Wetlands Awareness Day
Bring the whole family for an afternoon celebrating Huntley Meadows’ wetlands. Get up close with raptors, reptiles, and amphibians, and collect stamps for a prize as you explore interactive exhibits. No registration needed – rain or shine!
Huntley Meadows LocationTwilight Boardwalk Stroll
(6-Adult) Join a park naturalist for a guided walk along the forested paths to the wetland and experience the park as it transitions from day into night. Watch and listen for nocturnal residents such as beavers and owls.
Huntley Meadows LocationTurtles Sketch Hike
(10-Adult) Join local artist and naturalist, Margaret Wohler, to learn about sketching turtles while discovering their fascinating lives up close. Bring your sketchbook and creativity as you observe these amazing creatures in their natural habitat.
Huntley Meadows LocationFamily Hilltop Outing for the 200th Anniversary
Enjoy a guided family-friendly tour of Historic Huntley, perched on a scenic hilltop. Celebrate 200 years of history with breathtaking views and rich stories of the past!
Birding for Beginners
(12-Adult) Learn about the park's birds and some basic identification skills. This program for beginners starts with a bird identification discussion. Children age 12 to 16 must be accompanied by a registered adult.
Huntley Meadows LocationBat Night
(6-Adult) Join a naturalist to discover the facts, fiction and folklore about nature’s only true flying mammal- bats. We will set the record straight about these incredible but often-misunderstood group of animals. The program will start with a presentation followed by a night walk where we will use a special acoustic device to listen for and identify bat calls not heard with the human ear.
Huntley Meadows LocationOutdoor Science Lab at Huntley
(6-Adult) Explore the exciting world of science with fun hands-on experiments, activities, and challenges. Enrich your understanding of various science and engineering topics using scientific investigations, observations, and lab skills with the guidance of a park naturalist. Each outdoor class will focus on a different science theme. Check session notes for details. All supplies included. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult.
Huntley Meadows LocationAncient Plants Sketch Hike
(12-Adult) Huntley’s forests are home to certain plants whose ancestors have been with us since dinosaur times. Join artist and naturalist, Margaret Wohler, to learn about and sketch the ferns, moss and their allies on a 1.5 mile walk (flat terrain).
Huntley Meadows LocationTwilight Boardwalk Stroll
(6-Adult) Join a park naturalist for a guided walk along the forested paths to the wetland and experience the park as it transitions from day into night. Watch and listen for nocturnal residents such as beavers and owls.
Huntley Meadows LocationCorn Grinding & Clay Pottery
(4-Adult) Learn how the Powhatan Native Americans used the plants and animals you see every day for their medicine, grocery store and clothing. Immerse yourself in a way of life 400 years ago. Grind corn, make a clay pot, master corn darts and go on a guided tour to see the park from the perspective of a Virginia Indian.
Huntley Meadows LocationSecrets, Spies, Sputnik and Huntley
(Adults) Take a stroll with us on the less-visited side of the park to uncover the history of spies, espionage and how the Cold War struggle between the US and the USSR shaped Huntley and the Fairfax County we know today. Meets at South King Highway entrance includes a 2.4 mile walk over flat terrain.
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