Events in Virginia State Parks

Visit a Ranger at Massie Gap and learn about bear safety, including how to store food, what to do when you come across a bear hiking, camping in bear country, and more.

Join your fellow campers to hear about all of the different trails and activities the park has to offer and discover the history of the park. This is a great chance to ask questions about the park, local activities in the area, and future events at Grayson Highlands State Park.

Join a Park Ranger on National Trails Day for a guided hike along one of America's most iconic trails, The Appalachian Trail!

Take a journey to Wilburn Ridge and discover the marvelous world of the Mountain Laurel and the Catawba Rhododendron. Learn about the different species within the park, why they grow where they grow, and hear the lore of these amazing plants.

Visit a Ranger at Massie Gap to learn about different creatures that live within the park.

Visit a Ranger at Massie Gap and learn about bear safety, including how to store food, what to do when you come across a bear hiking, camping in bear country, and more.

Join your fellow campers to hear about all of the different trails and activities the park has to offer and discover the history of the park. This is a great chance to ask questions about the park, local activities in the area, and future events at Grayson Highlands State Park.

Ever wondered what early inhabitant's lives were like in the Highlands?

Take a journey to Wilburn Ridge and discover the marvelous world of the Mountain Laurel and the Catawba Rhododendron. Learn about the different species within the park, why they grow where they grow, and hear the lore of these amazing plants.

Have you ever been walking along a trail and come across a pile of "meatballs"?

Do you know which species Grayson Highlands is an ecological hot spot for?

Take a journey to Wilburn Ridge and discover the marvelous world of the Mountain Laurel and the Catawba Rhododendron. Learn about the different species within the park, why they grow where they grow, and hear the lore of these amazing plants.

Join a ranger on a hike along the world-famous Appalachian Trail to the highest peak in Virginia: Mount Rogers. See incredible views from Wilburn Ridge, travel through globally rare spruce-fir forest, and possibly encounter Grayson Highlands abundant wildlife. You never know what you may find along the trail!

Have you ever heard the sound of a pack of coyotes howling in the middle of the night?

Join your fellow campers to hear about all of the different trails and activities the park has to offer and discover the history of the park. This is a great chance to ask questions about the park, local activities in the area, and future events at Grayson Highlands State Park.

Have you ever been walking along a trail and come across a pile of "meatballs"?

Visit a Ranger at Massie Gap and learn about bear safety, including how to store food, what to do when you come across a bear hiking, camping in bear country, and more.

Visit a ranger at Massie Gap to learn about different creatures that live within the park.

Join a Ranger and your fellow campers to hear about all of the different trails and activities the park has to offer and discover the history of the park. This is a great chance to ask questions about the park, local activities in the area, and future events at Grayson Highlands State Park.

Enjoy an early morning hike with a ranger to view the sunrise. We'll be hiking to Little Pinnacle to observe what display Mother Nature will show that morning!

Join a Ranger and your fellow campers to hear about all of the different trails and activities the park has to offer and discover the history of the park. This is a great chance to ask questions about the park, local activities in the area, and future events at Grayson Highlands State Park.

Join a Ranger and your fellow campers to hear about all of the different trails and activities the park has to offer and discover the history of the park. This is a great chance to ask questions about the park, local activities in the area, and future events at Grayson Highlands State Park.

Take your first steps on the path to adventure! Hiking is a year-round activity that you can enjoy with friends, family, a k-9 companion or on your own.

Are you ready to broaden your horizons beyond car camping and enjoy a more challenging and immersive camping experience?

Come out to Grayson Highlands State Park for a magical night under the stars and witness the amazing Perseid Meteor Shower.

There are more than just fish that live in the creeks at Grayson Highlands State Park! Beat the heat and get your feet wet searching for critters and macroinvertebrates that live in the cold mountain streams.