Warriors Path State Park: Summer in the Park

SATURDAY, MAY 27
7:30 AM RYE PATCH “HIKING ADVENTURE” – An adventurous 11 mile
hike in the remote back country of nearby Holston Mountain. You
must pre-register for this all-day adventure. Register at:
https://tnstateparks.com/events/warriors-path

9:30 AM OVERLOOK HIKE – Take a hike to the Overlook and look at our
world from a different perspective. Don’t forget your camera! Meet
at the camp store.

11:00 AM SPIDER SCAVENGER HUNT – Come discover more about our
eight-legged neighbors! These tiny web-spinners have some
incredible stories to tell. Meet at the main bath house.

12 NOON LEAF PRINTS – “Ordinary” leaves come in such extraordinary
shapes and textures. We can capture these patterns with paint and
paper. Come make a leaf souvenir at the main bath house.

3:00 PM WHAT SMELLS? – The nose knows! Nature is full of amazing
smells – some delightful, some disgusting! Let’s follow our noses to
nature discovery. Meet at the main bath house for a short walk.
6:00 PM OWL PELLETS – What could be more gross, but also more exciting,
than checking out some owl vomit! Don’t worry, these pellets are all
germ free. But they sure are full of bones. Use your detective skills
to find out what the owls had for supper! Meet at the Open Air
Chapel (main bath house if it is raining.)

7:30 PM ANIMAL MASKS – What can you be? A wolf? A bear? A kitten? Or
maybe a creature you design yourself! Bring your imagination to the
main bath house.

9:00 PM CRITTER CAMPFIRE – What a great combination: A dark night,
a bright fire, and some exciting animal tales. If you made a mask
with us at 7:30, be sure to bring it to the campfire! Meet at the
campfire circle, east end of the main campground. If it is raining,
we’ll have an indoor “campfire” at the pool entrance

SUNDAY, MAY 28
9:00 AM WORSHIP SERVICE – Enjoy a peaceful morning worship service
at the Open Air Chapel, or at the pool entrance if it is raining.
Sponsored by the Colonial Heights Baptist Church.

Welcome to Warriors’ Path State Park! We hope you will enjoy your
visit! While you are with us, we invite you to take advantage of the rich
natural beauty and wealth of opportunities for enjoyable recreation here at

the park.

PARK PROGRAM STAFF:
Erin Enfield, Marhya Faulk, Marty Silver

NOTE: All activities meet in and near the park’s Main Campground, unless otherwise specified.

Welcome to Warriors’ Path State Park! We hope you will enjoy your
visit! While you are with us, we invite you to take advantage of the rich
natural beauty and wealth of opportunities for enjoyable recreation here at

the park.

PARK PROGRAM STAFF:
Erin Enfield, Marhya Faulk, Marty Silver

NOTE: All activities meet in and near the park’s Main Campground, unless otherwise specified.

Summer Activities

SATURDAY, MAY 27
7:30 AM RYE PATCH “HIKING ADVENTURE” – An adventurous 11 mile
hike in the remote back country of nearby Holston Mountain. You
must pre-register for this all-day adventure. Register at:
https://tnstateparks.com/events/warriors-path

9:30 AM OVERLOOK HIKE – Take a hike to the Overlook and look at our
world from a different perspective. Don’t forget your camera! Meet
at the camp store.

11:00 AM SPIDER SCAVENGER HUNT – Come discover more about our
eight-legged neighbors! These tiny web-spinners have some
incredible stories to tell. Meet at the main bath house.

12 NOON LEAF PRINTS – “Ordinary” leaves come in such extraordinary
shapes and textures. We can capture these patterns with paint and
paper. Come make a leaf souvenir at the main bath house.

3:00 PM WHAT SMELLS? – The nose knows! Nature is full of amazing
smells – some delightful, some disgusting! Let’s follow our noses to
nature discovery. Meet at the main bath house for a short walk.
6:00 PM OWL PELLETS – What could be more gross, but also more exciting,
than checking out some owl vomit! Don’t worry, these pellets are all
germ free. But they sure are full of bones. Use your detective skills
to find out what the owls had for supper! Meet at the Open Air
Chapel (main bath house if it is raining.)

7:30 PM ANIMAL MASKS – What can you be? A wolf? A bear? A kitten? Or
maybe a creature you design yourself! Bring your imagination to the
main bath house.

9:00 PM CRITTER CAMPFIRE – What a great combination: A dark night,
a bright fire, and some exciting animal tales. If you made a mask
with us at 7:30, be sure to bring it to the campfire! Meet at the
campfire circle, east end of the main campground. If it is raining,
we’ll have an indoor “campfire” at the pool entrance

SUNDAY, MAY 28
9:00 AM WORSHIP SERVICE – Enjoy a peaceful morning worship service
at the Open Air Chapel, or at the pool entrance if it is raining.
Sponsored by the Colonial Heights Baptist Church.

 

TUESDAY, MAY 30
9:30 AM WAKE UP WALK – Let’s wake up our senses to morning in the forest.

Meet at the main bath house for a refreshing morning walk.

11:00 AM JUNIOR RANGERS: TRAIL CLEANUP – Make our park a cleaner,
healthier environment! You’ll make a big difference for our earth, and
begin to earn your Junior Ranger badge. Meet at the main bath house.
Be prepared to get dirty!

12 NOON NATURE DIARY – Take something with you when you leave the park,
the essence of the nature you have seen. We will create our own diaries
and then take a stroll to start our entries. Meet at the main bath house.
1:00 PM HIKE LAKE HOLLOW – Enjoy a leisurely hike through the Lake
Hollow Trail, and explore some of the unique habitats our animal
neighbors call home. Meet at the camp store.

3:00 PM SOIL STUDIES – It’s not just plain old “dirt!” Come “dig into” some new
discoveries about the soil beneath our feet. Meet at the Open Air Chapel.
4:00 PM CRITTER PATHS – Be a critter detective! Find out what’s been
wandering through the campground habitats. Meet at the camp store.
5:00 PM SOUNDS & COLORS – Try your skills as a “nature watcher!” Meet at

the Open Air Chapel to look, listen, and learn.

6:00 PM SPORE PRINTS – Come join us for some old-fashioned mushroom
hunting! Find out more about how mushrooms spread their spores, and
create some amazing art with mushroom spores. Meet at the main bath
house.

9:00 PM NIGHT HIKE TO FALL CREEK – It’s a whole different world out there
at night! Tonight is our chance to discover the peace and the excitement
of a night in the open fields near Fall Creek. Bring a dim flashlight and
drive to the camp store. We’ll carpool out to the park back country.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31
9:30 AM MEET THE DUCKS – Are they more than “quacky communicators?”

Observe duck sign language. Meet at the camp store.

10:30 AM LAKESIDE HIKE – Let’s enjoy a peaceful morning hike and find some
different habitats along the Lakeshore and Connector trails. Meet at the
main bath house.

12 NOON INSECT ART – They’re more than just creepy crawlers. Take a closer
look – insects have some amazing colors and patterns! Let’s use insects as
“living models” for our art. Meet at the Open Air Chapel, or main bath
house if it is raining.

NOTE: All activities meet in and near the park’s Main Campground, unless otherwise specified.

WEDNESDAY, CONTINUED
2:00 PM SOIL CREATURES – Discover the amazing world of life in the ground at our

feet. Meet at the Open Air Chapel to “dig into” a new world.

3:00 PM WEB OF LIFE – Every living thing is part of the web! Help us get really “tied
up” in our work as we build our own living web. You’ll see natural places like
you’ve never seen them before! Meet at the Open Air Chapel, or main bath house
if it is raining.

4:00 PM “WONDERFUL WACKY WET WEDNESDAY” – Let’s enjoy some kid-friendly
water play and learning activities. You might even get to soak the Park Ranger.
Meet at the Open Air Chapel and be prepared to get VERY WET!

6:00 PM PEOPLE TRACKS – Every living thing changes the land it lives on How have
we people changed the park land? Meet at the Open Air chapel to begin a short
hike, as we “track down” signs of the many folks who have touched this land.
9:00 PM OUR BACKYARD BATS – Bats live in almost every community in North
America! Come discover more about our neighborhood bats with an interactive
slideshow. Meet at the Open Air Chapel or pool entrance if it’s raining.

THURSDAY, JUNE 1
8:00 AM BREAKFAST WITH THE BIRDS – Come wake up to our feathered neighbors.
Meet at the main bath house to begin a stroll through bird country! (The first 12
people to come get free doughnut & juice!)

9:30 AM “FUZZ, PRICKLES & BUMPS” – Let’s use our sense of TOUCH to explore the

forest. Meet at the camp store to begin our “touch & feel” hike.

11:00 AM CORN HUSK CRAFTS – The early settlers along the Warriors’ Path couldn’t
afford to waste anything! Even old corn husks could become a doll or toy. Meet
at the Open Air Chapel to try this old-timey craft. If it’s raining, meet at the
main bath house.

12 NOON DREAM CATCHERS – Let’s make these “catchy” little decorations, inspired by

Native American craft. Meet at the main bath house.

2:00 PM ANIMAL TALES – Sit back and enjoy some legends and tales about our wild
neighbors. Be prepared to share your own “critter story” if you’d like. Meet at the
Open Air Chapel, or main bath house if it is raining.

3:00 PM NEVER-ENDING CIRCLE WALK – Nature is the “master recycler.” Let’s
discover some of nature’s endless cycles. Meet at the main bath house.
5:00 PM WINGS & FEATHERS & BEAKS, OH MY! – There are over 423 species of
birds in Tennessee. Join us to learn all about the things that make each bird
species unique. Meet at the Open Air Chapel or pool entrance if it’s raining.
7:00 PM BIRDS OF PREY – Meet a real live feathered hunter. Come to the Open Air
Chapel and see “whooo…” is waiting for you. If it is raining, meet at the main
bath house.

9:00 PM NIGHT SOUNDS – Nature is full of sounds when the sun goes down! Some
seem eerie, but there’s no need to be nervous. Come find out whose noise is
whose. Meet at the Open Air Chapel for a short slide show of the creatures who
“talk” in the night! (At the pool entrance if it is raining.) NOTE – there will be a
special NIGHT SOUNDS contest for children after the show.

FRIDAY, JUNE 2
9:30 AM DEVIL’S BACKBONE HIKE -Come hike to the high places, and get some new
views of our park land. Drive to the camp store, and we’ll carpool to the start of
an invigorating hike.

10:30 AM FOREST DISCOVERY HIKE – Be a forest detective! Come explore the web of

connections along the forest trail. Meet at the main bath house.

11:30 AM COMPOSTING – Not your everyday recycling. Find out how to turn trash into
garden treasure. Meet at the Open Air Chapel, or main bath house if it’s raining.
1:00 PM MUD ART – Let’s have a messy, slimy good time! You’ll be amazed at how
creative you can be with nature’s own “fingerpaints”. Meet at the Boundless
Playground to create your own natural masterpiece.

2:00 PM TURTLE TALK – Meet a real, live “shelled friend” and find out more about
their amazing lives. Meet at the Open Air Chapel, or main bath house if it is
raining.

4:00 PM FUNGUS AMONG US – Fungus is everywhere in nature, but how much do we
really know about these amazing living things? Come visit with the molds,
mildews & mushrooms among us! Meet at the main bath house.

5:00 PM SHEDDING LIGHT ON OUR SLITHERING FRIENDS – Did you know that
snakes shed their skin? Meet at the Open Air Chapel, or pool entrance if raining,
to find out all about snake sheds.

6:00 PM OLD TIMEY GAMES – Enjoy some good-old fun! Try some games from the
early settlement days of East Tennessee. Meet at the Open Air Chapel, or main
bath house if it’s raining.

9:00 PM TENNESSEE TALES – Enjoy new insights into Tennessee Folklife as we share
some good-old traditional tall tales. Meet at the Open Air Chapel, or pool
entrance if it rains.

SATURDAY, JUNE 3

Celebrate NATIONAL TRAILS DAY with a day full of trail activities

SEE POSTERS FOR MORE DETAILS.

SUNDAY, JUNE 4
9:00 AM WORSHIP SERVICE – Enjoy a peaceful morning worship service at the Open
Air Chapel, or at the pool entrance