Celebrate PA Trails Month by exploring all of the trails that M.K. Goddard State Park has to offer. With 16 miles of trails, M.K. Goddard provides endless...
Avid birders, Thomas Buehl Jr. and Tonia Jordan will lead bird walks at Locust on Saturday, September 9 and September 16, 2023 at 8 am. The walks will begin...
NEW at the Park! A StoryWalk!
Take a stroll on our woodland path and read a story as you go. This exciting installation was created for the park by the...
**Canceled due to rain and possible thunder storms.
Join a naturalist for a guided paddle onto the lake. A variety of areas and topics will be explored. All...
Come explore Bear Hole Trail by car! The Drive-Thru begins at Swopes Valley Trailhead (40.522343,-76.469334) and goes 5 miles through the center of park,...
Celebrate Girls Scouts Love State Parks (GSLSP) Weekend by joining your DCNR Park Naturalist for a morning nature hike from 0900-1100 hrs. through Ridley...
Join the Park Naturalist and PA Fish and Boat Educator for an exciting fishing adventure! We will be fishing, studying the bugs of the lake and looking at...
DCNR staff and Volunteers offer a free interpretive pontoon boat ride throughout Misery Bay and the lagoons. Experience the plants and animals that live in...
Join us in the Nature Discovery Area and park office landscaping as we weed, mulch, and spruce it up. This work is best suited to adults and older children,...
Calling all Girl Scouts, let’s celebrate our shared love for the outdoors, by joining park staff in a fun filled day exploring the natural wonders of Moraine...
We are celebrating Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend at Vosburg Neck State Park! This event is only open to Girl Scouts and their families.
Learn about...
Journals, logs, and records of all sorts are a great way to keep track of the "when, where, and whats" of species and phenomena in our parks. Research about...
Join us on a guided, interpretive canoe trip on Pine Creek to learn about the flora and fauna that call the valley home and discover the incredible history...
Come join our ode to the odonates as we explore the lifecycle, biology, and identification of dragonflies and damselflies that live at Swatara State Park....
Please meet at the Park Office for a guided forest therapy walk conducted by Charlie Yuill, certified forest therapy guide of Forest Awakenings. Guided...
Registration for this event is closed.
It's Girl Scouts Love State Parks weekend! Girls Scouts Junior level and above are invited to join staff at Tyler...
Celebrate Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend by joining the park educators to discover and learn the basics of using a map and compass in the wild to help...
Girl Scouts can help make Yellow Creek State Park more beauitful by helping us remove invasive plants that are pushing out our natives shrubs and plants. We...
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This educational program is designed for women interested in learning the basics of fly fishing equipment, knot tying, casting techniques and on the...
During this program you will have the opportunity to participate as a citizen scientist for Monarch Watch, a conservation and research program based at the...
Join the Friends of Mt.Pisgah State Park and DCNR Staff for this annual event held at Hilltop Pavilion. All active servicemen, veterans, and their families...
The Friends of Varden Conservation Area will once again host their annual Varden Conservation & Heritage Day, September 9th from 10-3 at the Tannery Tract of...
Pittsburgh Park Conservancy Event - This doctor-led, family-friendly walking event is a fun and safe place to go for a walk, learn about healthy habits, and...
Calling all Girl Scouts! We are celebrating Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend at Lackawanna State Park!
Give us a hand with community science projects...
Join John Gillette and Mary Frank of the Delaware Valley Orienteering Association for this orienteering opportunity in the Nolde Forest.
If you have never...
Registration for this event is closed.
It's Girl Scouts Love State Parks weekend! Girls Scouts Junior level and above are invited to join staff at Tyler...
The Muddy Creek Oil Well is an award-winning restoration site of an antique oil well. The Bessemer Gas Engine and Marshall-Barr No. 19 oil well equipment is...
Play detective and explore the world of wildlife tracking. While most of our native mammals lead secretive nocturnal lives as they hunt for food and hide...
Join the Central PA Mushroom Club for an introduction to fungi.
The program will include a short orientation on mushrooms and how they grow followed by a...
Registration for this event is closed.
It's Girl Scouts Love State Parks weekend! Girls Scouts Junior level and above are invited to join staff at Tyler...
This program is only for Girl Scouts and their families.
Join the park naturalist as we catch, tag, and release migrating monarch butterflies. We'll learn...
Calling all Girl Scouts! We are celebrating Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend at Lackawanna State Park!
Give us a hand with community science projects...
Celebrate Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend by joining the park educators to discover and learn how to use hand-held GPS units and apply those skills at...
Join the park naturalist for some hands-on basic survival skills practice to celebrate Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend! We’ll cover fire making, using...
During this program you will have the opportunity to participate as a citizen scientist for Monarch Watch, a conservation and research program based at the...
McDanel's Launch Area on North Shore
Learn about Moraine State Park, its history, wildlife, and conservation efforts while cruising Lake Arthur on the...
As part of " Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend", girls and their leaders are invited to learn about salamander natural history, then head off to see how...
Shoaff's Mill is an 1840's era Grist Mill that operates from May to October on weekends from 1-3pm. See a 32 ft steel waterwheel turn just as it has for over...
Lots of people want to save the world, but not many actually step forward to help. Come show your love to Yellow Creek State Park (which is one of the best...
Hannah Salvatore, a Berks County Master Gardener for 18 years and a Berks Nature Ambassador for 3 years, will present a program showing us why we want to...
Learn how to cook traditional dishes with a Dutch oven throughout the fall season at Colonel Denning State Park. Our first demonstration will be how to make...
Before commercial dyes and pigments, colors came from the world around us!
As part of Girl Scouts Love State Parks, scouts are invited to join park staff...
Registration for this event is closed.
It's Girl Scouts Love State Parks weekend! Girls Scouts Junior level and above are invited to join staff at Tyler...
New to learning about elk? Join us for the basic breakdown as we learn about elk history, elk ecology and elk behavior. Are you a seasoned “Elkspert?” We bet...
This family-friendly film follows a nest of eaglets as they grow and learn the skills they need to survive. Spectacular videography of eagles in action.
Are blue jays actually blue? What do they sound like? What do they eat? Join the park educator at the amphitheater, as we learn about and draw this ...
Join the park educator to go on a nature walk on the Bottomlands Trail at Sizerville State Park. A nature craft, such as leaf rubbings, will occur after our...
Step back into time and experience the culture of the lumbermen in the late 1800’s. Topics will include the local history and prehistory of the area, the...
Have you ever seen a bear or an elk wear what seemed like a necklace and wondered what it was? It’s not a fashion accessory but an important tool for...
*THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER*
Meet our DCNR staff at the Instanter Boat Launch at Elk State Park. Learn the basics of kayaking and water safety...
From Pine Grove Furnace to Carlisle, the South Mountain Railroad changed the lives of people up and down the valley. Join Andre Weltman as he gives the...
Our solar system is big. Just how big is it, really? Come on walk to explore the sheer size of the scale of our solar system. Learn about the order, sizes,...
Join us for an evening under the stars at Mt. Pisgah State Park. As part of the evenings program Girl Scouts will have a chance to make a planisphere,...
Join the park naturalist and learn about this specific butterfly that has attracted many peoples' attention over the years. Its natural history, hardships...
Experience the wonder of the night sky at Cherry Springs State Park through a laser-guided tour conducted by park staff.
Explore the constellations of Ursa...
Join us as we prepare for the peak of monarch migration in our area. The documentary On the Wings of the Monarch follows the fascinating life cycle of the...
Come out to the amphitheater to learn about these creatures of the night. Short talk on owls, followed by a walk on the Campground Trail to see if we can...
Back in a time before television, internet, video games, and graphic novels, there was the splendor and drama of the night sky. Gods followed their whims,...
People from all over the world come to hike this global treasure. Most do a few or many miles in section hikes. Like climbing Mt. Everest, only a few manage...
