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 06/16/2022 and 06/16/2023
(190) Events Found For All Event Types
Park: Machicomoco State Park
Oct. 15, 2022. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Campground
Celebrate fall by painting your own pumpkin at the park!
Oct. 15, 2022. 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 2
Come take a dig at history, and see what you will find as you learn about archeology!
Oct. 21, 2022. 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Trailhead Parking Lot
Join us for an evening program about the different owls who soar the park after dark including learning different owl calls and a chance to dissect an owl pellet.
Oct. 22, 2022. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Campground
Celebrate fall by painting your own pumpkin at the park!
Oct. 22, 2022. 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 1
Join us under the beautiful fall night sky as we discuss light pollution, the use of light throughout history, and why people are afraid of being without it!
Oct. 28, 2022. 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Trailhead Parking Lot
Join us for an evening program about the different owls who soar the park after dark including learning different owl calls and a chance to dissect an owl pellet.
Oct. 29, 2022. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Campground
Celebrate fall by painting your own pumpkin at the park!
Oct. 29, 2022. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Campground
Celebrate fall by painting your own pumpkin at the park!
Nov. 5, 2022. 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Come join us to celebrate, acknowledge, and learn about the history and persistence of the Indigenous Peoples of Virginia! There will be performances by the Rappahannock Dance Group & Maskapow Drum Group at 10:30am, 12:00pm, and 1:30pm held at the Demonstration Circle within the Interpretive Area.
Nov. 8, 2022. 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. 11, 2022. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Join us on a short walk through our beautiful Interpretive Area, where we will discuss the past, present, and future of Machicomoco state park!
Nov. 12, 2022. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 2
Come take a dig at history, and see what you will find as you learn about archeology!
Nov. 12, 2022. 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Come be inspired by the natural beauty of Machicomoco as one of our rangers takes you out to some of the most scenic areas of the park and leads you through the creation of your own masterpiece!
Nov. 15, 2022. 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. 19, 2022. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
The forests are full of things both wondrous and dangerous, but can you tell which is which?
Nov. 20, 2022. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Join us on a short walk through our beautiful Interpretive Area, where we will discuss the past, present, and future of Machicomoco state park!
Nov. 22, 2022. 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. 25, 2022. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
As the season changes, so does the park!
Nov. 26, 2022. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Ever come across an animal track and wonder who it belongs to, or better yet, how you could keep it?
Nov. 27, 2022. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 2
Come take a dig at history, and see what you will find as you learn about archeology!
Nov. 29, 2022. 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?
Dec. 6, 2022. 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?
Dec. 10, 2022. 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Curious about how the light green house looks from the inside and its restoration process?
Dec. 13, 2022. 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?
Dec. 17, 2022. 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 1
Embrace the winter by creating pine cone and tree cookie crafts to warm up your home!
Dec. 18, 2022. 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 1
Embrace the winter by creating pine cone and tree cookie crafts to warm up your home!
Dec. 20, 2022. 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?
Dec. 27, 2022. 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?
Jan. 1, 2023. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Celebrate the new year by joining us for a guided hike through our Interpretive Area where you'll hear about the history of our park.
Jan. 1, 2023. 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Celebrate the new year by joining us for a guided hike through our Interpretive Area where you'll hear about the history of our park.
Feb. 1, 2023. 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Mystery of History Hike -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.
Feb. 11, 2023. 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Curious about how the light green house looks from the inside and its restoration process?
Feb. 14, 2023. 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.
Feb. 28, 2023. 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.
March 4, 2023. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Pollinator populations everywhere are in a steady decline, but why all the buzz about it?
March 4, 2023. 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 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.
March 7, 2023. 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.
March 11, 2023. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Campground
This tabletop program displays different projects you can create at home to help support wildlife in your own outdoor space.
March 11, 2023. 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Trailhead Parking Lot
Join us 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.
March 14, 2023. 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.
March 18, 2023. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Stop by and discover the basics of birding followed by the opportunity to explore some of our most popular birding habitats.
March 18, 2023. 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Pollinator populations everywhere are in a steady decline, but why all the buzz about it?
March 21, 2023 12:00 a.m. - April 13, 2023 11:59 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Machicomoco State Park is one of the many stops you have to make to complete this limited time county wide historic scavenger hunt!
March 21, 2023. 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.
March 25, 2023. 10:00 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 *Pre-registration recommended.
March 28, 2023. 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 4, 2023. 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.
This event has been canceled.
April 7, 2023. 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Outdoor Classroom
Discover how fire was used by Virginia’s First Peoples to fell trees and build canoes, followed by a tasty treat *Pre-registration recommended.
April 8, 2023. 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Curious about how the light green house looks from the inside and its restoration process?
April 8, 2023. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Join Machicomoco and the Fairfield Foundation as we team up to offer prospective Junior Rangers hands-on archaeological dig opportunities at the Timberneck House in order to earn a Junior Ranger patch!
April 8, 2023. 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 11, 2023. 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 14, 2023. 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Trailhead Parking Lot
Join us 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 15, 2023. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Pollinator populations everywhere are in a steady decline, but why all the buzz about it?
April 15, 2023. 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 18, 2023. 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 22, 2023. 9:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Celebrate the earth by joining us for one of our nature inspired art sessions including Natural Elements Paint Making, Nature Journaling, Oyster Shell Decoupage, and Tree Cookie Coasters (registration required).
April 25, 2023. 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 28, 2023. 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Trailhead Parking Lot
Join us 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, 2023. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Pollinator populations everywhere are in a steady decline, but why all the buzz about it?
April 29, 2023. 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Outdoor Classroom
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 2, 2023. 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 5, 2023. 7:30 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.
May 6, 2023. 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Stop by this tabletop program and discover the basics of birding followed by the opportunity to explore some of our most popular birding habitats.
May 6, 2023. 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 1
Bring along your partner and friends to embark on a wayfinding adventure through the Interpretive Area to earn a free Adult Adventurer keychain.
May 9, 2023. 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 12, 2023. 7:30 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.
May 13, 2023. 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.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 *Pre-registration recommended.
May 13, 2023. 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Curious about how the light green house looks from the inside and its restoration process?
This event has been canceled.
May 13, 2023. 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Campground
This tabletop program displays different projects you can create at home to help support wildlife in your own outdoor space.
May 16, 2023. 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 19, 2023. 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Trailhead Parking Lot
Join us 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 20, 2023. 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 2
Explore the park by checking out discovery gear during the given time frame to complete a special single day Junior Ranger task list and earn a self-guided Junior Ranger patch.
May 20, 2023. 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 2
Explore the park by checking out discovery gear during the given time frame to complete a special single day Junior Ranger task list and earn a self-guided Junior Ranger patch.
May 23, 2023. 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 26, 2023. 8:00 p.m. - 8:30 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.
May 27, 2023. 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Curious about how the light green house looks from the inside and its restoration process?
May 27, 2023. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Join Machicomoco and the Fairfield Foundation as we team up to offer prospective Junior Rangers hands-on archaeological dig opportunities at the Timberneck House in order to earn a Junior Ranger patch.
May 27, 2023. 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Outdoor Classroom
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 30, 2023. 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 2, 2023. 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Campground
This tabletop program displays different projects you can create at home to help support wildlife in your own outdoor space.
June 3, 2023. 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area
Honor and aid your environment by participating in a park clean up!
June 3, 2023. 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Boardwalk
The Catlett Islands are full of ghosts, but they aren’t what you think!
June 6, 2023. 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 9, 2023. 8:00 p.m. - 8:30 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.
June 10, 2023. 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Timberneck House
Curious about how the light green house looks from the inside and its restoration process?
June 10, 2023. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 2
Stop by this tabletop program and discover the basics of birding followed by the opportunity to explore some of our most popular birding habitats.
June 10, 2023. 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 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 13, 2023. 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.
This event has been canceled.
June 16, 2023. 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Machicomoco State Park Interpretive Area: Picnic Shelter 1
Bring along your partner and friends to embark on a wayfinding adventure through the Interpretive Area to earn a free Adult Adventurer keychain.
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