Volunteer Pawpaw Foraging
Where
Program Location: Park Office
Main Park Address: Powhatan State Park, 4616 Powhatan State Park Rd., Powhatan, VA 23139.
When
Sept. 18, 2026. 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Learn about pawpaws and help collect them for our Pawpaw Festival! On the day of the festival, the fruits we collect will be offered as free samples for festival attendees to taste. Our goal is to gather as many as we can in advance so that we have plenty for folks to try. As you work to gather pawpaws, you will have the opportunity to taste a pawpaw yourself. Ripe pawpaws have creamy, pale yellow flesh that tastes something like mango-banana pudding.
What to Expect:
A park ranger will accompany you to the foraging area and provide all the necessary instructions. Plan walking up to 2 miles on forested trails as well as dense off-trail areas which are only accessible in the company of a park ranger.
What to Bring:
Please bring water, wear close-toed shoes, long socks, and lightweight pants to avoid contact with ticks and poison ivy. Bring gardening gloves if you have them, but if not the park will also have men's size medium/large work gloves to lend out. If you have any shallow cardboard boxes about shoebox-sized, please bring them to store the fruit!
Other details
Standard parking or admission fee applies: Yes.
Extra fee: No.
Registration required: Yes.
Children welcome: Yes.
Phone: 804-598-7148
Email Address: powhatan@dcr.virginia.gov
Event types
History/Culture | Kids/Family | Outdoor/Nature/Natural History | Volunteer Events
Additional dates
Volunteer Pawpaw Foraging - Sept. 16, 2026. 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Volunteer Pawpaw Foraging - Sept. 17, 2026. 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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