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What is Happening at the Park? Natural Tunnel State Park is open from 8 am to dusk. The park's Campground and Hiking Trails are open, the Chairlift and Visitor's Center will be open from 10am to 6pm Saturdays and Sundays in April. To make reservations for our picnic shelters or the campground call 1-800-933-7275. May 2008 Travel back in time as you interact with travelers and settlers from the 1790’s at the Wilderness Road Blockhouse. Learn what life was like in the time of Daniel Boone and the purpose of the Wilderness Road Blockhouse. The Blockhouse will be open 2-4pm Saturdays and Sundays May through October. Come and enjoy the wonderful views as our feathered friends pass through our area for the Spring Migration. Join the Bristol Bird Club Saturday and Sunday May 10th and 11th for the Spring Birding Weekend at Natural Tunnel. Hikes both days start at 8:30am and 6pm meeting at the Cove Ridge Center parking lot. This group will take you on a journey through three different habitats. Come and see if you can find your life bird. On May 10th at 10:30am come and attend “Intro to Birding” presented by Bill Grigsby, member of the Bristol Bird Club. Meet in the Classroom at the Cove Ridge Center. Free Program.
Come and view the Natural Tunnel from the inside! Saturday May 24th, at 2pm our Stock Creek Passage will take place. Meet at the Visitor Center parking lot. There will be some strenuous walking over rocks and the group will be hiking through Stock Creek. NO open toe shoes please. Bring a flashlight, walking stick, and a camera! The cost is $5 per person, call to reserve you your spot today. Dust off your dancing shoes and head on down to Natural Tunnel State Park for some foot stompin’ fun at “The Lighting of the Tunnel” May 24th from 7pm-10am. Children will be able to dance the night listening to Bluegrass, Motown, and Appalachian Music. Join JB & the Honeybeans as they play a wide variety of music. Chairlift cost $3/ person for a round trip ride. Early each summer, visitors come from far and wide to the Wilderness Road Blockhouse at Natural Tunnel State Park, to watch encounters between the frontiersmen and the Indians. Both were, at times, helpful and friendly to each other; and treacherous, deceitful, and savage. Re-enactors, merchants, and craftsmen bring this history to life at "Siege at the Blockhouse.” The fifth annual Siege will be held May 31 - June 1, with activities scheduled on Saturday from 9am to 9pm, with a Revolutionary War Memorial at 10am, Horse Race at 11am, the Siege at 1pm, Campfire and Storytelling at 7:30pm and a Night Raid at 8:30pm. On Sunday, there will be activities from 10am to 3pm, with a Frontier Church Service at 11am. Visitors will be able to walk through an 18th century encampment of Kentucky-bound settlers, watch as other travelers arrive on horseback, see various period crafts demonstrated, and visit a Woodland Indian camp. They may visit the Blockhouse, a representation of John Anderson's fortified home. Colonial musicians and activities for children will also be on hand. The highlight of the event is the Siege, at 1 PM on Saturday, when hostilities develop between the peaceful Indians, who have come to trade, and frontiersmen who are underhanded in their dealings with the natives. Daniel Boone, who blazed that portion of the Wilderness Road to Kentucky beginning at the Blockhouse, in 1775, will assist Captain Anderson, and the other frontiersmen; while Captain Will and Benge lead the Indians. There will be a $2/vehicle parking fee on Saturday. We are now accepting canoe reservations for the summer. Enjoy summer Saturday morning’s canoeing along the Clinch River with Natural Tunnel Interpretive staff. Listen to stories about the raging Clinch River Flood back in 1977 and experience the views that Mother Nature has provided us. Reservations are required. $15/ person or for a group of 8 or more $12/ person. Trips on Saturdays start at 9am and Sunday trips start at 2pm; both meeting in the Visitor Center parking lot. Call (276) 940-1643 to reserve your spot today. Volunteers Natural Tunnel State Park is looking for volunteers to assist with staffing our Visitor Center, Contact Station, Park Office, Cove Ridge Center, Interpretation, ect. during the spring, summer, and fall seasons. For more information on becoming a park volunteer contact Megan Krager at (276) 940-1643 or log on to www.virginiastateparks.gov to fill out an on-line application. For more information on any of these programs call (276) 940-1643 or 940-2674
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