Clean the Bay Day at Widewater State Park
Join us at Widewater for our Clean the Bay Day cleanup! From a kayak, volunteers will work with rangers to collect trash on the shoreline.
Date and time
Location
101 Widewater State Pk Rd
101 Widewater State Park Road Stafford, VA 22554About this event
As a special opportunity during the park's quarterly cleanup, for Clean the Bay Day 2024 two park rangers will be leading a volunteer shoreline cleanup from the water! Using a single or tandem kayak, which are free for volunteers to use for this event, you will paddle along the Widewater shoreline and grab trash with grabbers as we go. Trash grabbers and nitrile gloves will be supplied by the park.
The group will meet at the Aquia Creek paddle launch at 8:30am to debrief and get in the water by 9:00am. Please make sure to have a volunteer mirror tag visible on your car's dash, which you can get inside the Visitor's Center at the front desk.
The use of personal floatation devices is required at all times while on the water. You can either bring your own or the park will supply them free of charge. You are welcome to use your own kayak as well, if desired.
Registered volunteers have the parking fee waived for Widewater State Park upon entry. You must check in at the Visitor's Center to get a volunteer mirror tag before attending this event. If you are not a registerd volunteer, sign up at the following link and remember to select Widewater as your park! https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/volunteers
Frequently asked questions
No; the park has a limited number of trash grabbers to lease out to volunteers, so if you have your own please bring them! We will be supplying nitrile gloves and trash bags for the health and safety of everyone involved.
Yes; per Virginia State Parks policy, you will need to be a registered volunteer in our system. You can sign up for free by going to the Virginia State Parks "Volunteer Opportunities" webpage. Make sure to select Widewater as your park of choice!
No! Volunteers will be using kayaks and other equipment supplied by the park free of charge.
If you would like to help on the water, we have a limited number of adaptive paddling equipment available for those who find holding paddles to be difficult. Off the water, you can help our rangers in the Visitor Center pass out gloves and trash grabbers for on the ground cleanup volunteers.