Outdoors

Visitor experience, tourism dollars could suffer By Madison Parlopiano, VCU Capital News Service RICHMOND, April 23 — Temperatures are warming, flowers are blooming and Virginia’s peak park tourism seasons are ahead. Travelers could find their […]

New entrance station, other changes made to ‘better serve our park visitors’; beach closing driven by certified staffing shortage versus higher demand By Randy Arrington LURAY — The COVID-19 pandemic sent urban dwellers to the […]

~ Press release provided by Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation BENTONVILLE — The highly anticipated Bluebell Festival will return to Raymond R. “Andy” Guest, Jr. Shenandoah River State Park on April 5 from 10 a.m. […]

Registration packets may be picked up early; campers ages 8-14 ~ Press release provided by Page County Extension Office STANLEY — Summer is just around the corner, which means it’s almost time for 4-H Camp. The […]

~ Press release provided by Shenandoah National Park LURAY, March 6 — Fire managers at Shenandoah National Park plan to burn approximately 40 acres of Big Meadows and approximately 20 acres in the park’s headquarters […]

Page County Public Schools closed Tuesday, Feb. 11 ~ PVN staff report LURAY, Feb. 10 — A Winter Storm Warning is in affect for the Page Valley over the next two days. Governor Youngkin declared […]