Father’s Day, Music, & More Activities: Pipestem

Summer activities at Pipestem Resort State Park include nature hike, crafts and music June 15 – 18, 2023. Activities are posted at the park each week and open to the public to attend and typically free unless indicated. The Nature Center is open Wednesday – Sunday from 11:00AM – 5:00PM. Come visit.

Thursday, June 15, 2023
10:00 am
North Side Hike
Meet Bryce at the Picnic Shelter at Park Headquarters for a hike along the North Side Trail.

2:00 pm
Plaster Tracks
Meet Kristen in the Activity Shelter behind the Nature Center to make a plaster track to take home. Drying times may vary due to weather conditions.

4:00 pm
Reptiles and Amphibians of West Virginia
Meet Kristen and Bryce at the Activity Shelter behind the Nature Center to learn about our state’s reptiles and amphibians. Then join Bryce for a walk to the old farm pond to see what we might find. The late afternoon activity is a great opportunity to learn about wildlife at Pipestem.

Friday, June 16, 2023
10:30 am
Wildlife of North America Game
Meet Julie at the Nature Center for a quiz game about North American wildlife.

6:00 pm
Beginner Archery
Meet Bob and Bryce at the Campground Store to practice your skills at archery.

7:30 pm
Campfire Time!
Meet Bryce and Bob at campsite #38 to learn how to make char cloth, a fire-starting assistance, and roast some marshmallows.

Saturday, June 17, 2023
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Flea Market and Craft Fair
Amphitheater Parking Lot
Contact nicole.m.miller@wv.gov for more information.

2:00 pm
Nature Hunt
Meet Bob at the Nature Center. He will hand out a list of objects outside to look for Nature.

8:00 pm
Corey Lee McQuade and Friends
Pipestem Resort State Park Summer Amphitheater
Join us at the Amphitheater for the Americana sounds of Corey Lee McQuade, Paul Johnson, and Lars Swanson. Live music if free to attend and open to the public.
Paul E Johnson and Corey Lee McQuade have been performing together for over two decades. Moving between folk, bluegrass, blues and soul, Paul E Johnson’s voice is versatile and emotive. Johnson looks like a mountain and sings like a man, or, if you prefer, vice versa. Johnson has got one of those voices that’s like a revelation. Simultaneously gruff, scratchy and sensitive. Corey Lee McQuade, “the other flatpicking dobro man”, carries on the dobro style of Grammy winner Tut Taylor, flatpicking the resophonic guitar aka dobro. Corey and Tut Taylor became good friends and performed together until 2015. They will be joined by Lars Swanson on bass. Lars is one of the most versatile bass players in the country performing with The Long Pint String Band, Chance McCoy, and Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. as his musical director. This is the sound of today’s Appalachian music.

Sunday, June 18, 2023
8:30 am
Sunday Service
Please join us at the Amphitheater for Sunday Service.

10:00 am
Country Roads Walk
Meet Bob at Park Headquarters to walk along the road and into the woods to learn some pre-park history. Bob is quite the conversationalist and enjoys introducing you to the park and to each other.

5:00 pm
Bird Bingo
Come by the Activity Shelter at the Nature Center to join Julie in a few rounds of Bingo while learning interesting bird facts.

To learn more about daily activities at Pipestem Resort, email Julie.A.McQuade@wv.gov.

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