RICHMOND, Va. – With spooky season right around the corner, visitors of all ages are in for a treat at Virginia State Parks. From haunted hikes to pumpkin carving activities, parks across the state offer a variety of events leading up to Halloween. Explore the happenings of each region for a frightfully fun time in late October.
Mountain Region
- Haunted History Lantern Tour
- Natural Bridge State Park – Natural Bridge
- Oct. 25, 7- 8:15 p.m., 7:30-8:45 p.m.
- Pumpkins in the Park: Trunk-or-Treat
- Wilderness Road State Park – Ewing
- Oct. 26, 5-7 p.m.
- The Haunted Trail
- Hungry Mother State Park – Marion
- Oct. 26, 7-10 p.m.
- Carve your own pumpkin
- Clinch River State Park – Saint Paul
- Oct. 26, 2:30-4 p.m.
- Goblins and Goodies Halloween Event
- Smith Mountain Lake State Park – Huddleston
- Oct. 26, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
- Halloween Happenings
- Claytor Lake State Park – Dublin
- Oct. 31, noon-8 p.m.
- Hoot ‘N Haints Family Festival
- Southwest Virginia Museum State Park – Big Stone Gap
- Oct. 31, 5-9 p.m.
- Painting Pumpkins
- Shenandoah River State Park – Bentonville
- Oct. 31, 11 a.m.-noon
Central Region
- Spooky Sundays
- Pocahontas State Park – Chesterfield
- Oct. 27, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
- Time Travel to the Cemetery
- Powhatan State Park – Powhatan
- Oct. 27, 10-11:30 a.m.
- Spooktacular Nature Scavenger Hunt
- Twin Lakes State Park – Green Bay
- Oct. 25, 10-11 a.m.
Coastal Region
- Spooktacular Species Night Hike
- Machicomoco State Park – Hayes
- Oct. 26, 6:15-7:15 p.m.
- Trunk-or-Treat
- Caledon State Park – King George
- Oct. 26, 6-9 p.m.
- Creepy Crawlies and Unloved Animals: Nature’s Hidden Heroes
- Widewater State Park – Stafford
- Oct. 27, 4-4:45 p.m.
- Trunk-or-Treat
- Westmoreland State Park – Montross
- Oct. 30, 5-8 p.m.
For more information about these events, please go to virginiastateparks.gov/events.
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