Chippokes State Park is proud to partner with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for Clean the Bay Day!

Spend the day in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, right here in Cumberland County.

We hope that you will take advantage of the trails today to enjoy celebrate all that the trails provide us -- fitness, health, and a sense of well-being.

As a special opportunity during the park's quarterly cleanup, for Clean the Bay Day 2024 two park rangers will be leading a volunteer shoreline cleanup from the water!

Celebrate National Trails Day and give back to Mother Nature by helping to clean our park and keep it beautiful.

Did you know Twin Lakes State Park is in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?

June 1st is National Clean the Bay Day!

Come out for a hike or a paddle and help clean the watershed by removing trash from trails or the river bank.

Save the Bay and help clean our waterways.

Did you know that 18 million people live in the Chesapeake Bay watershed?

Join Pocahontas State Park staff and volunteers in helping keep Swift Creek Lake and the area watershed clean.

Join the Pocahontas State Park team for National Trails Day as we work to keep our park trails clear of litter.

Join us for National Trails Day as we cleanup our trials.

Celebrate Clean the Bay Day and National Trails Day by joining park staff and volunteers to help keep the Potomac River and the Potomac Trail clean.

Wanting to get involved in your local park!

Join Us for Clean the Bay Day at Holliday Lake State Park in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed!

Join the ranger on land and walk the shorelines to help clean litter (perfect for families with young children that want to lend a hand) or dock your boat at our Visitor Center (VC docks are south of the swimming beach) and we'll provide trash bags to each boat, canoe, kayak or SUP to help us clean from the water.

Give Cedar Creek a hand on this special volunteer cleanup day; the Chesapeake Bay will thank you!

Each year on the first Saturday of June, thousands of Virginians simultaneously descend on the rivers, streams, and beaches of the Chesapeake Bay watershed to remove harmful litter and debris.

Join us and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation as we strive to keep our waterways free from litter.  Our annual shoreline clean-up will address trash along the York River in popular areas such as Croaker Landing and Fossil Beach.  Please bring gloves, closed toed shoes and enthusiasm to help Clean the Bay!

Join Kiptopeke State Park and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for the 2024 Clean the Bay Day Event.

First Landing State Park invites you to participate in a Chesapeake Bay tradition by volunteering in Clean the Bay Day, an annual event organized by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to promote and protect the health of our Bay watershed.  Volunteers are invited to help collect litter along our shorelines and to collect data to help the Foundation promote environmental stewardship of our waterways.  Registration will open soon for two cleanup sites: Chesapeake Bay Beach and Narrows Beach.

Honor and aid your environment by participating in a park clean up!

Learn how fences and tree plantings improve water quality at Sky Meadows State Park with a special Explorer Outpost.

Do you know which watershed you live in?

Park staff and volunteers will clean up trash and debris along the Wheaton Trail where rain runoff and debris deposits into Sailor's Creek and its tributaries which directly affects the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Clean the Bay Day is sponsored by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and is an ongoing effort towards creating a clean and healthy Chesapeake Bay.

Have you ever been at a historic site and noticed trash on trails, in the parking lot, or litter just lying around blowing gently in the breeze? This is your chance to help us patrol the battlefield for trash and assist us in cleaning up a section of our hiking trail down by Sailor's Creek. All equipment will be provided.

Clean the Bay Day is one of the nation's largest single-day volunteer activity.

Working our way around the shores of beautiful Douthat Lake, we will pick up litter and clear out dead branches and debris.

Help preserve the health of our local waterway, the mighty James River!

As a special opportunity during the park's quarterly cleanup, for National Trails Day 2024 park rangers will be leading trail upkeep crews along the Long Pond and Holly Marsh trails.

The Chesapeake Bay is a cradle of our nation's infancy.

National Trails Days is a time to celebrate and care for our hometown trails.