What will you be doing the day after Thanksgiving?
PICK ONE
Hiking at Sky Meadows State Park (or any state park)
OR
Black Friday Crowd from JoeinQueens (Creative Commons)
NO BRAINER???
You can wake up at 0 Dark 30
Stand in Line
Fight the Crowds
Maybe Even Cross Some Picket Lines
OR
Get Some Fresh Air
Walk Off the Thanksgiving Dinner
Enjoy the Beauty of Nature
Be Grateful for What You Have Instead of Buying More
We have some fantastic programs at our parks on Friday, November 23, 2012 that will help you get into the non-commercial holiday spirit.
Holiday Hayrides. Escape to the beautiful winter woods of Caledon. Bare trees make it easier to see the wildlife living in the forest. Join staff on the hay wagon decked out for the holiday season and take a ride to the Potomac Shoreline to see what the eagles are doing! Cost is just $3 per person $8 per family. Reservations required. Call (540) 663-3861 or email [email protected]. Hayrides are at 2:00 & 4:00 p.m.
The annual Festival of Trees at Southwest Virginia Museum is always a holiday tradition. Eighty trees will be decked out for the season as will doorways, banisters and mantles. Area businesses, schools, churches, civic groups and individuals pitch in by creating variously themed decorations.
Christmas Lighting of the Tunnel that evening from 6 to 9 p.m. View thousands of twinkling lights and several Christmas displays while traveling down the chairlift to the mouth of the tunnel. Snuggle up to a cozy campfire sipping hot cocoa while listening to local choirs perform at the mouth of the tunnel. The normal per car parking fee of $3 applies. Chairlift fees are $3 per person but if you bring in non-perishable food items to the chairlift you will receive the round trip ride free. Donated food will be given to a local food bank.
Christmas Lighting of the Tunnel, Natural Tunnel State Park