This is a great way to enjoy the amenities of the park during the free parking day.

To celebrate National Public Lands Day, we're hosting a park-wide scavenger hunt!

All Day - Follow our blazes through any of our six trails or blaze your own trail on many of our lakeside scenic open areas this National Public Lands Day at Claytor Lake State Park.

Celebrate National Public Lands Day by volunteering at your local state park!          Join rangers and other volunteers at Leesylvania State Park and help clean up our beaches and shoreline.

The Margaret Watson Bird Club will co-host a site cleanup and birding adventure with High Bridge Trail as we celebrate National Public Lands Day.

It's National Public Lands Day and we are looking for volunteers to help maintain the 9 miles of trails at Belle Isle State Park!

Leave your mark on the park!

On September 23rd, all of our Virginia State Parks will celebrate National Public Lands Day with all of the public lands across the country.

Staunton River State Park could use your help with sprucing up our pollinator flower beds.

Join thousands of other volunteers around the country on a project to improve public lands - this time at our Children's Discovery Area.

Celebrate National Public Lands Day by helping to restore a legacy long since forgotten.

Come support our Public Lands in a beach clean-up event!

National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest, single‐day volunteer effort for public lands and works to connect people to public lands in their community, inspire environmental stewardship, and encourage use of public lands for education, recreation, and general health.

On the 30th Anniversary of National Public Lands Day, the staff of Fairy Stone State Park invite you to discover the land that will become the future Mayo River State Park. The park is located in southwestern Henry County near the Virginia-North Carolina border.

Join Volunteers at First Landing State Park for National Public Lands Day!

Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity?

Get your hands dirty as we work to mitigate invasive species and improve the natural environment within the park's campground.

Celebrate National Public Lands Day by participating in a guided hike which explores the history of the park including ways to get involved and discover the restoration process at the Timberneck House led by the Fairfield Foundation.

Douthat State Park was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the period of 1933-1936 to protect Virginia's natural resources and to provide a place for families to experience and enjoy those resources well into the future.

Help build a new trail on National Public Lands Day!

Celebrate National Public Lands Day by joining First Landing State Park Rangers over on the Eastern Shore at our sister park, Kiptopeke! From 10am to 2pm all are invited to participate in Kiptopeke State Park's Annual Outdoor Exploration Day. Outdoor Exploration Day is committed to providing opportunities for visitors to experience and learn about Virginia’s Eastern Shore and the Chesapeake Bay.  Visitors will further their appreciation of these resources through education, hands-on demonstrations, and outdoor recreation.  This event is free, family-friendly and will feature wildlife exhibits, educational games and activities, arts & crafts, and so much more.

Come celebrate National Public Lands Day and the great Eastern Shore of Virginia with Kiptopeke State Park at our Outdoor Exploration Day on September 23rd from 10 am to 2 pm.  Outdoor Exploration Day is committed to providing opportunities for visitors to experience and learn about Virginia’s Eastern Shore and the Chesapeake Bay.  Through education, hands-on demonstrations and outdoor recreation, visitors will further their appreciation of these resources.  This event is free, family friendly and will feature wildlife exhibits, educational games and activities, arts & crafts, and so much more.

Come check out our Trailgate which is like a tailgate for a football game, but this one's more nature-centric.

What a better way to celebrate National Public Lands Day than doing something for our public lands!  Volunteers can participate in an effort to remove invasive species from along our trails.

Celebrate National Public Lands Day by learning ways to prepare your garden for the next season.

National Public Lands Day is one of the nation's largest single-day volunteer activity.

Celebrate National Public Lands Day by learning how to identify and remove invasive plants so native species have a chance to thrive.

In celebration of National Public Lands Day, New River Trail State Park will be hosting a day of service identifying and pulling invasive species along our new Ivanhoe birding trail.

Celebrate our public lands by exploring life where the rivers meet the sea.  We will have exhibits from various agencies and organizations highlighting this unique ecosystem.  Staff and volunteers will lead hiking and paddling excursions.  Self guided adventurers are also welcome to discover the beauty in the brackish water world. .

Our friends from the National Park Service will join us for Estuaries/National Public Lands Day with a special exhibit.  Discover the Powhatan Native way of life and their interactions with the English colonist impacted them.  NPS staff will also share about Chesapeake Bay ecology through the eyes of Captain John Smith and how things have changed.  .

Celebrate National Public Land's Day by helping our rangers pick up trash around the picnic area!

Celebrate National Public Lands Day by participating in a guided hike which explores the history of the park including ways to get involved and discover the restoration process at the Timberneck House led by the Fairfield Foundation.

National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest, single-day volunteer effort for public lands and works to connect people to public lands in their community, inspire environmental stewardship, and encourage use of public lands for education, recreation, and general health.

In honor of National Public Lands Day, Wilderness Road State Park will host a guided hike along the Pioneer Trail.

Lend your valuable time, energy and creativity to the ongoing work on the grounds of the park.

Join us as Virginia State Parks celebrates National Environmental Education Foundation's National Public Lands Day.

In recognition of National Public Lands Day, we invite guests to join us at Sailor’s Creek Battlefield Historical State Park on Saturday, September 23, as we explore local spider varieties and habitats with renowned spider expert Joe Lapp.

In celebration of National Public Lands Day, False Cape State Park will be hosting a beach clean-up. Join False Cape staff and volunteers in helping keep our beaches pristine by picking up shoreline debris.

Grab a trash bag and join us in cleaning up our trails to maintain a healthy environment for our local wildlife and our community on National Public Lands Day.