Plan to spend your family’s quality time with us at SML State Park in 2016:
80th Anniversary of VA State Parks
Friday May 27
1:00 ~ 3:00 p.m. Discovery Exploration
Discovery Center
Stop by and explore with us. Check out our butterfly garden, learn about ospreys, or explore in our Discovery Room. Fun for everyone! FREE
2:00 ~ 3:00 p.m. Osprey Hike
Meet at Discovery Center
Learn interesting facts about our ospreys. Then join our park guide and take a short hike to view the nest in person. FREE
Saturday May 28
10:00 ~ 10:30 a.m. Roving Ranger
Beach
Find our interpreters as they roam the beach to find out what cool things they brought with them from our Discovery Center. Feel free to ask the ranger any questions you have about the State Park, programs, or wildlife you might see while you’re here. FREE
11:00 a.m. ~ 12:00 p.m. Sidewalk Art and Beach Bubbles Beach
Meet the park interpreter on the sidewalk at our beach to express yourself through chalk art! We’ll also have soap bubbles to enjoy. FREE
2:00 ~ 4:00 p.m. Beach Kids: Crafts
Under Tent near Beach Pavilion
Take some time to get out of the hot sun and join our park interpreter for some fun crafts! FREE
7:00 ~ 8:00 p.m. Clever Critters
Beach Pavilion
Join us before Music in the Park. Pet some pelts, play a game, learn about animals that live around the lake. FREE
8:00 ~ 10:00 p.m. Music in the Park
Beach Pavilion
Grab a chair and head for the beach for a foot stompin’ good time with the Friday Nite Bluegrass band! The OldDominion Cloggers will also perform. Hot dogs, ice cream, drinks, and other refreshments are for sale. $5 per person, and kids 12 and under get in free. Sponsored by Friends of Smith Mountain Lake State Park.
Sunday May 29
10:00 ~ 10:30 a.m. Roving Ranger
Beach
Find our interpreters as they roam the beach to find out what cool things they brought with them from our Discovery Center. Feel free to ask the ranger any questions you have about the State Park, current programs, or wildlife you might see while you’re here. FREE
11:00 a.m. ~ 12:00 p.m. Castles in the Sand
Beach
Meet the park interpreter by the Main Lifeguard Tower for a special Beach Kids. Build your own sand castle! Work individually to create a unique castle, or gather your friends or family and work as a team of sand architects. We provide the shovels, buckets, and sand. FREE
2:00 ~ 3:30 p.m. Gyotaku! (Fish Printing)
Discovery Center Pavilion
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