Field Trip: Rock Castle Creek in Rock Castle Gorge
Date/Time
Saturday, May 2, 2015
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location
Cave Spring Middle School
Categories
Join us as Butch Kelly leads a walk through beautiful forests with spring ephemerals. Rock Castle Gorge is in the Rocky Knob area 5 miles off the Blue Ridge Parkway off Va. 8. The walk is flat but uneven. The trail can be wet in places so wear sturdy shoes. We will be walking between 2-to-3 miles. There are lots of wildflowers. We should see fire pink as well as showy orchis. This trip offers great looks at a deciduous forest and old CCC work. We will eat at the Tuggles Restaurant right off the parkway or you can pack a lunch. Hopefully we can be back in Roanoke by 3 p.m. Parking is limited so we must carpool. The trip along the parkway offers great views and if time allows we may stop at a few places on the way back.
This trip is offered without a fee, and all are most welcome to come.
Questions, call Butch Kelly, 540 384-7429
Cave Spring Middle School
4880 Brambleton Ave.
Roanoke, VA 24018