2019 ASD Summer Activities Guide
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1 This list of possible summer activities for families was developed to generate some ideas for summer fun and inclusion. Activities on the list do not imply any endorsement by the West Virginia Autism Training Center. Many activities listed are low cost or no cost. Remember to check your local libraries, YMCA, and Boys and Girls Clubs; they usually have fun summer activities planned for all ages. North Bend Rail Trail goes through numerous counties and can offer hours of fun outdoor time with various activities. At the bottom of this document are county extension offices. You may contact them for information for Clover buds, 4-H, Energy Express, Youth Volunteers and other activities that they host throughout WV. Link for their website: https://extension.wvu.edu/ County List and Information in Alphabetical Order Barbour County • WV Blue and Gray Trail; First Land Battle of Civil War http://www.blueandgrayreunion.org • Phillipi Covered Bridge & Museum Route 250, Phillipi, WV • Adaland Mansion www.adaland.org • Barbour County Historical Museum Mummies https://bestthingswv.com/unusual-attractions/ Berkeley County • Circa Blue Fest, June 7-9 http://www.circabluefest.com/ • Wonderment Puppet Theater Martinsburg 412 W King St 304-260-9382 • For The Kids By Geopre Children’s Museum Martinsburg 229 E. Martin St. 304-264-9977 • Galaxy Skateland Martinsburg 1201 3rd St. 304-263-0369 2 • JayDee’s Family Fun Center (304) 229-4343 Boone County • Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial http://www.ubbminersmemorial.com/ • Waterways https://www.facebook.com/waterwayswv • Coal River Festival (304) 419-4417 • Boone County Heritage & Arts Center Madison, WV http://www.boonecountywv.org/PDF/Boone-Heritage-and-Arts-Center.pdf Braxton County • Burnsville Dam/ Recreational Area https://www.recreation.gov/camping/gateways/315 • Sutton Lake https://www.suttonlakemarina.com/about-sutton-lake • Falls Mill https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/Falls-Mill-West-Virginia- 144887218858429/ • Bulltown Historic Area 304-853-2371 • Monster Museum, 208 Main St. Sutton, WV 304-765-6533 Brooke County • Parks & Recreation website http://www.cityofweirton.com/183/Parks-Recreation • Swift Creek Mill Theater https://www.broadwayworld.com/west-virginia/article/Swift-Creek-Mill-Theatre-Offers-2019- Summer-Day-Camps-20190424 • Catholic Charities of WV Newsletter 3 http://www.ccrcwv.org/news.htm http://www.brookewv.org/ Cabell County • Home Depot; Kids workshops, first Saturday of each month 9 am-12 pm https://www.homedepot.com/workshops/#store/4801 • Pullman Square Summer Concerts, Thursdays 7 pm –10 pm https://pullman-square.com/ • Heritage Farm Museum and Village https://www.heritagefarmmuseum.com/ • National Trails Day Hike: Beech Fork State Park – Barboursville, WV June 1st from 1:00 – 3:00 PM • WV Hot Dog Festival – Huntington, WV July 27th from 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM • 2019 Cardboard and Duct Tape Boat Races Beech Fork State Park – Barboursville, WV July 27th from 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM • Light Up the Lake: The Barboursville Water Lantern Festival: August 10th from 6:00 – 9:00 PM https://www.lightupthelakewv.com/ • National S’mores Day Campfire Beech Fork State Park August 10th at 7:00 PM • MU Rec Center, Marshall Campus Week-long Youth camps held at Rec center May 28th through August 9tht. Camps are for kids age 4-12. Each week has a different theme. For more information and to register: https://www.marshall.edu/campusrec/programs/youth/ 304-696-4732 • Summer camps in Cabell County: https://www.campswizard.com/summer-camps/usa/cabell-county-wv/ https://www.herald-dispatch.com/_zapp/summer-camps-for-kids/article_d45b42b0-5beb-11e9- b2dd-872bee688ab3.html Calhoun County • Mt. Zion Community Park 4 • Calhoun County Wood Festival, June 6-8 • 4 H Clubs 304-354-6332 Arnoldsburg Eagles Leader – Crystal Brennerman Location – Arnoldsburg Elementary School Date/Time – The FIRST Monday of each Month at 6:00 p.m. Kids and Kritters 4-H Leader – Jenna Jett/ Janet Summers Location – Upper West Fork Park Date/Time – The THIRD Tuesday of each Month at 6:00 p.m. Calhoun County 4-H Teen Leaders Leader – Jamie Mullins/Kelli Zwoll Location – Calhoun Middle/High School (Room to Be Determined) Date/Time – Date/Time to Be Determined Pleasant Hill Cornpoppers Leader – Donna Yoak & Samantha Wilson Location – Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Date/Time – The FIRST Monday of each Month at 6:30 p.m. West Fork Trailblazers Leader – ** Location – Upper West Fork Park Date/Time – The THIRD Monday of each Month at 6:30 p.m. Clay County • FFF Vacation Bible School. June 10-14 Trinity Missionary Baptist Church Maysel, WV (304) 587-7192 • Golden Delicious Apple Festival, Sept 19-22 http://claycountygoldendeliciousfestival.com/ • Buffalo Creek Pedal-Train Excursions, Mon-Thurs http://buffalocreektrail.com/ • Clendenin Homecoming Festival (northern Kanawha county) June 21-23 https://www.facebook.com/events/1958999470878753/ 5 Doddridge County • Doddridge County Fair, Aug 20-24 https://www.doddridgecountyfair.com/ • West Union Baptist Church Vacation Bible School 68 Cottage Ave. West Union, WV June 30th-July 4th 6:00-8:30 • Doddridge County Library Summer Reading Program Begins June 21 and is on every Thursday • West Union Christian church Vacation Bible School June 5th-June 8th Fayette County • New River Gorge Bridge https://www.nps.gov/neri/planyourvisit/nrgbridge.htm • Adventures on the Gorge (844) 869-3888 https://adventuresonthegorge.com/?utm_campaign=YelpAds&nck=8448693888&utm_medium =Paid&utm_source=Yelp • Ace Adventure (877)787-3982 1 Concho Rd Oak Hill, WV 25901 https://aceraft.com/wonderland-waterpark-at-ace/ Gilmer County • Cedar Creek State Park 304-462-8517 2947 Cedar Creek Rd., Glenville, WV, 26351 [email protected] • Glenville State College https://www.glenville.edu/ • Sue Morris Sports Complex http://www.suemorris.org/ 6 • Gilmer County Future Farmers of America https://www.facebook.com/Gilmer-County-WV-FFA-1879191999018016/ • Camden Flats Baptist Church VBS June 2nd-7th 6:00pm-8:30pm Grant County • Fort Mulligan 304-257-1844 100 Mulligan Dr., Petersburg, WV 26847 https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/fort-mulligan • Petersburg City Pool 304-257-4994 51 Park Street, Petersburg, West Virginia 26847 https://www.facebook.com/PetersburgCityPool/ • Smoke Hole Caverns 304-257-4442 [email protected] 8290 N Fork Hwy Cabins, WV 26855 https://www.smokehole.com/ • South Side Depot 304-257-9264 126 S. Main St. Petersburg, WV 26847 https://www.southsidedepotwv.com/ • Spring Run Trout Hatchery 304-257-4234 1988 Spring Run Rd, Petersburg, WV 26847 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Spring-Run-Trout-Hatchery/522661387912275 Greenbrier • Greenbrier Historical Society and North House Museum http://www.greenbrierhistorical.org/ • White Sulphur Springs http://www.whitesulphursprings.org/activities/ • Greenbrier Government Relocation Facility http://www.greenbrier.com/Activities/The-Bunker/Bunker-History 7 Hampshire County • Camp Gizmo, July 13-17, 2019 held on the campus of The West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind in Romney, WV. Contact Ginger Huffman at WV Department of Education 1-800-642-8541. • Potomac Eagle Train http://www.potomaceagle.com/ • Nature Conservancy Ice Mountain Preserve https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to- help/places-we-protect/ice-mountain-preserve/ • Sheriff’s Kids Camp May 31-June 2 http://www.hampshirecountysheriffwv.com/kids_kamp_19.html • Family Frontier Days http://fortedwards.org/fortedwards/FrontierDay/index.htm • Peach Festival, August http://www.cometohampshire.com/ Hancock County • Tomlinson State Park 304-564-3651 84 Osage Road, New Manchester, WV, 26056 [email protected] • Parks & Recreation http://hancockcountyparks.com/ • Laurel Hollow Park http://www.laurelhollowpark.net/ • Hancock Library/upcoming Events http://hancockcountymuseum.com/upcoming-events/ • Camp Wizard https://www.campswizard.com/summer-camps/usa/hancock-county-wv/ Hardy County • Hardy County Public Library 304-538-6560 102 North Main Street, Moorefield, WV 26836 8 http://hardycounty.martin.lib.wv.us/ • Lost River Museum 304-897-7242 8937 State Road 259, Lost River, WV 26810 https://www.lostrivercrafts.com/ • Lost River State Park 304-897-5372 [email protected] 321 Park Drive, Mathias, WV, 26812 • Trout Pond Recreation Area 304-897-6450 814 Trout Pond Campground Road, Lost City, WV 26810-8382 https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232162 • Wardensville Garden Market 304-897-2083 28813 SR 55, Wardensville, WV 26851 https://www.wardensvillegardenmarket.org/ Harrison County • Clarksburg Splash Zone https://www.cityparksofclarksburg.com/ • Harrison County Recreation Complex http://www.hcparks.org/ • Veteran’s Memorial Park https://www.cityparksofclarksburg.com/ • Watters Smith Memorial State Park 304-745-3081 [email protected] 831 RR 3, Duck Creek Rd., Lost Creek, WV, 26385 Home Depot; Kids workshops, first Saturday of each month 9 am-12 pm https://www.homedepot.com/workshops/#store/8433 Jackson County • Fourth of July Festival Ripley, WV 9 • Washington’s Western Land Museum (304) 532-0327 • Blue Heron Landing Campground (304) 531-9193 16 Blue Heron Way Cottageville, WV 25239 http://www.blueheronlandingwv.com/ Jefferson • Harpers Ferry National Park https://wvtourism.com/harpers-ferry-national-park/ • John Brown’s Fort https://www.nps.gov/hafe/learn/historyculture/john-brown-fort.htm • Blue Ribbon Recreation Program registration is open, see more details below and register at http://www.jeffersoncountywv.org/home/showdocument?id=16716 Kanawha County • Clay