Family-friendly activities, tasty food and celebrity sightings to inspire your family’s love for the outdoors
Finding quality time to spend outdoors with your kids can be a challenge in today’s fast-paced world. Between busy work schedules and endless digital distractions, it’s hard to carve out moments for meaningful family adventures. That’s why West Virginia’s National Hunting and Fishing Day at Stonewall Resort on September 6 is the perfect opportunity to relax and enjoy the outdoors with your kids. In this blog, we’ll explore the exciting things awaiting you at National Hunting and Fishing Day, including the kid-friendly outdoor activities, delicious food sampling and a variety of family-friendly events. Let’s get into it!
Outdoor Youth Challenge
The Outdoor Youth Challenge is one of the main events at National Hunting and Fishing Day and for good reason. It’s fun and exciting, a fantastic way for families to bond and helps kids gain confidence in their hunting, fishing and outdoor skills through a series of activities that not only entertain but also educate.
During the outdoor youth challenge, kids will be able to identify trees, fish and wildlife, learn how to field dress a deer and squirrel, practice their casting techniques, test their aim at the shooting range and so much more. These experiences create a sense of achievement that will encourage a love of outdoors activities that can be enjoyed together as a family for years to come.
Every kid who participates will also get a chance to win exciting prizes, such as conservation camp scholarships and a lifetime hunting and fishing license. Families unable to attend the whole event can enter the Outdoor Youth Challenge second-chance drawing, for the chance to win a great collection of outdoor items from Cabela’s.
A Taste of West Virginia State Parks
After working up an appetite at the outdoor youth challenge, you’ll want to head on over to A Taste of West Virginia State Parks in the Roanoke building between 1 and 4 p.m. and sample signature dishes prepared by top chefs from various state parks. Not only is this event a delicious way to celebrate the beauty and diversity of West Virginia’s state parks, it’s a wonderful opportunity to share a unique culinary experience with your kids and create lasting memories of trying new things together.
Participating parks include:
- Blackwater Falls
- Canaan Valley Resort
- Cacapon Resort
- Chief Logan
- North Bend
- Hawks Nest
- Pipestem Resort
- Stonewall Resort
- Twin Falls Resort
- Tygart Lake
For a limited time, everyone who buys National Hunting and Fishing tickets online by September 5th will receive five complimentary sample tasting tickets (per online purchase), which are redeemable at the West Virginia State Parks Mobile Gift Shop Station. Additional sample tickets can be purchased in packs of 5 for $5 or 20 for $15, ensuring you can go back for seconds of your favorite dishes.
Outdoor Activities The Entire Family Can Enjoy
After you’ve enjoyed delicious food at A Taste of West Virginia State Parks and your kids have participated in the Outdoor Youth Challenge, make sure you take time to explore the vendor mall area, where dozens of vendors and concessionaires will be offering a variety of hunting and fishing gear, snacks and treats.
And adding to the excitement, the National Wild Turkey Federation will be holding a Battle of the Borders Turkey Calling competition on Saturday from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the Pecan Room at Stonewall Resort.
Lastly, whether you come for the day or make a weekend out of National Hunting and Fishing Day, you will also want to explore Stonewall Resort State Park and enjoy other free and fee-based outdoor adventures.
Buy Your Tickets And Enjoy The Show!
Don’t let busy schedules and digital distractions keep you from experiencing the joy of the outdoors with your family. NHFD at Stonewall Resort on September 6th is the perfect solution to creating cherished memories and inspiring your kids to participate in hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation.
Tickets are $10, and kids ages 14 and younger get in for free. Buy your NHFD tickets online by 11:59 p.m. on September 5th to receive five complimentary tickets to sample signature dishes at the Taste of West Virginia State Parks! Tickets can also be purchased at the gate on September 5th (cash only). Don’t miss out on this fantastic event! Get your tickets today and prepare for a day of fun, learning and delicious food with your family.