Join our interpreter for a walk around the park to see and taste some of nature's best snacks, as well as learn about traditionally medicinal plants. There will be a foraged treat to taste after the walk.
Please wear comfortable shoes for lots of walking.
Meet at the tent in the day use beach. Recommended ages 10+, all children must be accompanied by an adult. Weather Dependent
Join Woodford's iNaturalist project to contribute to a collection of the parks biodiversity. Learn how to join and use the iNaturalist app. Talk to the interpreter behind the park office.
Search for mushrooms throughout the Atwood loop with our interpreter and play some fungi bingo!
Tent at day use area. All children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Materials provided.
Rain or Shine
Sunset on the Lake: Sign up at the Contact Station (main office), then meet at the day use beach for a guided tour on a kayak along the state forest shore to witness wondrous wildlife (Bald Eagles, Osprey, Kingfishers, Great Blue Herons, etc.) and learn more about the lake and park histories. Program may be canceled in inclement weather & dependent on rental boat availability.
Wetlands of the World tour: Encounter and experience each of the major wetland types found on Earth in a short, accessible guided tour from the Walking Trail (A&B Campground road intersection) to the bog platform just before the B area campground. Learn how Lake Carmi is shaped by the wetlands as its primary water source and how they ultimately benefit the Lake Champlain watershed basin. Meet at the head of the Walking trail by the RV dump station.
Sunset on the Lake: Sign up at the Contact Station (main office), then meet at the day use beach for a guided tour on a kayak along the state forest shore to witness wondrous wildlife (Bald Eagles, Osprey, Kingfishers, Great Blue Herons, etc.) and learn more about the lake and park histories. Program may be canceled in inclement weather & dependent on rental boat availability.
Nature Forensics (Park Archaeology): (Meet at Nature Center). Take a guided tour along the Stone wall & Marsh Brook paths on the Field Trail. Learn about Carmi’s long history of its ecosystem and human impacts from the prehistoric tribes to European settlement by the Marsh family and the many farms that followed, and finally to its transformation into the state park we know and love. Full tour starts at the Nature Center and ends at the stone wall above the Contact Station.
Carmi Crafts (Basswood Basketry): Meet at the Nature Center to make a small and simple basket made out of basswood (American linden) bark gathered in the park.
The Bountiful Backyard: (Meet at Nature Center). Did you know there may be an abundant harvest growing wild in your backyard? Take a guided tour through the day use area to learn about many common wild edible plants that may also be growing in your backyard! Learn how to harvest wild edibles safely and sustainably so that future generations can continue to enjoy them. This is a beginner course so they are easy to find & safe to harvest.
Sunset on the Lake: Sign up at the Contact Station (main office), then meet at the day use beach for a guided tour on a kayak along the state forest shore to witness wondrous wildlife (Bald Eagles, Osprey, Kingfishers, Great Blue Herons, etc.) and learn more about the lake and park histories. Program may be canceled in inclement weather & dependent on rental boat availability.
