Open fires are prohibited throughout the park from midnight to 4 p.m. through April 30 per the 4 p.m. Burning Law. This includes wood and charcoal. Gas is permissible. Campground fires are allowed during the restricted time if a camp host is on duty and signage to that effect is posted in the campground. Failure to observe the 4 p.m. Burning Law can result in a fine. Contact the Park Office for additional information.
Between 03/28/2024 and 03/28/2025
(85) Events Found For All Event Types
Park: Machicomoco State Park
March 28, 2024. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 2
Embrace your creativity by exploring unique connections to the natural and historic elements of the park through this dynamic art program.
March 30, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Come explore the science and safety regarding the viewing of a solar eclipse as you visit our tabletop display to learn about what is happening, when it will happen, and how you can be a safe observer. We strive to make our programming and special event opportunities accessible and inclusive to all.
March 30, 2024. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 2
Come and share some creative inspiration from the artwork of celebrated African-American artist and educator, Alma Thomas as you create your own interpretation of her most famous work of art entitled, "The Eclipse".
April 2, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
April 2, 2024. 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 2
Come visit Machicomoco for wild adventures with your favorite wee people as we share stories of nature and wildlife, create a craft, and enjoy fun movement and music together!
April 4, 2024. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
The Indigenous Peoples were well known for being quite clever in their usage of the abundant natural resources found in the woodlands and coastal region, but did you know that these tribes were also compelled to use these same resources for sport and game playing?
April 5, 2024. 7:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Hillside Steps
Explore some of Machicomoco’s best views during golden hour while stopping in to talk with a Ranger about some of their favorite park topics.
April 6, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Exploring Gloucester during the Daffodil Festival?
April 7, 2024. 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Let's Go Hiking: Take your first steps on the path to adventure.
April 8, 2024. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 2
Come and share some creative inspiration from the artwork of celebrated African-American artist and educator, Alma Thomas as you create your own interpretation of her most famous work of art entitled, "The Eclipse".
April 8, 2024. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Come explore the science and safety regarding the viewing of a solar eclipse as you visit our tabletop display to learn about what is happening, when it will happen, and how you can be a safe observer. We strive to make our programming and special event opportunities accessible and inclusive to all.
April 9, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
April 10, 2024. 7:15 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Trailhead Parking Lot
Join the Friends of Machicomoco State Park at the outdoor stage for an evening program about the soaring predators that hunt from the sky at night, including learning different owl calls, adaptations, and a chance to dissect an owl pellet.
April 12, 2024. 7:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Hillside Steps
Explore some of Machicomoco’s best views during golden hour while stopping in to talk with a Ranger about some of their favorite park topics.
April 13, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Curious about how the light green house looks from the inside and its restoration process?
April 13, 2024. 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Campground
This tabletop program displays different projects you can create at home with supplies from around your house and in your backyards to help support wildlife in your own outdoor space.
April 16, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
April 19, 2024. 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 2
The forests are full of things both delicious and dangerous, but can you tell which is which?
April 20, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Help keep the park clean and beautiful to celebrate earth day! We recommend that you wear good walking shoes and bring water and sunscreen!
April 20, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 2
Spending time in parks engages all of our five senses.
April 20, 2024. 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 2
Join us in celebrating earth day through nature-based art!
April 21, 2024. 7:15 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Hillside Steps
Explore some of Machicomoco’s best views during golden hour while stopping in to talk with a Ranger about some of their favorite park topics.
April 23, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
April 27, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Curious about how the light green house looks from the inside and its restoration process?
April 27, 2024. 7:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Trailhead Parking Lot
Join the Friends of Machicomoco State Park at the outdoor stage for an evening program about the soaring predators that hunt from the sky at night, including learning different owl calls, adaptations, and a chance to dissect an owl pellet.
April 29, 2024. 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
April 29, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
May 3, 2024. 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Campground
Pollinator populations everywhere are in a steady decline, but why all the buzz about it?
May 4, 2024. 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Demonstration Circle
Discover how fire was used by Virginia’s First Peoples to fell trees and build canoes, followed by a tasty treat *Pre-registration recommended.
May 4, 2024. 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Hillside Steps
Star gaze with us and become a "Night Sky Explorer" Junior Ranger!
May 7, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
May 10, 2024. 7:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Trailhead Parking Lot
Join us at the outdoor stage for an evening program about the soaring predators that hunt from the sky at night, including learning different owl calls, adaptations, and a chance to dissect an owl pellet.
May 11, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Curious about how the light green house looks from the inside and its restoration process?
May 11, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Everyone has a different type of bond with their mother, and so do the mothers and children of the animal world.
May 14, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
May 18, 2024. 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 2
Come out and explore nature using tools like the park rangers use to investigate the park's wildlife in this self-guided adventure. Use your current outdoor skills and develop some new ones too as you learn to use binoculars, a magnifying glass, butterfly nets, and a compass to discover our park in a brand new way!
May 18, 2024. 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 1
Come out and explore nature using tools like the park rangers use to investigate the park's wildlife in this self-guided adventure. Use your current outdoor skills and develop some new ones too as you learn to use binoculars, a magnifying glass, butterfly nets, and a compass to discover our park in a brand new way!
May 21, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
May 25, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Curious about how the light green house looks from the inside and its restoration process?
May 25, 2024. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 2
Embrace your creativity by exploring unique connections to the natural and historic elements of the park through this dynamic art program.
May 25, 2024. 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 2
Come be inspired by the natural beauty of Machicomoco as one of our Rangers leads you through the creation of your own masterpiece (Pre-registration and additional fees required).
May 26, 2024. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
The Indigenous Peoples were well known for being quite clever in their usage of the abundant natural resources found in the woodlands and coastal region, but did you know that these tribes were also compelled to use these same resources for sport and game playing?
May 26, 2024. 7:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Trailhead Parking Lot
Join us at the outdoor stage for an evening program about the soaring predators that hunt from the sky at night, including learning different owl calls, adaptations, and a chance to dissect an owl pellet.
May 28, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
May 31, 2024. 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
The rich story of Virginia’s First Peoples has many twists and turns that are steeped in mystery and controversy as their oral histories were scattered by European arrival, leaving the written and published accounts of those same foreigners to be some of the only well-known accounts that remain today.
June 1, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Honor and aid your environment by participating in a park clean up!
June 1, 2024. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Try your hand at being an ecologist for a day!
June 4, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
June 8, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Curious about how the light green house looks from the inside and its restoration process?
June 11, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
June 15, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Mystery of History Hike - Interpretive Area.
June 15, 2024. 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Mystery of History Hike - Interpretive Area.
June 18, 2024 10:00 a.m. - June 25, 2024 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
June 22, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Curious about how the light green house looks from the inside and its restoration process?
June 25, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
June 29, 2024. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 2
Machicomoco is home to a grove of longleaf pine trees, a useful and historic tree that was once widespread across the southeastern United States.
July 2, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
July 9, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
July 13, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Curious about how the light green house looks from the inside and its restoration process?
July 16, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
July 23, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
July 27, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Curious about how the light green house looks from the inside and its restoration process?
July 30, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
Aug. 6, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
Aug. 10, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Curious about how the light green house looks from the inside and its restoration process?
Aug. 13, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
Aug. 20, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
Aug. 24, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Curious about how the light green house looks from the inside and its restoration process?
Aug. 27, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
Aug. 31, 2024. 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 2
Have you ever wanted to try camping, but didn't because it all seems so confusing and expensive?
Sept. 3, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
Sept. 10, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
Sept. 14, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Curious about how the light green house looks from the inside and its restoration process?
Sept. 17, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
Sept. 22, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Curious about how the light green house looks from the inside and its restoration process?
Sept. 24, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
Oct. 1, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
Oct. 6, 2024. 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Put away your smart phone and plot a course for adventure with this introduction to the sport of orienteering.
Oct. 8, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
Oct. 12, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Curious about how the light green house looks from the inside and its restoration process?
Oct. 13, 2024. 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Will you take up the bow and try your hand at the sport of archery?
Oct. 15, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
The Fairfield Foundation opens the Timberneck house for free walk-in tours every Tuesday.
Oct. 26, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Curious about how the light green house looks from the inside and its restoration process?
Nov. 9, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Will you take up the bow and try your hand at the sport of archery?
Nov. 9, 2024. 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Will you take up the bow and try your hand at the sport of archery?
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