Clean the Bay Day

Join Douthat State Park and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for the 2026 Clean the Bay Day Event.

Did you know Twin Lakes State Park is in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?

Enjoy the clean fresh air and beautiful views provided by the park's riverside forest, and help clean it up along the way!

Help us keep our park clean!  Join us for a trash pickup along the Bluebell Trail and the shoreline along the picnic area.

Join Leesylvania State Park Rangers and volunteers to help keep the park and Chesapeake Bay clean.

Help our rangers and volunteers keep our park clean! Westmoreland State Park beaches and waterways are full of marine wildlife, fossils, shells, birds, and more!

Get in the water and help Cedar Creek and the Chesapeake Bay downstream in this multi-part cleanup event.  Team up with park rangers to remove litter and debris from Cedar Creek and its tributaries.

Chippokes State Park is proud to partner with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for Clean the Bay Day!

Would you like to help preserve the Chesapeake Bay for future generations? Join Kiptopeke State Park and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for the 2026 Clean the Bay Day Event.

Let's make a difference together by participating in Clean the Bay Day at Holliday Lake, nestled within the stunning Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Join us for Clean the Bay Day and help make a difference in your park and surrounding waterways!

Each year on a bright Saturday morning, thousands of Virginians simultaneously descend on the rivers, streams, and beaches of the Chesapeake Bay watershed to remove harmful litter and debris.

Participate in the annual "Clean the Bay Day" initiative by helping park staff with a roadside cleanup effort on Saturday, May 2nd from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. "Clean the Bay" is sponsored by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in which volunteers from around the state help clean up trash affecting waterways and tributaries within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed of which Sailor's Creek Battlefield is a part.

First Landing State Park invites you to participate in a Chesapeake Bay tradition by volunteering in Clean the Bay Day, an annual event organized by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to promote and protect the health of our Bay watershed. Volunteers are invited to help collect litter along our shorelines and to collect data to help CBF promote environmental stewardship of our waterways.  Registration will open March 11 for two cleanup sites: Chesapeake Bay Beach and Narrows Beach.

Where does your water go?

The health of the Chesapeake Bay begins right here along the beautiful James River — and we need your help to protect it!

Clean the Bay Day is sponsored by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and is an ongoing effort towards creating a clean and healthy Chesapeake Bay.

The Chesapeake Bay is a cradle of our nation's infancy.

Do you want to help make a difference?

Take a guided hike to several views of the park’s streams: Sweet Run and Piney Run.

Join a ranger in the Education Room at the Visitors Center at 10 a.m. for information about Belle Isle's wetlands, creeks, river, and watershed and learn the many ways you can decrease pollution in our waterways.

Did you know that the Chesapeake Bay watershed reaches all the way to the Allegheny mountains?

Show your love for Lake Anna by volunteering with us for Clean the Bay Day!  Stop by our information booth between 10:00AM and 1:00PM to pick up trash bags, trash grabbers, and gloves, and to learn how you can do your part to keep our local watersheds clean. Please return to the booth before leaving so your trash can be weighed and recorded.   Please dress appropriately for the weather and wear sturdy walking shoes that can get wet. Sunscreen, bug spray, and drinking water are highly recommended.   Pre-registration is not required. Open to volunteers of all ages.

Did you know that Sky Meadows is in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?

Make a splash this Clean the Bay Day with a fun, hands-on creek adventure. Families will grab a seine net and wade into the water to catch fascinating macroinvertebrates—tiny critters like mayfly nymphs and crayfish that live in our streams.

The health of the Chesapeake Bay starts right here at Seven Bends State Park!

Watershed is the process by which rainfall and lake water at the park finds their way to the Chesapeake Bay.

Ever wonder where rainwater goes after it hits the ground?