The Bear Facts
Come join Ranger Hill to learn about the black bears at Gorges State Park and what role they play in the park’s ecosystem.
Meet at the Visitor Center.
The Bear Facts
Come join Ranger Hill to learn about the Black Bears at Gorges State Park and what role they play in the park’s ecosystem.
Location: Park Visitor Center Length: 30 minutes
Hike to Raymond Fisher Pond
Join a Park Ranger for a morning Hike down the Raymond Fisher Pond Trail. Please be prepared for a moderate, 60 minute hike, with proper footwear and water. We will be meeting at the Rainbow Falls Trailhead area.
Location: Rainbow Falls Trailhead Length: 1 Hour
Winter ID?
Winter is a great time to learn and strengthen your plant identification skills. Join Ranger Hill for a guided hike at White Pines Picnic Area to learn some easy tips/tricks for being a winter ID expert.
Location: White Pines Picnic Area
Length: 30 minutes
Wildlife Safety
Join Ranger Briley and learn how to be cautious around wildlife to protect them and yourself!
Start Location: Visitor’s Center
Length: 30 minutes
Holiday Hike
Get some fresh air and join a park ranger for a moderate hike along the Bearwallow Valley Trail. Be prepared for a 2 mile hike with proper footwear and water.
Start Location: Visitor’s Center
Length: 30 minutes
Owl Pellet Dissection
Curious about what an owl eats? Join our Park Naturalist to uncover what one of our local park predators had for lunch!
Start Location: Visitor’s Center Classroom
Length: 1 hour
A Walk in the Woods
Winter has arrived, come learn about the different tree species as we hike to Upper Bear Wallow Falls.
Please be prepared for a short hike (.4 miles).
Start Location: Bearwallow Picnic Area
Length: 30 minutes
Nature Journaling
Join Park Naturalist Kinley to connect nature with art. Weather permitting, participants will take a walk outside!
Start Location: Visitor’s Center
Length: 45 minutes
Fauna Pony Bead Keychains!
Join us to make pony bead key chains and learn about some of our Gorges State Park fauna!
Start Location: Visitor’s Center Classroom
Length: 45 minutes
Sun Printing
Join our Park Naturalist to make a sun-printed bandana to take home! You may take home your bandana later in the day.
Start Location: Visitor's Center Classroom
Length: 1 hour
Mountain Monarch Festival
Join us for our 2nd Annual Mountain Monarch Festival! Activities, crafts, music, food and more!
Location: Visitor’s Center
Length: 4 hours
Lichen or Not
Come join Ranger Hill to learn about the wonderful life of Lichens and their role in the ecosystem at Gorges State Park.
Start Location: Visitor's Center Classroom
Length: 30 minutes
Owl Pellet Dissection
Curious about what an owl eats? Join our Park Naturalist to uncover what one of our local park predators had for lunch!
Start Location: Visitor's Center Classroom
Length: 1 hour
Prescribed Fire Burning Questions
Why do Park Rangers set the forest on fire… ON PURPOSE? Join our Park Naturalist to answer this and other burning question about prescribed burning!
Start Location: Amphitheater
Length: 1 hour
Wildlife Safety
Join Ranger Briley and learn how to be cautious around wildlife to protect them and yourselves!
Start Location: Visitor's Center
Length: 30 minutes
Fauna Pony Bead Key Chains
Join us to make pony bead key chains and learn about some of our Gorges State Park fauna!
Start Location: Visitor's Center Classroom
Length: 45 minutes
Happy Herps
Learn all about the turtles, snakes, lizards, salamanders, frogs, and toads we have living at the park and how to look for them safely!
Start Location: Visitor’s Center Classroom
Length: 1 hour
Know Your Natives
Learn from Park Naturalist Kinley about some of the native species that live here at Gorges State Park!
Start Location: Visitor’s Center Classroom
Length: 30 minutes
The Bear Facts
Come join Ranger Hill to learn about the Black Bears at Gorges State Park and what role they play in the park’s ecosystem.
Start Location: Visitor's Center
Length: 30 minutes
Awesome Opossums
What’s so awesome about opossums? Come find out with Ranger Melanie in our Visitor’s Center Classroom!
Start Location: Visitor’s Center Classroom
Length: 30 minutes
Sunprinting
Join our Park Naturalist to make a sun-printed bandana to take home! You may take home your bandana later in the day.
Start Location: Visitor's Center Classroom
Length: 1 hour
Guided Hike to Observation Deck
Come learn about the history of Gorges State Park and discover some of our native species as we hike to the Observation Deck. Please be prepared for a short hike.
Start Location: Amphitheater
Length: 45 minutes
Skulls, Skins, Scat, & Tracks
Join us for a guessing game in the Classroom! Identify the skulls, skins, scat, and tracks of our local animal friends.
Start Location: Visitor’s Center Classroom
Length: 30 minutes
Animal Track Casting
Make your very own track to take home! Choose from a wide variety of our park creatures including otters, bobcats, opossums, and more! You may pick up your cast later in the day.
Start Location: Visitor’s Center Classroom
Length: 1 hour
Owl Pellet Dissection
Curious about what an owl eats? Join our Park Naturalist to uncover what one of our local park predators had for lunch!
Start Location: Visitor's Center Classroom
Length: 1 hour
Citizen Science
Did you know that YOUR findings are valuable to scientists? Want to know how you can make a difference? Come learn about ways to take part in citizen science with us! This program includes a short walk.
Start Location: Visitor’s Center Classroom
Length: 1 hour
Sun Printing
Join our Park Naturalist to make a sun-printed bandana to take home! You may take home your bandana later in the day.
Start Location: Visitor's Center Classroom
Length: 45 minutes
Nature Journaling
Join Ranger Melanie to connect nature with art. Weather permitting, participants will take a walk outside!
Start Location: Visitor's Center
Length: 45 minutes
The Bear Facts
Come join Ranger Hill to learn about the Black Bears at Gorges State Park and what role they play in the park’s ecosystem.
Start Location: Visitor's Center
Length: 30 minutes