Happy Thanksgiving!
On behalf of all the staff at Virginia State Parks, I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving! Hopefully this guy will have a Happy Thanksgiving and not BE Thanksgiving!P.S. Don't forget to show your gratitude! Tweetsgiving http://tweetsgiving.org

Wilderness Road to Celebrate Christmas Past and Present...
Wilderness Road State Park will be offering magical and historical views of our most treasured of holidays, with a Christmas Past and Present program on December 4 and 5.  Santa in the Wilderness will provide a modern day feel to the Christmas season starring the jolly-old-elf himself Santa Claus, while Christmas on the Frontier offers visitors a glimpse into the holiday as ce

Showing Gratitude
Those who follow us on Facebook and Twitter probably know that we are participating in Tweetsgiving. We have sponsored some great prizes for the Richmond celebration. What is Tweetsgiving? I have so much to be grateful in my life - a wonderful and supportive family, a job that I love. But I wanted to take this post to share what Virginia's state parks are grateful for: Beautiful natural and historical resources that we are privileged to protect and share with Virginians and visitors to our state. Incredible and dedicated volunteers who devote their time to support our parks. Dedicated staf

Holiday Events at Virginia State Parks
This year, we have 13 of our State Parks offering special programs to celebrate the holiday season. Many of the programs fall into our history and cultural programming, but some are nature events and a few are special events. There will be individual blogs on many of the programs, but this post gives you the big picture of what is available. Be sure to check out our events database for specif

Ever Wondered Where Insects Go in the Winter?
Summer days seem to be filled with millions of insects of all different varieties.  They thrive in the warm temperatures that spring and summer bring.  Then autumn comes and th