Events

Memorial Weekend at Holly River State Park is packed with activities and fun. Visitors are encouraged to take advantage of these programs, particularly the traditional Holly River Softball Game and ‘Very Fishy’ (learning part of a fish via origami. Your host is Jane Birdsong, Summer/Master Naturalist, May 26 - 29, 2023. FRIDAY, May 26, 202310 […]

Summer activities at Bluestone State Park begin May 26 - 29, 2023. Find these youth and family friendly activities hosted by Jonathan Lipscomb, Naturalist and activities director. Activities at Bluestone state park are free to attend unless indicated and open to the public. Cabin guests, campers, and the general public are encouraged to participate. FRIDAY, […]

Three’s Company Blues is live music at Canaan Valley on May 26, 2023. Mountain Music Friday Series returns to Canaan Valley Resort in 2023. Live music is slopeside at Quenchers Plaza is from 6:00-9:00 PM. Free concert and open to the public. Sunset scenic chairlift rides are available with ticket purchase in Quencher’s Pub. Pub […]

ArtSpring in Tucker County is May 26 - 28, 2023. A variety of activities and events are planned in Thomas, Davis, Canaan Valley and Parsons, West Virginia. Enjoy these activities at Blackwater Falls State Park, Saturday, May 27, 2023. Saturday, May 27, 202311:00 a.m.Shaving Cream ArtEnjoy this "hands on" activity of creating vibrant swirls by […]

The 20th annual Engines and Wheels Festival at North Bend State Park is scheduled on May 27, 2023. Don’t miss the opportunity to attend. Discover the history and fascination of machines and equipment that operate by engines and wheels. Enthusiasts will be on hand to share their knowledge of the equipment and the mechanisms that […]

Live birds of prey at Beech Fork State Park are presented by the Three Rivers Avian Center (TRAC) on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. The educational birds are a great opportunity to learn what birds say "who cooks for me, who cooks for you all?" as well as meeting other raptors. This afternoon […]

The place to be is the Pipestem Amphitheater on Saturday, May 27, 2023 for live music by Andrew Adkins. The entertainment begins at 8:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. About Andrew AdkinsAfter seven years of fronting the popular Appalachian stompgrass band, The Wild Rumpus at countless festivals, concerts and clubs […]

Stonewall Resort is featuring a Fireworks Dinner Party, complete with live music, at Lightbur’s Restaurant on Sunday evening, May 28, 2023. Available to guests from the local area and those visiting from afar, the Fireworks Dinner Party combines great food and an intimate, breathtaking setting.” Perched at the highest point of the resort property and […]

Activities at Blackwater Falls include activities also planned as part of ArtSpring. ArtSpring promotes and cultivates the arts in public life and presents a weekend festival of the arts inthe highlands of Tucker County, WV. Learn more at www.artspringwv.com. Enjoy these nature based activities at Blackwater Falls, May 28 - 31, 2023. All Activitiesmeet at […]

The 16th annual Art-in-the-Park series is a juried art fair that provides public access to fine artisans located in the Berkeley Springs region of West Virginia. Nationally known artists exhibit at this event, and the best part is artisans are local residents. Shows are rain or shine from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and located […]

A great evening program at Twin Falls State Park finds James Froemel portraying Charles Schulz, the creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip and one of the most iconic cartoonists of our time. Join us May 29, 2023 at 5:00PM. This program is open to the public and free to attend. The program lasts about 45 […]

You will find live music in the courtyard at Twin Falls Resort State Park on May 29, 2022. From 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.  George Dorne & Trailer Park Poets will be performing. This is a free concert and open to the public. George Dorne & Trailer Park Poets puts a southern spin on songs that […]

Blackwater Falls State Park is getting a head start for National Trails Day. Join naturalist Paulita for a guided National Trails Day hike, plus an afternoon program about the American Black Bear. Blackwater Falls NTD hike is on Friday, June 2, 2023 and Celebration of the American Black Bear is at 1:00 p.m. with park […]

This is the ultimate birding weekend for advanced and beginning bird watchers. The weekend is designed to see and listen to birds in scenic mountain habitats with well-known naturalist/guide Bill Beatty and Janice Runyan of Wellsburg WV as well as indoor presentation with Beatty and Runyan and a live educational birds program on Sunday afternoon. […]

Jason Good Blues Band is live music at Canaan Valley on June 2, 2023. Mountain Music Friday Series returns to Canaan Valley Resort in 2023. Live music is slopeside at Quenchers Plaza is from 6:00-9:00 PM. Free concert and open to the public. Sunset scenic chairlift rides are available with ticket purchase in Quencher’s Pub. […]

The Blackbird Knob Hike is special and for eight hikers a great day for a long hike at Canaan Valley Resort. Beginning at 9:00am and returning by 4:00pm, this hike requires advance registration. This Blackbird Knob Hike also falls on National Trails Day. Participants will be shuttled to the walk area. The hike is physically […]

If you like rocks, gravel, sand, boulders, and really old things like meteors and fossils, meet Ken Ashton, a geologist with the West Virginia Geological & Economic Survey. He’ll be at Twin Falls June 3, 2023 with an afternoon hike and an evening geology program indoors. The first step for this special program is an […]

National Trails Day is a nationwide hiking day that falls on the first Saturday in June. Take a hike at Kanawha State Forest. Meet at the nature center at 9:00AM. Hike will be an easy to moderate activity known as the Old Growth Forest Tour. The activity is an accessible adventure with forest staff and […]

Beech Fork State Park hosts a National Trail Days Hike on Saturday June 3, 2023 at 9:00am. The hike will be on Lost Trail which is a 3.5 mile loop, with a rating of difficult. Please meet at Lost Trail trailhead parking lot, behind campsites 103 and 104, in the Moxley Branch Camping Area. The […]

Cedar Creek State Park will be hosting a National Trails Day Hike June 3, 2023. Let’s get started at 10:00 a.m. and meet at park headquarters by the ponds. Enjoy this outing with naturalist Della Moreland on the Park View Trail and Fisherman’s Trail. This activity will be roughly a 2 mile hike that will […]

It’s National Trails Day. Set foot at Chief Logan State Park and take a hike on National Trails Day with park naturalist Lauren Cole. The Coal Mine Trail is a moderate hike of about four miles. The pace will be determined by participants. Short stops are part of the activity to learn about the impact […]

Twin Falls State Park invites you to hike on National Trails Day, June 3, 2023. First things first, hikers will park and meet at Horsepen Knob trailhead parking area at or before 10:00AM. This trailhead is located on the back road of the park. Participants will meet Twin Falls State Park summer naturalist, Ace England […]

It is a great day for a hike at Pipestem Resort on June 3, 2023 - National Trails Day. Meet Bob and Bryce at the entrance of McKeever Lodge for a hike along a section of the River Trail The trail begins behind McKeever Lodge and we’ll get started at 10:00AM. It starts as a […]

Cacapon Resort State Park celebrates National Trails Day on June 3, 2023 with two guided hikes. Organized by Park Naturalist Valerie Chaney and park volunteers, both hikes will start from the Nature Center at 10:00 a.m. The easy to moderate hike will be on the Laurel Trail, a forested and lake view trail that is […]

A special hike on June 3, 2023 recognizes National Trails Day. First things first, hikers will park and meet at the Tygart Lake Dam Visitors Center parking area at or before 10:00AM. Participants will meet Tygart Lake State Park Naturalist, Jacob Jackson. The hike begins at the parking area and follows the Dam Trail from […]

National Trails Day is June 3, 2023 and what better day is there to take a hike at North Bend State Park. Meet naturalist Destinee Williams at the Nature Center at 10:30 a.m. for a special hike on the Nature Trail. Sturdy hiking boots or hiking shoes are suggested. A trails day hiking patch is […]

Holly River State Park celebrates National Trails Day on Saturday, June 3, 2023 with a guided hike led by Master Naturalist Jane Birdsong. “What better choice than the Tramontaine Trail because it leads to an historic Swiss homestead, where hikers can explore, seek and discover evidence of the mountain farm.” Today the hike is about […]

Cass Scenic Railroad State Park is offering a National Trails Day Hike Saturday, June 3, 2023 in conjunction with a Full Moon Hike. The hike starts at 8:30PM and meets at the Cass Company Store. This hike is on the Greenbrier River Trail and will depart from the Company Store to Mile Marker 79 and […]

Hike by the light of a full moon at Cass on June 03, 2023. The “Strawberry Moon” hike at Cass Scenic Railroad begins from the visitor’s center at 8:30 p.m. This evening walk, led by Park Superintendent Marshall Markley or designee, is about three miles round trip with a slight grade, but mostly flat hiking. […]

The WV Enduro Series is at Valley Falls State Park on June 4, 2023. For event information visit the organization's Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/WVENDURO for details, registration and other events in 2023. Reserve lodging: