Add Our Articles To Your Website

75th Anniversary Geocaching Adventure Program

Virginia Outdoors Kid Zone

Trail Quest

Follow Us On:

Virginia Department Of Conservation And Recreation

Home ›› Activities ›› Photo Essay of a Swamp Stomp & Night Hike

Photo Essay of a Swamp Stomp & Night Hike

By Staci Martin

First Landing State Park offers a free Swamp Stomp program on Mondays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. Visitors will take a guided hike along the Bald Cypress Trail as well as dip buckets into the swamp water for up close looks at water bugs, tadpoles, microorganisms, and plant life. Free night hikes are offered on Saturday nights at 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Visitors will take a guided hike down the Cape Henry Trail WITHOUT flashlights. Park Interpreters will discuss night sounds, night vision, and noctural animals.

Bald Cypress Swamp

Darner Dragonfly

Northern Watersnake

Green Night Heron

Bull Frog

Spanish moss

Starting the Night Hike

Catching toads

Bald Cypress swamp at night

Hiking Out

Published: 07/21/2010

Article Comments

No comments have been submitted for this article yet.

Want to comment on this article? Sign in or register to become part of our online community.

There's a whole lot of training going on Nancy Heltman, Visitor Services Manager Virginia State Parks training is now organized under a new umbrella - the Virginia State Parks Ranger Academy.	Hiking Trails at Sky Meadows State Park Jaimie Lomasney, Visitor Services Specialist Come and hike at Sky Meadows State Park!
Project WET for Teachers Sarah Lankford Virginia State Parks and Project WET offering Professional Development Workshop for Teachers. The workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at James River State Park's Visitor Center from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Join the Friends of Shenandoah River State Park Jaimie Lomasney, Visitor Services Specialist Become a member of the Friends of Shenandoah River State Park. Attend the next meeting on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. with a winter walk at Shenandoah River State Park with the group.
Sailor’s Creek Hosts American Civil War-era Valentine Workshop Sam Wilson, Jr., Chief Ranger for Interpretation Join us on Saturday, February 11, 2012 Sailor's Creek Battlefield Historical State Park will host a workshop on American Civil War-era Valentines.

Browse related articles

What's Happening

›› Virginia State Parks Calendar
›› Virginia Association For Parks Calendar
›› Virginia Tourism Corporation Calendar

Explore Virginia's Outdoors

The Virginia Association for Parks is the premier non-profit organization for promoting local, state and national parks in Virginia. They have spent more than a dozen years building an effective state-wide grassroots organization.

More...

VirginiaOutdoors.com is sponsored in part by a generous grant from Dominion, a Fortune 200 energy company headquartered in Richmond. Click here to learn more about their volunteers and community commitment.

Recent Photos

View All

Recent Comments

"Unfortunately, they have not been announced yet. There have been some delays, but we are looking at early February. "

Posted by Michael Salotti [View]

"Where the winners ever announced? Would love to see the winning photos!"

Posted by Chris Wilson [View]

"The Wildlife Management areas are managed by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. What you heard is incorrect. Here is info about the change: Facility Use Permit Effective January 1, 2012, a Facility Use Permit will be required when using any Department-owned Wildlife Management Area or Fishing Lake. Such permit shall not be required for any person holding a valid hunting, fishing or trapping license or a current certificate of boat registration issued by the Department or persons…"

Posted by Nancy Heltman [View]

"I've heard that the WMAs are going to be restricted to hunting licensees only. Have you heard anything about that?"

Posted by Mike Brooks [View]

"I was there too with my sister and one of her friends from work. It was a great day. We walked the trail and the hills were quite intense. But we all finished an it was really fun for the first one. "

Posted by mary pascale [View]

Follow Us On:

Photo Essay of a Swamp Stomp & Night Hike

Related Articles

There's a whole lot of training going on

Hiking Trails at Sky Meadows State Park

Project WET for Teachers

Join the Friends of Shenandoah River State Park

Sailor’s Creek Hosts American Civil War-era Valentine Workshop

What's Happening

Explore Virginia's Outdoors

Recent Photos

Recent Comments