Nature Programs at Jamaica State Park

On the shores of the rippling West River, you can join a park interpreter and dip your feet in a waterway that has provided transportation for people and animals since the beginning of time.  Spend two guided hours exploring the miniature creatures that dwell in the rocky pools.  Or perhaps you would like to catch butterflies, take a guided hike to an expansive viewpoint or hear stories beside a roaring campfire instead.  These are all possibilities thanks to the park interpreter at Jamaica State Park, who lives on site in a small cabin and offers a variety of programs for all ages.  If you prefer to be self-guided, feel free to visit the Nature Center on your own and explore the natural and cultural history of the area at your own pace with interactive displays and interesting artifacts.

Nature Programs at Lake Carmi State Park

In the center of beautiful Lake Carmi State Park lies an amazing and mysterious peat bog natural area with secrets that can be unveiled to you by a park interpreter.  Join a two hour program to hike and explore the world of moss, cotton grass, and carnivorous plants of the bog.  You can also choose to take a guided hike into the forest to discover the history of the forested landscape, catch salamanders, or create a water bottle whirligig craft as a family.  If you have questions about interesting things you spot during your trip to Lake Carmi, stop by the Nature Center and have a chat with the interpreter, peruse the library of field guides, or investigate the interactive displays. 

Nature Programs at Lake St. Catherine State Park

Would your children like to spend an hour building mysterious creatures that have special adaptations to survive in a harsh wilderness setting?  Or, would you like to hone up on your birding skills or explore some of the largest trees in Vermont?  While you are having a relaxing camping trip at Lake St Catherine State Park, explore your surroundings and have fun as a family at some of the many programs offered by a park interpreter.  New programs are offered weekly from making ice cream to sunset lake paddles.  Learn new skills and have lots of fun with the variety of programs offered weekly at Lake St Catherine. 

Nature Programs at Little River State Park

Visiting Little River is more than a relaxing camping trip with family when you attend park interpretive programs.  Spend two hours exploring the geology and wildlife of beautiful Waterbury Reservoir while you learn how to paddle a kayak.  Take a mysterious night ghost hike (flashlights required) to Ricker Cemetery and through the remains of an historic hill farm community.  On rainy days, explore the Nature Museum and learn to make plaster tracks of wildlife footprints.  Supplement your camping adventures at Little River by attending a fun and interesting program with the park interpreter. 

Nature Programs at Burton Island State Park

Programs at Burton Island are an adventure thanks to the park interpreter who plans all sorts of interesting activities that vary each week for visitors of all ages.  You can become shipwrecked on a beach and survive on what you can find, or spend a few hours building a pirate ship to launch in an armada.  Or, explore on your own and supplement your trip to Burton Island with a visit to the Nature Center to discover exhibits on island plant and animal life and the history of Lake Champlain.