Nature's Classroom

Explore Park hosts expanded weekend programs most weekends! Join our education staff and naturalists on Saturday's for environmental education and outdoor learning programs based out of Journeys End. Click here or view the list of upcoming outdoor education offerings below from Roanoke County Parks, Recreation and Tourism!

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Winter Recreation 2025-2026 - Nature's Classroom

DateTime ProgramCourse #
Saturday, January 1710:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Survival Basics: Fire Building51342
Saturday, January 171:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Rocks, Fossils, & More
51347
Saturday, January 241:00 PM - 3:00 PMBackyard Birds51348
Saturday, January 3110:00 AM - 12:00 PMCold Weather Scavenger Hunt51349
Saturday, January 315:00 PM - 7:00 PMMoon Myths & Lunar Phases51350
Saturday, February 11:00 PM - 3:00 PMWetlands in Winter51351
Saturday, February 710:00 AM - 12:00 PMSurvival Basics: Shelter Building51353
Saturday, February 71:00 PM - 3:00 PMBackyard Conservationist51354
Saturday, February 141:00 PM - 3:00 PMForest Gnome Scavenger Hunt51355
Sunday, February 152:00 PM - 4:00 PMCampfire Confections52040
Saturday, February 2110:00 AM - 12:00 PMFun With Leave No Trace (Ages 8-11)51356
Saturday, February 211:00 PM - 3:00 PMDiscovery Archer For Adults51357
Saturday, February 281:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Archery Basics (Ages 8-11)51358
Sunday, March 12:00 PM - 4:00 PMWildlife CSI: Decoding Animal Tracks52042
Friday, March 135:30 PM - 8:00 PMParent's Night Out(side)52043













Nature Hikes

DateTime ProgramCourse #
Saturday, January 1710:00 AM - 4:00 PMFalls of Bottom Creek Gorge: 12 Months, 12 Hikes51346
Saturday, February 149:00 AM - 11:00 AMWomen's Naturalist Hike51287-Feb
Saturday, March 149:00 AM - 11:00 AMWomen's Naturalist Hike51287-Mar






Biking

DateTime ProgramCourse #
Wednesday, February 45:00 PM - 7:00 PMBikepacking for Women51352


Camp Roanoke

DateTime ProgramCourse #
Saturday, January 172:00 PM - 4:00 PMNature Photography52037
Sunday, January 187:00 PM - 9:00 PMNew Moon Stargazing52038
Saturday, February 285:00 PM - 7:00 PMOwl Prowl52041