Pocahontas State Park Event Impacts Calendar

The Event Impacts Calendar is a helpful tool for planning your next visit to the park. Throughout the year, the park hosts several races that can affect trail access. Checking the calendar before you arrive helps you avoid busy areas and discover new trails and quieter parts of the park.

Event Impacts Calendar

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11/09/2026

Other

Managed whitetail deer hunt

12:02 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Location impacted: Other
  • The southern end of the park, from Beach Rd south, will be closed for a resource management hunt. This is a reservation hunt only, not open to general public. There will be no public access to that area of the park on these dates, only hunters with reservations. The rest of the park, Beach Rd north, remains open to public access and use.

11/10/2026

Other

Managed whitetail deer hunt

12:02 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Location impacted: Other
  • The southern end of the park, from Beach Rd south, will be closed for a resource management hunt. This is a reservation hunt only, not open to general public. There will be no public access to that area of the park on these dates, only hunters with reservations. The rest of the park, Beach Rd north, remains open to public access and use.

11/21/2026

Other

Richmond Public Schools JRTOC Challenge

7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location impacted: Forest Trails / Fire Roads
  • This is a medium sized event hosted at the Front Field of the Park. Local Richmond Public School JRTOC teams come to compete in varying challenges that put their skills and teamwork to the test. This event will have a slight impact on traffic flow in and out of the park on the day of. Some forest roads around the front entrance of the park will be used for part of the event's activities.