Nature Shack

Seneca Creek State Park

Fun crafts, games, and hands-on nature items. Activities vary each week! Meet at the Park Office.

Mini Voyageurs

Washington Revels 531 Dale Drive, Silver Spring, MD

Embark on a global voyage through children’s literature and music with songs, movement, crafts, games, and more! Blends beautifully with Revels Play Space on the previous Tuesday. For ages infant-5. Mini Voyageurs is part of the Teeny Revelers program, and is free.

Weekday Hike

Seneca Creek State Park

This is a chance to get some fresh air and exercise. Hike a loop of between 1.5 and 2 miles, with frequent stops for animal sightings, plant, animal and insect observations. Meet at the Park Office.

Winter Nature Journaling

Seneca Creek State Park

Join a volunteer ranger and learn how to observe the natural world through the art of nature journaling. For beginners; please bring a journal. Meet at the Park Office.

Nature Crafts

Seneca Creek State Park

Fun crafts, games, and hands-on nature items. Activities vary each week! Meet at the Park Office

Stonecutter Cemetery Hike

Seneca Creek State Park

Come for a bushwhacking, history-seeking hike to find the final resting place of 100 or more of the quarry workers who mined the sandstone that was used to build the Smithsonian Castle. There is NO TRAIL to the cemetery; prepare to cross farm fields and woods. Round-trip hike will be approximately 4 miles. Meet approximately […]

Reptile Encounter

Seneca Creek State Park

Come to the park for a fun, 30-45 minute program for all ages. Meet a living snake or turtle and examine shells and skins from reptiles living in the Park! Meet at the Park Office.

Reptile Feeding

Seneca Creek State Park

Check out Seneca Creek State Park's resident snake at the Park Office and get the chance to watch it eat its meal!

Nature Shack

Seneca Creek State Park

Fun crafts, games, and hands-on nature items. Activities vary each week! Meet at the Park Office.

Weekday Hike

Seneca Creek State Park

This is a chance to get some fresh air and exercise. Hike a loop of between 1.5 and 2 miles, with frequent stops for animal sightings, plant, animal and insect observations. Meet at the Park Office.