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Between 03/31/2025 and 12/31/2024
(32) Events Found For All Event Types
Park: Natural Tunnel State Park

Dec. 31, 2024 11:00 p.m. - Jan. 1, 2025 1:00 a.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Blockhouse Parking Lot

Forgo the fireworks and crowded festivities and accompany a ranger on this guided hike through the quiet woods with the moon and stars lighting the way.

Jan. 1, 2025. 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Camp Store

Get your heart pumping in the New Year, on this ranger-led hike along Purchase Ridge.

Jan. 1, 2025. 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Visitor Center

Celebrate the New Year by hiking to Lovers' Leap to hear about the tale of the star-crossed lovers.

Feb. 8, 2025. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Wilderness Road Blockhouse
Join a ranger on a guided hike to learn more about different ecosystems found in the park.

Feb. 8, 2025. 2:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Visitor Center
Nature journaling is the intersection of art, science, and curiosity.

Feb. 9, 2025. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Visitor Center
Do you have an eye for finding things?

Feb. 9, 2025. 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Visitor Center
Have you ever thought about where the railroad at Natural Tunnel goes and what it has been used for through the years?

Feb. 14, 2025. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Cove Ridge Center
Need a night out?

This event has been canceled.
Feb. 16, 2025. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Wilderness Road Blockhouse
Join a ranger on a guided hike to learn more about different ecosystems found in the park.

This event has been canceled.
Feb. 16, 2025. 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Visitor Center
Owls are known as silent fliers, impeccable listeners, and skilled hunters.

This event has been canceled.
Feb. 16, 2025. 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Blockhouse Parking Lot
Join the park (and the world) in participating in the 27th annual Great Backyard Bird Count held Friday, February 16, through Monday, February 19, 2024.

Feb. 22, 2025. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Camp Store
Visit one of the highest points in the park and enjoy the view from Purchase Ridge Overlook.

Feb. 22, 2025. 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Visitor Center
Trees are life-givers and inspiration for many art forms.

Feb. 23, 2025. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Visitor Center
Join us as we build a beaver to find out if their teeth, and other body parts, are useful, or just a cruel joke played by Mother Nature.

March 1, 2025. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Visitor Center
Nature journaling is the intersection of art, science, and curiosity.

March 1, 2025. 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Visitor Center
What’s the difference between a deer and an elk?

March 2, 2025. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Visitor Center
Enjoy a guided walk with a park interpreter down to the Natural Tunnel as you take in the history of the park, the sound of Stock Creek below, and the marvel of the Natural Tunnel itself.

March 8, 2025. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Visitor Center
Trees are life-givers and inspiration for many art forms.

March 8, 2025. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Wilderness Road Blockhouse
Tour a replica of the Anderson Blockhouse as rangers provide information about the history of the building and area.

March 9, 2025. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Visitor Center
Explore what nature has to offer and join a ranger in a guided hike on our Gorge Ridge Trail.

March 15, 2025. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Visitor Center
Natural Tunnel is unique for many reasons and one of them is our fossil record.

March 15, 2025. 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Wilderness Road Blockhouse
Join a ranger on a guided hike to learn more about different ecosystems found in the park.

March 16, 2025. 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Camp Store
Visit one of the highest points in the park and enjoy the view from Purchase Ridge Overlook.

March 22, 2025. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Wilderness Road Blockhouse
Pottery is one of the oldest forms of decorative but functional art forms and is found in cultures across the world.

March 22, 2025. 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Blockhouse Parking Lot
Nature journaling is the intersection of art, science, and curiosity.

March 23, 2025. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Gazebo
Join a ranger for a leisurely look at clouds while you kick back, relax, and allow yourself to not be busy.

March 29, 2025. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Visitor Center
Virginia is home to a very smart, and often mischievous animal, Ursus americanus, or the American Black Bear.

March 30, 2025. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Visitor Center
Hear the tale of star-crossed lovers that the trail is named after and view the tunnel from above.

Jan. 1, 2025 8:00 a.m. - Dec. 31, 2025 5:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Visitor Center
Enjoy a self-guided tour as you walk down to see the Natural Tunnel.

Jan. 1, 2025 8:00 a.m. - Dec. 31, 2025 5:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Wilderness Road Blockhouse
As you explore the Wilderness Road Blockhouse and the surrounding area, discover what makes this building so unique as well as what was commonly used on the frontier for survival during the 18th Century.

Jan. 1, 2025 8:00 a.m. - Dec. 31, 2025 5:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Visitor Center
Stop by the Visitor Center and pick up a copy of a self-guided brochure on the “Common Trees of Virginia,” or download it online.

Jan. 1, 2025 8:00 a.m. - Dec. 31, 2025 5:00 p.m.
Natural Tunnel State Park Visitor Center
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