Grab a wildlife scavenger hunt from the visitor center and discover a new way to explore.

Are there actually beavers in Beaver Lake?

Take in the sounds of the Richmond Symphony at the Heritage Amphitheater while surrounded by the beauty of Pocahontas State Park.

Fall is just around the corner with its cooler weather and show-stopping colors.

Just as caterpillars grow and change, our Caterpillar Club programs are designed to help your little one grow and change.

To celebrate Bike Your Park Day, we will be offering a special overnight primitive camping for 'bikepackers' and off-road tourist.

Come honor and celebrate the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in Virginia State Parks. Create your own pennant flag, then wonder on over to the CCC Museum to see how yours compares to the pennants of the 1930s.

Paleo art is any art depicting prehistoric life on earth based on the evidence we have.

We have returning to close out our season, ZOSO The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience! It’s been over 28 years and over 4500 shows since ZOSO came together as a group in the mid-‘90s.

Fall is just around the corner with its cooler weather and show-stopping colors.

Just as caterpillars grow and change, our Caterpillar Club programs are designed to help your little one grow and change.

Take a closer look at your surroundings in our monthly nature journaling classes.

Discover how the Pocahontas State Park you've grown to know and love got its start as you travel back to the late 1930's to learn what was happening in Chesterfield County and the rest of the nation.

Take a closer look at your surroundings in our monthly nature journaling classes.

Slither on down to the Visitor Center to weave a web of knowledge on the spookier side of nature.

Just as caterpillars grow and change, our Caterpillar Club programs are designed to help your little one grow and change.

Fall is a great time to search for fungi.

Pine, poplar, oak, holly, who can tell? Practice your tree identification skills by getting leaf and bark rubbings from some of our common trees in the park.

Learn about fall's favorite fruit, the persimmon, while enjoying a relaxing canoe paddle along Swift Creek Lake.

Slither on down to the Visitor Center to weave a web of knowledge on the spookier side of nature.

Just as caterpillars grow and change, our Caterpillar Club programs are designed to help your little one grow and change.

Come honor and celebrate the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in Virginia State Parks. Create your own pennant flag, then wonder on over to the CCC Museum to see how yours compares to the pennants of the 1930s.

Paleo art is any art depicting prehistoric life on earth based on the evidence we have.

Join a ranger-led hike to catch glimpses of the full moon.

Slither on down to the Visitor Center to weave a web of knowledge on the spookier side of nature.

Calling all homeschoolers to join the rangers at Pocahontas State Park for monthly programs on the third Monday of the month.

Calling all homeschoolers to join the rangers at Pocahontas State Park for monthly programs on the third Monday of the month.

Just as caterpillars grow and change, our Caterpillar Club programs are designed to help your little one grow and change.

Grab a wildlife scavenger hunt from the visitor center and discover a new way to explore.

Discover the timeless art of pine needle basket weaving and unlock your creativity with this hands-on workshop.

It's International Bat Week!

Slither on down to the Visitor Center to weave a web of knowledge on the spookier side of nature.

Pop-Up StoryWalks are part of a national trend encouraging movement and reading.

Just as caterpillars grow and change, our Caterpillar Club programs are designed to help your little one grow and change.

Take a closer look at your surroundings in our monthly nature journaling classes.

We don't always see animals, but we know they're there.

Take a closer look at your surroundings in our monthly nature journaling classes.

Are there actually beavers in Beaver Lake?

Happy National Family Literacy Month.

Just as caterpillars grow and change, our Caterpillar Club programs are designed to help your little one grow and change.

Let us teach you all the basics you'll need to know to get yourself started with one of our most popular outdoor activities, from tying on your hook and tackle to casting your line.

We don't always see animals, but we know they're there.

Refresh, renew, rejuvenate at Pocahontas State Park by expressing your poetic prowess on a ranger-led hike.

Happy National Family Literacy Month.

Just as caterpillars grow and change, our Caterpillar Club programs are designed to help your little one grow and change.

We don't always see animals, but we know they're there.

Join our Rangers to learn more about hens, toms, poults, caruncles, wattles, and snoods.

Join a ranger-led hike to catch glimpses of the full moon.

Happy National Family Literacy Month.

Calling all homeschoolers to join the rangers at Pocahontas State Park for monthly programs on the third Monday of the month.

Calling all homeschoolers to join the rangers at Pocahontas State Park for monthly programs on the third Monday of the month.

Just as caterpillars grow and change, our Caterpillar Club programs are designed to help your little one grow and change.

We don't always see animals, but we know they're there.

Try your hand at net making and learn more about the Indigenous people that once used the park as seasonal fishing grounds.

How did a railroad give hope to a community and how does the creation of a park continue to offer that hope?

Happy National Family Literacy Month.

Paleo art is any art depicting prehistoric life on earth based on the evidence we have.

We don't always see animals, but we know they're there.

Join Pocahontas State Park staff and volunteers in creating seasonal cheer.

Craft a keepsake for the upcoming holiday season.

Join Pocahontas State Park staff and volunteers in creating seasonal cheer.

Just as caterpillars grow and change, our Caterpillar Club programs are designed to help your little one grow and change.

Discover how the Pocahontas State Park you've grown to know and love got its start as you travel back to the late 1930's to learn what was happening in Chesterfield County and the rest of the nation.

Use your phone or provided GPS units and join a ranger to learn what multi-billion-dollar technology and plastic containers have in common, as you and the whole family go on a thrilling treasure hunt along Muddy Buddy Trail.

Join Pocahontas State Park staff and volunteers in creating seasonal cheer.

Craft a keepsake for the upcoming holiday season.

Just as caterpillars grow and change, our Caterpillar Club programs are designed to help your little one grow and change.

Take a closer look at your surroundings in our monthly nature journaling classes.

Citizens of the Chickahominy Indian Tribe are sharing their practice of pine needle basketry in this hands-on workshop.

Join a ranger-led hike to catch glimpses of the full moon.

Craft a keepsake for the upcoming holiday season.

Calling all homeschoolers to join the rangers at Pocahontas State Park for monthly programs on the third Monday of the month.

Calling all homeschoolers to join the rangers at Pocahontas State Park for monthly programs on the third Monday of the month.

Just as caterpillars grow and change, our Caterpillar Club programs are designed to help your little one grow and change.

Make the most of the shortest day of the year and ring in the winter season with a series of ranger-led hikes.

Make the most of the shortest day of the year and ring in the winter season with a series of ranger-led hikes.

Step into a world where science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) converge with the magic of winter at our snow-themed STEAM event.

Make the most of the shortest day of the year and ring in the winter season with a series of ranger-led hikes.

Make the most of the shortest day of the year and ring in the winter season with a series of ranger-led hikes.

Craft a keepsake for the upcoming holiday season.

Look back on the year and plan for the next on this hike around Big Poplar Trail.

Winter will be here before you know it, so join us to discover more about Hibernation, Adaptations, and Migrations or, what animals do to survive the colder, winter months.

Craft a keepsake for the upcoming holiday season.

The New Year's Eve Night Hike is full.

Greet the sun along Beaver Lake trail to start the new year off right.

We are looking forward to starting off 2024 on the right foot with our series of First Day Hikes: December 31, 2024 New Year's Eve Night Hike (11 p.m. - 1 a.m.): Hike in the new year.

While jumping into the new year, join some guided hikes or take in the beauty of nature on your own.

Our Little Tyke Hike, designed for families with children ages 6 and under (but suitable for all ages), is perfect for letting your little one(s) discover the park and the natural world in their own special way and at their own pace.

Head out into the woods and work on your navigation skills with the Central Virginia Orienteering Club.

What can we see, hear, smell, and possibly touch?

This ranger-led hike, designed for friends, families, and well-behaved pets on leashes, will bring you on all or portions of Co-op, Hawkins, and Forest Exploration Trails.

Learn how to incorporate technology into your next hike and get to know some of the park's native flora and fauna along Big Poplar trail. Before you begin, visit the following websites and download your preferred app(s): Seek by iNaturalist Merlin Bird ID PictureThis-Plant ID app Avenza Park Map Fifth Star Labs-Constellations iNaturalist PocketMacros Call 804-796-4474 or email Rebecca.Whalen@dcr.virginia.gov for more information.

End your First Day on a hike to see one of the "crown jewels" within the park.

Just as caterpillars grow and change, our Caterpillar Club programs are designed to help your little one grow and change.

Keeping up with New Year's resolutions can be stressful.

Every January, during National Hobby Month, folks all over the United States try new hobbies and celebrate their old ones, and Pocahontas State Park is the perfect place to do both.

Just as caterpillars grow and change, our Caterpillar Club programs are designed to help your little one grow and change.

Keeping up with New Year's resolutions can be stressful.

Join a ranger-led hike to catch glimpses of the full moon.

Every January, during National Hobby Month, folks all over the United States try new hobbies and celebrate their old ones, and Pocahontas State Park is the perfect place to do both.