Park Day

Each year, thousands of history enthusiasts, community-minded citizens, families, Boy and Girl Scouts, ROTC units and more come together in an effort to help keep our nation’s heritage not only preserved, but pristine. Activities are chosen by each participating site and can include building trails, raking leaves, painting signs, putting up fences and contributing to site interpretation.

Learn more: https://www.battlefields.org/parkday

In addition to the satisfaction that volunteer work brings, participants receive official Park Day backpacks and may have the chance to hear a local historian describe people and events of the past at their site. Park Day can also be used to fulfill the service requirements associated with scout groups, student organizations, training corps programs, many school systems, and more.

Park Day allows the American Battlefield Trust to cast a spotlight on beloved American landscapes nationwide. Projects will keep historic sites and battlefields clean, open and accessible for the enjoyment of all — this year, Park Day projects included painting signs, garden maintenance, trash and leaf removal, marker clean-up, trail and fence building and more!

Opportunities in PEC’s nine-county region:

• Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Leesburg
• Brandy Station Graffiti House, Brandy Station
• Historic Salubria, Stevensburg
• Cedar Mountain Battlefield, Rapidan
• Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Locust Grove
• Payne’s Farm, Locust Grove