speckled eggs lay in a straw and woodchip nest belonging to a Killdeer.

Other details

Standard parking or admission fee applies: Yes.
Extra fee: No.
Children welcome: Yes.
Phone: 540-592-3556
Email Address: SkyMeadows@dcr.virginia.gov