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Through July 31 Coyote night hunting with red, amber or green light
Through May 19 Spring Turkey Season (bearded only)
May
15-18 Golf Academy at Cacapon Resort State Park
18-20 45th Railfan Weekend at Cass Scenic Railroad at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
18-20 Youth Conservation Weekend at North Bend State Park
19 3rd Annual Hawks Nest Open House! At Hawks Nest State Park
19 Bluestone River Wild 5K at Bluestone State Park
19 Cystic Fibrosis Walk at Kanawha State Forest
19 Dirty Dawg 15K Trail Run at Kanawha State Forest
19 Spring Boat Launch Party at Tygart Lake State Park
19-20 Historic Arts Workshop: Tatting with Kimberlee Miller at Prickett's Fort State Park
19-20 Historic Arts Workshop: Tatting  at Prickett's Fort State Park 
20 Pricketts Fort Lecture Series: HISTORY ALIVE Harriet Tubman: Behind Enemy Lines at Prickett's Fort State Park
22-25 Golf Academy at Cacapon Resort State Park
25 Free Outdoor Concert: MON RIVER BIG BAND  at Prickett's Fort State Park Amphitheater
25 Ribs and Rails at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
25-28 Memorial Day Weekend at North Bend State Park
25-28 Cass Scenic Railroad Opens for Season at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
25-28 Memorial Day Weekend at Stonewall Resort 
25-28 Memorial Weekend Celebration at Canaan Valley Resort State Park
26 Bluegrass Bar-B-Que at Whittaker Station at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
26 East River Mountain Town Band at Pipestem Resort State Park
26-28 Memorial Day Weekend at Cacapon Resort State Park
27 Art in the Park (Berkeley Springs) at Berkeley Springs State Park
27-28 Memorial Day – “Whispers in the Wind”  at Prickett's Fort State Park Visitor Center
28 Memorial Day Bar-B-Q Buffet at Tygart Lake Lodge
28 Memorial Day on Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park
June
1 Mountain State Cruisers Monthly Cruise-In at Berkeley Springs State Park
1-2 Sheep to Shawl at Prickett's Fort State Park
1-3 Bird Festival at Blackwater Falls State Park
1-3 Canaan Valley Birding Festival  at Canaan Valley Resort State Park 
1-3 Historic Arts Workshop: Horn Building & Scrimshaw with “Wild Willy” Frankfort at Prickett's Fort State Park Education Annex
2 Bluestone Turnpike Hike at Pipestem Resort State Park
2 Cass GRT Connection at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
2 Hike Across West Virginia at Cacapon Resort State Park
2 Lunar Cycle at Watters Smith State Park
2 National Trails Day at Watters Smith State Park
2 National Trails Day Hike at North Bend State Park
2 National Trails Service Day at Twin Falls Resort State Park
2 Summers County K.I.D.S. at Pipestem Resort State Park
3 Senior Citizen's Day at Tomlinson Run State Park
4-5 JuneFest Senior Fling at Blackwater Falls State Park
8 Free Outdoor Concert: JOHN LILLY at Prickett's Fort State Park Amphitheater
8 Ribs and Rails at Cass Scenic Railroad at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
9 21st annual Fishing Derby at Little Beaver State Park
9 CCC Reunion at Watoga State Park
9 Douglas Falls/Blackwater Canyon Hike at Canaan Valley Resort State Park 
9 Heritage Festival at Stonewall Resort 
9 Hooked On Fishing Not On Drugs! At Tygart Lake State Park
9 Matt Jones and The Road at Pipestem Resort State Park
9 Mountain Lakes Food and Wine Festival at Stonewall Resort 
9-10 Free Fishing Days in West Virginia
9-10 Historic Arts Workshop: Tatting at Prickett's Fort State Park
10 11th Annual Bluegrass Day at Camp Creek State Park
10 Art in the Park (Berkeley Springs) at Berkeley Springs State Park
10 Mother's Day in June at Tomlinson Run State Park
12-15 Golf Academy at Cacapon Resort State Park
14 Brunch with Margaret at Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park
15 Dancin' with Lou Maiuri at Holly River State Park
15-17 WV Days Celebration  at Canaan Valley Resort State Park 
16 "Wings of Wonder" - Birds of Prey Program at Beech Fork State Park
16 Bluegrass Bar-B-Que at Whittaker Station at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
16 Halloween at the Campground at Tomlinson Run State Park
16 Historic Arts Workshop: An Introduction to Spinning with Judy Wilson at Prickett's Fort State Park
16 Kid's Day for Mini Golf Play at Tomlinson Run State Park
16 Maurice Ulmer Group at Pipestem Resort State Park
16 Summer Concert Series at Stonewall Resort 
16 WV Day Celebration at Blackwater Falls State Park
17 Father's Day at Prickett's Fort State Park 
17 Father's Day at Tomlinson Run State Park
17 Irish Road Bowling  at Canaan Valley Resort State Park 
17 Mountain State Cruisers Car Show at Berkeley Springs State Park
17 WV Celebration Concert at Kanawha State Forest
19-22 Golf Academy at Cacapon Resort State Park
20 West Virginia Day at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
20 West Virginia Day at Prickett's Fort State Park
20 West Virginia Day Celebration at Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park
20-22

Civil War Encampment at Tomlinson Run State Park
21 Geology! Rocks at Holly River State Park
22 Doug and Shelley Harper at Pipestem Resort State Park
22 Free Outdoor Concert: THE NEW RELICS at Prickett's Fort State Park Amphitheater
22 Geology! Rocks at Holly River State Park
22 Piney Creek Watershed Festival at Little Beaver State Park
22 Ribs and Rails at Cass Scenic Railroad at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
22-23 Mountain Biodiversity Adventures at Blackwater Falls State Park
23 Bil Lepp - LiVe! at North Bend State Park
23 Bluegrass Bar-B-Que at Whittaker Station at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
23 Historic Arts Workshop: An Introduction to Spinning with Judy Wilson at Prickett's Fort State Park
23 Island Frolic with Evening Meal at Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park
23 Summer Concert Series at Stonewall Resort 
23 The Blind Will Band at Pipestem Resort State Park
23-30 Cass Homecoming at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
29 "Wings of Wonder" - Birds of Prey Program at Bluestone State Park
29 Geology! Rocks in the Evening at North Bend State Park
30 "Wings of Wonder" - Birds of Prey Program at Cacapon Resort State Park
30 Bil Lepp! The one and only. At Pipestem Resort State Park
30 Bluegrass Bar-B-Que at Whittaker Station at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
30 Geology! Rocks Walk in the Morning at North Bend State Park
30 Summer Concert Series at Stonewall Resort 
30 Summer Concerts in the Park at Berkeley Springs State Park

 


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Message from the Director

Lots of Time to get That Gobbler

The first day of Spring Gobbler Season dawned with a howling wind, pelting snow and rain in most of the state. Many like me didn’t see the need to battle the elements and knew that there was plenty of time to put that gobbler in the freezer. The second day was better but there didn’t seem to be a lot of gobbling activity where I was. I heard one distant bird a time or two and one shot so far off that I couldn’t tell for sure what direction it came from. But Wednesday morning broke clear, calm and bright. Shortly after daylight I heard a gobbler out the ridge from me and another far over the mountain, near the creek bottom. I eased out the ridge toward the closer one and found a big tree to back up against. Quietly as possible I unfolded my little hen decoy and stuck it in the ground about 25 yards to my right and in plain sight for the turkey to see from any direction it approached. While I was getting set up, the gobbler continued gobbling.

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