Earth Day is the perfect time to discover the diversity in our park.

Earth Day is the perfect time to discover the diversity in our park.

What really lurks below the surface of Hungry Mother Lake?

One way to enjoy a cool Spring morning is by searching for colorful birds.

Crazed killer or misunderstood mammal?

Whoooo's ready to see or hear some owls?

Been itching to go fishing?

Nature needs our help!

Dress to get wet and get ready to experience one of our most popular programs.

Spring is a great time to listen to nature’s amphibian symphony.

Join the Burson Camp Host, Becky Benes, as she leads you through a yoga sequence.

Wondering where to take your first steps to become a hiker?

Join the Burson Camp Host, Becky Benes, as she leads you through a yoga sequence.

Join the Burson Camp Host, Becky Benes, as she leads you through a yoga sequence.

Wondering where to take your first steps to become a hiker?

Join the Burson Camp Host, Becky Benes, as she leads you through a yoga sequence.

Join the Burson Camp Host, Becky Benes, as she leads you through a yoga sequence.

Wondering where to take your first steps to become a hiker?

What is wet, muddy, lots of plants, lots of animals, and kind of smells?

If you're amazed with all the things coming to life around us, pick up a scavenger hunt to make sure you see all the park has to offer.

Opossums love to scurry around and find things that catch their interest, but you don't need to search high and low for something of interest as Hungry Mother's interpreters have already put together boxes full of activities.

What's a benthic organism and how do they survive in the creek?

Earthworms are not native to the United States; they were brought over by the Jamestown settlers.

Join the Burson Camp Host, Becky Benes, as she leads you through a yoga sequence.

Wondering where to take your first steps to become a hiker?

Enjoy the sounds of local musicians as you take in our beautiful park.

Join the Burson Camp Host, Becky Benes, as she leads you through a yoga sequence.

There is more to the beach than sand and water, you just need to know what to look for.

Express yourself on the trail with a stylish and unique hiking stick you designed and decorated yourself.

What's a benthic organism and how do they survive in the creek?

Spend an entertaining evening sitting around the campfire with an interpreter.

What better way to enjoy the many sights and sounds of the park than by kayak?

Embrace your wild side and come play a game of chase that predator and prey have to "play" to survive everyday.

Have you ever touched bear fur or looked at the teeth of a beaver?

You won't hear them flying above us, but if we're lucky we might get them to chat with us.

It's time for Mother Nature's most creative weavers to crawl out of the shadows and into the spotlight.

What is wet, muddy, lots of plants, lots of animals, and kind of smells?

Join the Burson Camp Host, Becky Benes, as she leads you through a yoga sequence.

Wondering where to take your first steps to become a hiker?

Enjoy the sounds of local musicians as you take in our beautiful park.

Join us to learn some cool tricks and tips about stand up paddle boarding.

As we enjoy the trails that weave throughout the park, remember to leave the trails as nice as possible for the next hikers.

If there is one thing you'll certainly find on any trail you visit, its trees.

Wondering where to take your first steps to become a hiker?

Enjoy the sounds of local musicians as you take in our beautiful park.

The natural world has materials all around us and the wildlife knows just what to do with it.

Join us to learn some cool tricks and tips about stand up paddle boarding.

There is more to the beach than sand and water, you just need to know what to look for.

You walk around trees all the time, but have you ever taken a chance to get to know what you're walking past?

Spend an entertaining evening sitting around the campfire with an interpreter.

Hungry Mother's interpreters are always finding cool things around the park and thinking up new activities and crafts.

Let's get to know each other as we kick off our Jr. Naturalist program this year.

Have you ever touched bear fur or looked at the teeth of a beaver?

What's a benthic organism and how do they survive in the creek?

The excitement of the summer is in full swing - what better way to enjoy a summer evening than by relaxing a painting a masterpiece of our own.

These fuzzy little insects can't seem to help but swarm any light they can find, but what's really going on with them?

Rodents include a variety of mammals in many habitats, but one thing they all have in common is their massive incisors and powerful jaws.

Have you met the animals living at Hungry Mother's Discovery Center?

Let's get to know each other as we kick off our Jr. Naturalist program this year.

Trash and treasure seem like complete opposites, but perhaps they're closer than they seem.

Food webs can get pretty complex, but at the very top of the food chain is the best predator in the ecosystem.

The day has been filled with fun activities, but now it is time to wind down with a peaceful paddle on the lake.

Most people are familiar with the lake habitat and the forest that surrounds it, but there are many micro-habitats that attract animals with very different needs.

When it comes to carrying survival materials with you on the trail, every little bit of space counts.

Join Virginia Master Naturalist volunteer Tina Hayes on a relaxing hike made to calm the mind.

Wondering where to take your first steps to become a hiker?

What makes owls one of the best predators in the night sky?

Come join Virginia Master Naturalist Randy Smith to look for all the birds arriving at the park.

Express yourself on the trail with a stylish and unique hiking stick you designed and decorated yourself.

Simply taking time to be outside can have remarkable benefits on our mental and physical well being.  Hungry Mother is partnering with Mount Rogers Community Services to help our community receive the benefits nature has to offer us.

Enjoy the sounds of local musicians as you take in our beautiful park.

Before modern medicine and the development of pharmacies, the native people and settlers relied on the use of natural plants to heal their ailments.

Join us to learn some cool tricks and tips about stand up paddle boarding.

Today, we enjoy the convenience of having many of our household items available to purchase at a store, but historically, there were methods to make these items by hand if needed.

Having the modern conveniences of a stove and heat are wonderful, but understanding fire and how to use it is still a useful skill to have.

Join local volunteers as we provide a valuable service to one of our favorite parks.  Leave your axe at home, and learn how to use both our manual and gas-powered wood splitters.

The land carries within it the history and culture of the people who lived on it.

The park is rich with historical sights, many of which are structures that were built when the park was opened.  We'll be taking a moderate walk around the day area of the park to observe the unique buildings and discuss how the CCC used them while building the park.

Virginia Master Naturalist and Hungry Mother State Park's favorite storyteller, Melanie Smith will regale us with her fantastically fun and intriguing stories that are sure to delight listeners of all ages.

What better way to enjoy the many sights and sounds of the park than by kayak?

Hungry Mother's interpreters are always finding cool things around the park and thinking up new activities and crafts.

The skies are full of wonder.

Nature has many ways of preserving itself through the worst that gets thrown at it - come learn about the challenges that organisms face in nature and how they stand up to them to survive.

Have you ever touched bear fur or looked at the teeth of a beaver?

What's a benthic organism and how do they survive in the creek?

These fuzzy little insects can't seem to help but swarm any light they can find, but what's really going on with them?

Rodents include a variety of mammals in many habitats, but one thing they all have in common is their massive incisors and powerful jaws.

Have you met the animals living at Hungry Mother's Discovery Center?

Nature has many ways of preserving itself through the worst that gets thrown at it.

Trash and treasure seem like complete opposites, but perhaps they're closer than they seem.

Food webs can get pretty complex, but at the very top of the food chain is the best predator in the ecosystem.

The day has been filled with fun activities, but now it is time to wind down with a peaceful paddle on the lake.

Most people are familiar with the lake habitat and the forest that surrounds it, but there are many micro-habitats that attract animals with very different needs.

When it comes to carrying survival materials with you on the trail, every little bit of space counts.

Join Virginia Master Naturalist volunteer Tina Hayes on a relaxing hike made to calm the mind.

Wondering where to take your first steps to become a hiker?

The one and only mammal on the planet capable of true flight absolutely loves Hungry Mother.

Come join Virginia Master Naturalist Randy Smith to look for all the birds arriving at the park.

Express yourself on the trail with a stylish and unique hiking stick you designed and decorated yourself.

Simply taking time to be outside can have remarkable benefits on our mental and physical well being.  Hungry Mother is partnering with Mount Rogers Community Services to help our community receive the benefits nature has to offer us.