Explore on your own with self-guided programs throughout the day. Create your own adventure or choose from one of the following self-guided activities:

The Snowden Trail Tree Identification Hike (PDF) : https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/document/SK-Snowden-Tree-ID-Field-Guide.pdf

Discovery Backpacks : https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/event?id=2024-12-19-14-19-49-216592-co1

Junior Ranger Booklets: https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/event?id=2024-12-19-14-11-59-463619-hw7Junior Ranger Booklets  

Geocaching: https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/event?id=2024-12-19-14-23-23-450252-a9   

Stop by the Picnic Area to explore the following self-guided opportunities:

The Children’s Discovery Area is a Nature Explore Certified Outdoor Classroom. Six fun-filled play stations, which focus on farming, nature and history, invite kids to create art, make music, build, dance, climb, dig and crawl. It also features a Kids in Parks TRACK Trail.

The Sensory Explorers’ Trail is an easy 0.3-mile trail that invites visitors of all ages and abilities to discover nature using their senses. A project of the Shenandoah Chapter of Virginia Master Naturalists, the trail has features for the blind and visually impaired. Download an audio tour of the Sensory Explorers’ Trail here.

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