Park events

Compete to be the dodgeball campaign of Jamaica State Park!

Program is included with state park entry fee.

All ages welcome. A rain or shine event.

A hike to check out the great views and scout out the trails that come to the top of the mountain. Guided by the Park’s Interpreter, and starting from the parking lot at the top of the road, we’ll hike to Castle Rock, Brownsville Rock, the Observation Tower, the hang glider platform, West Peak, and back to the start.  2.5 miles.  Diverse forestation, geology, and habitats.  Moderate difficulty.  Meet at the parking lot at the top of the mountain road.  FREE 

Learn some interesting and fun things about the big birds in Vermont’s sky.  The Interepreter’s program will highlight their size, nests, incredible sight, amazing strength, unique features and migration patterns.  How can we tell them apart when they are soaring above us?  We will also note how human behavior affects them.  30-45 minute program.

FREE program. Rain or Shine.  Meet at the pavilion/shelter halfway up the Mt Ascutney mountain road.  Ask at the gate about where to park.

Over the last two centuries there were four active quarries on Mt. Ascutney.  This hike takes us to the largest of the four, the Tyler Quarry.  Records indicate that Colonel Benjamin Tyler first removed granite from this quarry in 1768. As recently as 2010, the Town of Weathersfield retrieved a block to use for a memorial sculpture on the Perkinsville town green. This is a quarry with a long history.

There are three sites at the Tyler location.  Expect an adventure moving from one to another.  There is some long grass and brush.  A relatively easy 1 mile hike on an old road into the quarries.  FREE 

Meet at the parking area across the road from the State Park’s main entrance, from which we will drive to the start of the trail. 

Paper Birch Boat Racing - Design, build, and race a biodegradable boat down the West River!

All programs are included with  camping reservation or park day use fee. A rain or shine event.

Learn about the furbearers of Vermont through activities and demonstrations!

Program is included with Camping registration or $5 state park entry fee.

All ages welcome, wheelchair accessible. A rain or shine event.

Join our park interpreter on a guided kayaking tour of the Adams Reservoir!

Make sure to come prepared with the proper kayaking equipment (ex. sunscreen, sandals, a waterproof bag, and a water bottle).

All PFDs (life jackets) are provided and required.

Guests are asked to sign-up ahead of time for this event by calling in to the Ranger Station (802-447-7169) or filling out this Google form in order to reserve kayaks.

Space is limited to six guests (if all six desire individual kayaks) or 8 (if wishing to use the tandem kayak).

Meet @ Day Use Beach.

Explore the world of citizen science and begin your journey with iNaturalist!

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

Search for small reptiles and amphibians and learn about their cool adaptations and life cycles!

Meet @ Day Use Beach.

Join our interpreter and make our weekly nature related craft. All materials provided!

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