Events in Virginia State Parks

Meet with a ranger and go on a guided hike along the Lakeshore Trail.

Come out of your shell and spend some time getting to know the Eastern Box Turtle.

Learn the legend behind the naturally occurring stone cross formations and travel to the special location in the park to search for your own "fairy stone." After a short presentation on what you will be looking for, we will head to the site.

Trees have magical qualities that provide us with many important everyday items, as well as a large portion of the oxygen we breathe.

Join a ranger for a guided hike along one of the fingers of Fairy Stone Lake that leads to an abandoned iron mine.

After the iron industry moved away from the area, residents of Fayerdale went from mining to 'shining.

Fairy Stone State Park will honor National Public Lands Day by hosting a workday designed to offer volunteers the opportunity to help restore, improve, and protect our shared public land.

Murders over moonshine rocked the town of Fayerdale in the 1920s and 30s, leaving a dying town remembered for tragedy rather than the mining operations that once made it a boom town. Moonshining (illegal whiskey making) was quite prevalent in and around the Fairy Stone State Park area in the early 1900s. Jealousy, greed, and competition often led to feuds, brawls, and even killings.

Did you know there was once a thriving "boom town" located where our lake is today?

Walk in the footsteps of moonshiners from decades gone by.

Learn the legend behind the naturally occurring stone cross formations and travel to the special location in the park to search for your own "fairy stone." After a short presentation on what you will be looking for, we will head to the site.

Trees have magical qualities that provide us with many important everyday items, as well as a large portion of the oxygen we breathe.

Come out of your shell and spend some time getting to know the Eastern Box Turtle.

Immerse yourself in nature and experience the calming and health-promoting benefits of the forest.

Learn the legend behind the naturally occurring stone cross formations and travel to the special location in the park to search for your own "fairy stone." After a short presentation on what you will be looking for, we will head to the site.

Come out of your shell and spend some time getting to know the Eastern Box Turtle.

Without pollinators, people and all of Earth's terrestrial ecosystems would not survive.

Learn the legend behind the naturally occurring stone cross formations and travel to the special location in the park to search for your own "fairy stone." After a short presentation on what you will be looking for, we will head to the site.

Want to save the bees, butterflies, birds, and more? Just plant native! Even the smallest pollinator-friendly patch will make a difference. Come to our pollinator garden workshop and learn everything you need to know to get started.

Right now in Fairy Stone Lake, giant gelatinous blobs resembling brains can be found attached to stationary objects in the water, using their tentacles to feed.

Meet with a ranger and go on a guided hike along the Lakeshore Trail (0.81mi.).

Learn the legend behind the naturally occurring stone cross formations and travel to the special location in the park to search for your own "fairy stone." After a short presentation on what you will be looking for, we will head to the site.

While we sleep a whole new set of nocturnal animals come out to begin their "daily" activities.

Did you know that coyotes are not naturally native to Virginia?

Meet with a ranger and go on a one-mile guided hike along the Oak Hickory Trail, rated as a moderate hike.

Learn the legend behind the naturally occurring stone cross formations and travel to the special location in the park to search for your own "fairy stone." After a short presentation on what you will be looking for, we will head to the site.

Discover the “bear facts” about Fairy Stone State Park’s black bears in our ranger-led program.

Learn the legend behind the naturally occurring stone cross formations and travel to the special location in the park to search for your own "fairy stone." After a short presentation on what you will be looking for, we will head to the site.

Murders over moonshine rocked the town of Fayerdale in the 1920s and 30s, leaving a dying town remembered for tragedy rather than the mining operations that once made it a boom town. Moonshining (illegal whiskey making) was quite prevalent in and around the Fairy Stone State Park area in the early 1900s. Jealousy, greed, and competition often led to feuds, brawls, and even killings.

Hit the trail with one of our rangers to see which birds of Fairy Stone State Park are hiding in plain sight along Oak Hickory Trail.

Walk in the footsteps of moonshiners from decades gone by.

Learn the legend behind the naturally occurring stone cross formations and travel to the special location in the park to search for your own "fairy stone." After a short presentation on what you will be looking for, we will head to the site.

Trees have magical qualities that provide us with many important everyday items, as well as a large portion of the oxygen we breathe.

Did you know there was once a thriving "boom town" located where our lake is today?

Learn the legend behind the naturally occurring stone cross formations and travel to the special location in the park to search for your own "fairy stone." After a short presentation on what you will be looking for, we will head to the site.

Join a park ranger on a three-mile hike to the waterfall and back.

Learn the legend behind the naturally occurring stone cross formations and travel to the special location in the park to search for your own "fairy stone." After a short presentation on what you will be looking for, we will head to the site.

While we sleep a whole new set of nocturnal animals come out to begin their "daily" activities.

Did you know that coyotes are not naturally native to Virginia?

Did you know that opossums roamed the earth with the dinosaurs and that raccoons have “hands” like ours? Wonder what other secrets these critters hold? Join us to discover little known facts about these amazing animals and how they benefit humans.

After the iron industry moved away from the area, residents of Fayerdale went from mining to 'shining.

Come out of your shell and spend some time getting to know the Eastern Box Turtle.

Without pollinators, people and all of Earth's terrestrial ecosystems would not survive.

Learn the legend behind the naturally occurring stone cross formations and travel to the special location in the park to search for your own "fairy stone." After a short presentation on what you will be looking for, we will head to the site.

Murders over moonshine rocked the town of Fayerdale in the 1920s and 30s, leaving a dying town remembered for tragedy rather than the mining operations that once made it a boom town. Moonshining (illegal whiskey making) was quite prevalent in and around the Fairy Stone State Park area in the early 1900s. Jealousy, greed, and competition often led to feuds, brawls, and even killings.

Come join us as we discover the secret lives of our night-time pollinators.

Join us every second Saturday at the Mayo River Trails to explore the future Mayo River State Park. You will also discover some interesting facts about local wildlife, and about the exploration of the area by William Byrd.

Learn the legend behind the naturally occurring stone cross formations and travel to the special location in the park to search for your own "fairy stone." After a short presentation on what you will be looking for, we will head to the site.

Join us at the Visitor Center as the Virginia Museum of Natural History's scientists will be presenting a selection of live reptiles from their collection.  Be part of the iNaturalist BioBlitz at Fairy Stone State Park, where students, park rangers, scientists, and community members unite to explore and identify as many species as possible.

When a tree falls in the forest, what happens next?

Did you know that coyotes are not naturally native to Virginia?

Dive into the fascinating world of reptiles and amphibians during our Fall BioBlitz event!

Meet with a ranger and go on a guided hike along the Lakeshore Trail (0.81mi.).

Come out of your shell and spend some time getting to know the Eastern Box Turtle.

Team up with a Virginia Museum of Natural History expert as we hike the Oak Hickory Trail and find out more about the park's native amphibians.

Trees have magical qualities that provide us with many important everyday items, as well as a large portion of the oxygen we breathe.

Want to learn how to bird as a beginner, brush up on your skills as a seasoned birder, or simply explore the birds around the lake?

Learn the legend behind the naturally occurring stone cross formations and travel to the special location in the park to search for your own "fairy stone." After a short presentation on what you will be looking for, we will head to the site.

Join a park ranger on a three-mile hike to the waterfall and back.

Learn the legend behind the naturally occurring stone cross formations and travel to the special location in the park to search for your own "fairy stone." After a short presentation on what you will be looking for, we will head to the site.

While we sleep a whole new set of nocturnal animals come out to begin their "daily" activities.

Join our rangers in discovering the secrets of the magnificent White-tailed Deer.

Learn the legend behind the naturally occurring stone cross formations and travel to the special location in the park to search for your own "fairy stone." After a short presentation on what you will be looking for, we will head to the site.

Did you know that coyotes are not naturally native to Virginia?

Come out of your shell and spend some time getting to know the Eastern Box Turtle.

Learn the legend behind the naturally occurring stone cross formations and travel to the special location in the park to search for your own "fairy stone." After a short presentation on what you will be looking for, we will head to the site.

While we sleep a whole new set of nocturnal animals come out to begin their "daily" activities.

Discover the “bear facts” about Fairy Stone State Park’s black bears at our ranger-led program. Learn about their characteristics, habits, how to avoid conflicts, and much more.

This trail begins on Iron Mine Trail and features an iron mine once used by Fayerdale residents, as well as an overlook of Fairy Stone Lake before transitioning into the Upper and Lower Stuart's Knob Trails.

Come out of your shell and spend some time getting to know the Eastern Box Turtle.

Without pollinators, people and all of Earth's terrestrial ecosystems would not survive.

Learn the legend behind the naturally occurring stone cross formations and travel to the special location in the park to search for your own "fairy stone." After a short presentation on what you will be looking for, we will head to the site.

Hit the trail with one of our rangers to see which birds of Fairy Stone State Park are hiding in plain sight along Oak Hickory Trail.

Murders over moonshine rocked the town of Fayerdale in the 1920s and 30s, leaving a dying town remembered for tragedy rather than the mining operations that once made it a boom town. Moonshining (illegal whiskey making) was quite prevalent in and around the Fairy Stone State Park area in the early 1900s. Jealousy, greed, and competition often led to feuds, brawls, and even killings.

Did you know there was once a thriving "boom town" located where our lake is today?

Walk in the footsteps of moonshiners from decades gone by.

Come out of your shell and spend some time getting to know the Eastern Box Turtle.

Learn the legend behind the naturally occurring stone cross formations and travel to the special location in the park to search for your own "fairy stone." After a short presentation on what you will be looking for, we will head to the site.

Trees have magical qualities that provide us with many important everyday items, as well as a large portion of the oxygen we breathe.

Discover the “bear facts” about Fairy Stone State Park’s black bears in our ranger-led program.

Did you know that coyotes are not naturally native to Virginia?

Do you have a passion for nature, environmental education, and wish to make a difference?

The Orionids meteor shower is an average meteor shower producing up to 20 meteors per hour at its peak.

Meet with a ranger and go on a guided hike along the Lakeshore Trail (0.81mi.).

Meet with a ranger and go on a one-mile guided hike along the Oak Hickory Trail, rated as a moderate hike.

Learn the legend behind the naturally occurring stone cross formations and travel to the special location in the park to search for your own "fairy stone." After a short presentation on what you will be looking for, we will head to the site.

Discover the “bear facts” about Fairy Stone State Park’s black bears in our ranger-led program.

Meet with a ranger and go on a guided hike along the Lakeshore Trail (0.81mi.).

Without pollinators, people and all of Earth's terrestrial ecosystems would not survive.

Come out of your shell and spend some time getting to know the Eastern Box Turtle.

Frogs, crawdads, and children - oh my!

Wear your best costume and come join us at Fairy Stone State Park for a fun filled afternoon of Trunk-or-Treating. Parking for the event will be in the overflow lot directly across the street from the entrance to Shelters 3 & 4.

Walk among the 'ghosts' and 'goblins' of Fairy Stone State Park and hear some scary stories!

Walk among the 'ghosts' and 'goblins' of Fairy Stone State Park and hear some scary stories!

Walk among the 'ghosts' and 'goblins' of Fairy Stone State Park and hear some scary stories!

Each month, volunteers of all ages and skill levels are welcome to work together on a project that helps improve and maintain our beautiful park.

Without pollinators, people and all of Earth's terrestrial ecosystems would not survive.

Want to save the bees, butterflies, birds, and more?  Just plant native!  Even the smallest pollinator-friendly patch will make a difference.  At our pollinator garden workshop, you'll learn everything you need to know to get started and receive a planning packet to help create your own pollinator habitat at home.

Come out of your shell and spend some time getting to know the Eastern Box Turtle.

Murders over moonshine rocked the town of Fayerdale in the 1920s and 30s, leaving a dying town remembered for tragedy rather than the mining operations that once made it a boom town. Moonshining (illegal whiskey making) was quite prevalent in and around the Fairy Stone State Park area in the early 1900s. Jealousy, greed, and competition often led to feuds, brawls, and even killings.