Halloween happenings at Virginia State Parks

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.