Park events

Come create your very own nature journal and learn how to draw Woodford's flora and fauna. All materials provided!

Meet under the Interpreter's Tent at the Day Use Beach.

Join our park interpreter and learn more about becoming a Junior Ranger!

Take a hike around the Atwood Loop and get help to complete your Junior Ranger Activity Booklet.

Make sure to bring the proper hiking gear (shoes, bug spray, water bottle) for a 20 minute slow-paced, easy hike.

Meet at the Day Use Parking Lot at Woodford State Park.

Meet Smokey Bear and woodland firefighters while enjoying a complimentary campfire meal and birthday cake. Meet at the Campground Field.

Calling Junior Rangers of all ages! Take the Smokey Bear Challenge to earn a Smokey Bear prize and your very own Vermont Junior Ranger Patch. Meet at the Campground Field.

Meet Smokey Bear and wish him a Happy Birthday at the Quechee Gorge Visitor Center!

Explore the Quechee Gorge with the Park Interpreter and learn about the history of the park & the gorge. Meet at the Visitor Center.

Search for various amphibians & reptiles with the Park Interpreter and learn what it is to be a herpetologist. Meet at Dewey’s Pond.

Enjoy the serenity at Dewey’s Pond by sketching scenes of the pond and the Ottauquechee River. Bring your own journal or use provided materials. Meet at Dewey’s Pond.

Calling Junior Rangers of all ages! Take the Smokey Bear Challenge to earn a Smokey Bear prize and your very own Vermont Junior Ranger Patch. Meet at the Campground Field.

Learn about the trees of Vermont and print/press your own leaf found at the park. Meet at the Campground Field.