Hungry Mother State Park
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(All Women+ Crew) Support Hurricane Recovery at Hungry Mother State Park, VA (Weekend Trip)
Virginia Treasure Needs Your Support Following Hurricane! This project is open to anyone who feels that an all- women’s trip that centers and celebrates the experience of women is the right space for them. Visit one of the original six Virginia State Parks! Hungry Mother State Park is known for beautiful woodlands and a placid…
Hungry Mother State Park, VA – Volunteer Vacation 2024
Visit one of the original six Virginia State Parks! Hungry Mother State Park is known for beautiful woodlands and a placid 108-acre lake in the heart of the mountains. For this project, volunteers will continue trail work on the Raiders Run Reroute, which American Hiking Society crews have worked on for the last two years.…
Hungry Mother State Park, VA – Volunteer Vacations 2023
Join Hungry Mother State Park to help convert Raider’s Run Trail from a historic horseback riding trail into a new hiking/biking trail! Many sections of the trail have been re-routed to make it more user friendly and sustainable. The trails have been bench cut on moderately steep slopes but will be improved for sustainably with…
Hungry Mother State Park, Virginia – Volunteer Vacations 2022
Hungry Mother, one of the original six Virginia State Parks, has long been a favorite. It's known for beautiful woodlands and a placid 108-acre lake in the heart of the mountains. The park has a sandy beach with a bathhouse, boat rentals (canoe, kayak, paddle boats and paddleboards), a boat launch and a universally accessible…
Hungry Mother State Park – Volunteer Vacations 2021
Raider's Run Trail was historically used as a horseback riding trail and has been turned into a hiking/biking trail. Many sections of the trail need to be re-routed to make it more user friendly and sustainable. The trail will be bench cut on moderately steep slopes but will be laid out sustainably with water diversion…
Hungry Mother State Park
TRIP CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19: Since implementing the Trail Master Plan we have provided rehabilitation, re-routes, and new trail construction to bring our current trail inventory up to standards. It is crucial to provide sustainable trails and recreation areas to meet an increase demand for hiking trails. We will address current needs to make…
Hungry Mother State Park
We will be hand building a section of new trail which will eventually wind its way over and meet up with Clyburn Ridge Loop Trail. The trail will be laid out on an old road bed and then will meander through a steeply forested area along ridges and sideslopes. All work will be done by…
Hungry Mother State Park
As trails within Hungry Mother State Park see increased usage, it's crucial to ensure trails are sustainable to meet this increased demand. Volunteers will install rock armoring in areas that currently have drainage issues, adding knicks and rolling grade dips, clearing the corridor, out-slop and deberming the trail. Volunteers will also address areas of trail…