Welcome to the Cove Ridge Center at Natural Tunnel State Park in Duffield, Virginia.  The Cove Ridge Center is a unique collaboration between Virginia State Parks and the Cove Ridge Foundation.  

We opened our doors in 1999 with the goal of becoming the premier regional multi-purpose facility, hosting cultural arts and educational programs, providing a gathering place for groups with various outdoor interests and as a location of interest to tourism groups.  Since opening, we have also become a popular location for family and class reunions, business training sessions and retreats. 

The Cove Ridge Center has meeting rooms, lodges, a gazebo and amphitheater available for rental. Please take a look around in the virtual tour of our facilities.  In addition, we provide special overnight packages and catering for your event.  Cove Ridge is currently taking reservations through June of 2010, so call the center at (276) 940-2696 to reserve your spot today!

The park also offers many opportunities for your visit, from the tunnel that gives the park its name, to a swimming pool, hiking trails, a campground and programs offered by interpreters as well as some special events. 

Our complete 2009 schedule of programs is available here.

Some upcoming events at Natural Tunnel and the Cove Ridge Center include:

• Learn about the wonders of our night sky with an “Astronomy Night” on Saturday, June 27th, meet in the Wilderness Road Blockhouse parking lot at 9:30pm.
   

• “Pickin’ in the Park” Sunday, June 28 at the Amphitheater at 2pm. Jim Gates and the Key Keepers will keep visitors entertained with their toe-tappin', upbeat sound.   $3 parking fee.  Concessions available.
   

• Join one of our interpreters on Friday, July 3 for a Welcome Campfire at 8:30pm in the Campground.  Meet your fellow campers and visitors from the area.  Free.

Please see our news section for more detailed information on these and other upcoming programs! 

Many of the Cove Ridge Center's special events are hosted by the Cove Ridge Foundation and its councils, including Pickin' in the Park and the Papa Joe Smiddy Mountain Music Festival.

If you are interested in volunteering at Natural Tunnel State Park, visit the official Volunteerism at Virginia State Parks webpage or contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Megan Krager, by email or by phone at (276) 940-1643.

We invite you to look around and see what we have to offer!

Send mail to webmaster@coveridge.com with questions or comments about this web site.
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Last modified: 06/22/09