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Back to Nature in a Weekend Designed Just for Women

Each year, Virginia State Parks offers Women’s Wellness Weekends, designed to help women “reduce stress, learn about nature and enjoy the great outdoors.”

The three-day event presents outdoor opportunities, workshops about nature, and chances to enjoy the company of other women. The programs are set at different state parks, so vary according to what each location has to offer. Once participants sign up, the Parks will contact them a few weeks before the event with session details.

The spring 2011 Women’s Wellness Weekend was held at Natural Tunnel State Park on April 8-10. Click here to visit a Flickr photoset featuring Natural Tunnel. The weekend included an optional excursion on Friday, April 8, to Wilderness Road State Park.

The Women's Wellness Weekends are designed to be affordable, so meals are simple and options are available for sharing the parks’ cabins. In addition, cabins have full kitchens, so participants can bring food of their own. There is also a commuter option that covers meals and workshops but not overnight accommodations.

At the Natural Tunnel State Park weekend, a dormitory and campgrounds were also available.

A second Women’s Wellness Weekend will be offered in September at Douthat State Park in Millboro, VA, on September 22-25, 2011. 

For more information and reservations, visit the Virginia State Park Women's Wellness Weekend web page.