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Earth Day Events
In celebration of Earth Day on April 22, Virginia State Parks offers a range of special events and activities highlighting the importance of conservation and sustainability. Visitors are invited to participate in educational programs, guided nature walks, wildlife observation, tree plantings and service projects to help preserve the beauty and biodiversity of the state’s 43 parks. The theme for Earth Day 2025 is “Our Power, Our Planet”! This powerful campaign emphasizes the collective responsibility we all share in transitioning to renewable energy sources and creating a sustainable future.
April 19, 2025 8:00 a.m. - April 26, 2025 4:00 p.m.
First Landing State Park
Earth Day is a time of celebration and appreciation here at First Landing.
April 24, 2025. 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
New River Trail State Park
Happy Earth Week!
April 24, 2025. 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
New River Trail State Park
Happy Earth Week!
April 24, 2025. 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
New River Trail State Park
Happy Earth Week!
April 25, 2025 5:00 a.m. - April 28, 2025 7:00 p.m.
New River Trail State Park
Let’s show off how amazing our parks can be for wildlife this spring!
April 25, 2025. 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Chippokes State Park
Celebrate Earth Day with Chippokes State Park by participating in our Beach Clean Up. In the words of Woodsy Owl (1971), "Give a hoot; don't pollute!" Earth Day is a special excuse to find ways to volunteer and make a difference out in your local communities. Volunteer and help out the planet today.
April 25, 2025. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Twin Lakes State Park
Did you know Twin Lakes State Park is in the Chesapeake Bay watershed?
April 25, 2025. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Twin Lakes State Park
Take care of your mother Earth by joining the more than one billion people worldwide who celebrate Earth Day annually.
April 25, 2025 3:00 p.m. - April 26, 2025 8:00 p.m.
Claytor Lake State Park
Help us celebrate our planet with some special Earth Day programming: Friday, April 25: 3 p.m. - Tree Identification Hike @ the Howe House Join us for a scenic hike around the historical Howe House and learn how to identify some of our native trees.
April 25, 2025. 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Powhatan State Park
You're invited on a guided evening hike with an interpretive ranger to learn about the medicinal plants of central Virginia.
April 26, 2025. 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
New River Trail State Park
Happy Earth Week!
April 26, 2025. 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
High Bridge Trail State Park
In a partnership program with High Bridge Trail, the Margaret Watson Bird Club will have volunteers available to share their knowledge during this birding adventure.
April 26, 2025. 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Hungry Mother State Park
Give back to Mother Nature on this Earth Day by helping to clean our park and keep it beautiful.
April 26, 2025. 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Southwest Virginia Museum
The Friends of the Southwest Virginia Museum to host an Earth Day Yard Sale fundraiser on Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. The Yard Sale will offer a variety of items for purchase, and all proceeds will benefit the Friends of the Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park. Donations are needed for the sale, and the Friends will accept items in good condition, except clothing and shoes.
April 26, 2025. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Staunton River State Park
There is no better time to practice recycling than on Earth Day.
April 26, 2025. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Fairy Stone State Park
Trees have magical qualities which give us many important everyday items and the oxygen we breathe.
April 26, 2025. 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Sky Meadows State Park
Sky Meadows will celebrate Earth Day by introducing visitors to the Homegrown National Park Initiative, which is a grassroots call-to-action to regenerate our planet's biodiversity. The event will begin with a showing of Homegrown National Park's What's the Rush, a 25-minute-long video which encourages a new culture where we all make a difference by removing invasive species and planting natives where we live, work and play.
This event has been canceled.
April 26, 2025 10:00 a.m. - April 27, 2025 4:00 p.m.
Lake Anna State Park
Pick up a BINGO card at the Visitor Center, then take it out around the park and see if you can use your senses to get BINGO!
This event has been canceled.
April 26, 2025 10:00 a.m. - April 27, 2025 4:00 p.m.
Lake Anna State Park
Who can pick up the most litter?
April 26, 2025. 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Holliday Lake State Park
On this Earth Day, head out to Holliday Lake and lend rangers a hand with litter patrol.
April 26, 2025. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Wilderness Road State Park
The eastern woodlands are essential to the Southwestern Virginia landscape.
April 26, 2025. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Hungry Mother State Park
Become a pollinator this Earth Day as we gather in the wildflower field near the spillway below the dam.
April 26, 2025. 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Sweet Run State Park
Did you know that almost 1/3 of all Americans go birdwatching or birding?
This event has been canceled.
April 26, 2025. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Lake Anna State Park
Meet at the Visitor Center to start learning about our native birds.
April 26, 2025. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park
Have you ever heard of the Woodbooger?
April 26, 2025. 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Fairy Stone State Park
Join us this Earth Day at Fairy Stone State Park to make a lasting impact on our natural landscapes.
April 26, 2025. 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Hungry Mother State Park
The perfect way to give back to Mother Earth on Earth Day is by helping to keep it beautiful.
April 26, 2025. 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Leesylvania State Park
Join rangers and other volunteers at Leesylvania State Park to help clean up our beaches and shoreline.
April 26, 2025. 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Powhatan State Park
With warmer wetter weather comes springtime fungi!
April 26, 2025. 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Raymond R. "Andy" Guest, Jr. Shenandoah River State Park
Native biodiversity is crucial for a healthy environment. During this program, a ranger will discuss the importance of native plants.
April 26, 2025. 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Smith Mountain Lake State Park
Do you want to contribute to the environment, but are not sure where to start?
This event has been canceled.
April 26, 2025. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
New River Trail State Park
Happy Earth Week!
April 26, 2025. 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Fairy Stone State Park
Frogs, crawdads, and children, oh my!
April 26, 2025. 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Powhatan State Park
Learn how to recycle your two-liter soda bottles into bird feeders.
April 26, 2025. 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Claytor Lake State Park
Volunteer your time this Earth Day and help stop pollution. Learn about how pollution can spread in an aquatic environment and help us protect ourselves and our wildlife by cleaning up our shoreline.
April 26, 2025. 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Powhatan State Park
As the sun dips low and the night draws near, we humans usually turn in for the night...but this is show time for bats!
April 27, 2025. 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Hungry Mother State Park
Spring has sprung and it's time to look for wildflowers in our park.
This event has been canceled.
April 27, 2025. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Lake Anna State Park
Grab your journal and come on down to the park and try your hand at a new skill - Nature Journaling!
April 27, 2025. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Hungry Mother State Park
Join volunteer Lee Diggs to learn about and hunt for mushrooms and other fungi in Appalachia.
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