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Lend a Hand & Love the Land

Location of Twin Lakes State Park in Virginia

Where

Twin Lakes State Park, 788 Twin Lakes Rd., Green Bay, VA 23942.
The Discovery Area

When

Sept. 27, 2025. 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest, single‐day volunteer effort for public lands and works to connect people to public lands in their community, inspire environmental stewardship, and encourage use of public lands for education, recreation, and general health. Celebrate this nation-wide day with us at Twin Lakes State Park by helping keep the park beautiful by ridding it of litter. Meet at the Discovery Center to pick up a trash grabber and bag or bucket any time between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. This is a free parking day for all Virginia State Parks.

photo of park litter cleanup

About National Public Lands Day

Virginia State Parks celebrates National Public Lands Day each September by inviting volunteers and visitors to take part in the largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands in the country. Join in preserving and enhancing the natural beauty of the state’s public lands through a variety of hands-on activities, including trail maintenance, tree plantings, invasive species removal, litter clean-ups and educational programs on the importance of conservation. Parking fees are waived at most Virginia State Parks for National Public Lands Day (excludes Grayson Highlands and the admission fee at Natural Bridge and Southwest Virginia Museum).

Other details

Standard parking or admission fee applies: No.
Extra fee: No.
Registration required: No.
Children welcome: Yes.
Phone: 434-392-3435
Email Address: TwinLakes@dcr.virginia.gov