Breaks Interstate Park

Breaks Interstate Park The Grand Canyon of the South

06/05/2026

Another beautiful start to the day here at the Breaks

Weekend Preview: June 5 & 6th - Here's what to expect in the park!🎀🎨In addition to our regularly scheduled educational p...
06/04/2026

Weekend Preview: June 5 & 6th - Here's what to expect in the park!

🎀🎨In addition to our regularly scheduled educational programs, be sure to stop by the Mountain Craft Show on Saturday, June 6, at the Visitor Center in the Breaks location. Enjoy a variety of handcrafted items and support talented local artisans! Check out the flyer below for more details. 👏

📙✨Visitors will also have the opportunity to meet Tony Scales, author of The Breaks & Natural Tunnel books, who will be available to discuss the region’s history and his work, and to sign copies of his book!

🎭Don’t forget, this is your last weekend to catch A.C.T.’s production of Legally Blonde before the curtain closes! Show information and online ticket sales can be accessed at https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/breakspark/items/76938/calendar/2026/05/?fbclid=IwdGRjcASO_IlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEep-ddNxUsLGwcUZsGamrt9CQlfj-CnEfZACjShilVIziewvmheAqplV3SkbU_aem_gKFKkp4tEVQe0ekgbnuHfg&full-items=yes

🏊‍♂️ Our waterpark, zipline, and paddle boats will all be open to serve guests this weekend.
🍔 The Rhododendron Restaurant and waterpark concession stand are ready to feed our guests before, during, or after your adventures!

Stop by the Rhododendron Restaurant at the Chafin Lodge and satisfy your appetite! The restaurant is currently open Mond...
06/03/2026

Stop by the Rhododendron Restaurant at the Chafin Lodge and satisfy your appetite! The restaurant is currently open Monday–Thursday from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Friday–Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

This weekend, we will have a lunch buffet on Saturday, June 6th, from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm. Featuring Country Fried Steak & Chicken Alfredo, yummy! Adults: $17.95; Kids 4–10: $8.95; Ages 3 and under: Free. Drinks are not included.

Our Sunday buffet will run from 11 am to 3:30 pm; during this time, it is buffet only, no ordering from the regular menu. Featuring our Fried Chicken & Roast Beef, with all the fixings! Adults: $18.95; Kids 4–10: $9.95; Ages 3 and under: Free. Drinks are not included.

If you are coming to get your fill Monday through Thursday, please see the attached grill menu!!

06/03/2026

This post is not for those with weak stomachs, so if you keep reading, don’t say we didn’t warn you:

This video was taken in the park today and there is much more happening here than what you might expect. Whitetail mamas have several strategies to protect their babies and one of those is keeping them scent free. For the first couple weeks of a fawn’s life it is incapable of defecating without stimulation from its mother, mostly during nursing. The doe accomplishes this by licking her baby, including the backside. She consumes whatever comes out (we’re trying to be PG here) and thus keeps her little one scent free during the period when it is least able to run from predators. So if you are responsible for the care of a little one (of the human variety) then remember this during the next diaper change: after all, you could be a deer. 😉

Welcome back to another History Breaks!Today we are continuing on our trend of splash dams, and their impact in the regi...
06/02/2026

Welcome back to another History Breaks!

Today we are continuing on our trend of splash dams, and their impact in the region! More specifically the splash dam build by the Yellow Poplar Lumber Company, which was first “splashed” in December of 1909, nearly 120 years ago. The construction of the splash dam was essentially for the operations of the Yellow Poplar Lumber Company. The company had over 50 million feet of “exceptional yellow poplar”, but a major blockade. The Breaks, a canyon defined by its 1000 foot walls of sandstone and boulders the size of houses creating a complex obstacle that stretched 6+ miles.

The company depended on this dam to raise the water leave 20 feet, creating a pond of 85-acres, containing trees of 20 inches or greater in diameter. There was some uncertainty about the water levels and if the dam would produce enough force to move timber through the canyon. It would need the boulders blasted from the river bed to reduce log jams, this feat would take over 20,000 pounds of dynamite.

Once the logs were splashed, it was the job of men in the belly of the canyon, now within the boundaries of the Breaks Interstate Park, to free them of jams and ensure their delivery downstream.

Today the concrete pillars of the semi-permanent splash dam still stand. You can see them today at what was then called “Bart’s Lick”, now just Bartlick. About 20 minutes from the park at the John W. Flannagan Reservoir.

Stay tuned next week for more history at the Breaks!

⛺ Weekend Recap ⌚What a wild weekend at the Park! 🏕️🦉 Ranger Daniel successfully led his very first overnight canyon cam...
06/01/2026

⛺ Weekend Recap ⌚
What a wild weekend at the Park! 🏕️🦉 Ranger Daniel successfully led his very first overnight canyon camping trip, while Ranger Colleen teamed up with Dickenson County Shining Stars to teach campers at Camp Ability all about our amazing local wildlife. We love creating unforgettable outdoor experiences and inspiring the next generation of nature enthusiasts!

Check out our program schedule here: https://www.breakspark.com/programs

Elk Viewing Shelters at Southern Gap!Did you know there are 3 elk viewing shelters at Southern Gap? These shelters overl...
06/01/2026

Elk Viewing Shelters at Southern Gap!

Did you know there are 3 elk viewing shelters at Southern Gap? These shelters overlook bottoms that the elk frequent.

Want to learn more about the area and our local elk? Posted materials provide lots of information on elk, the elk restoration project, as well as other fun facts!

These shelters are located down the hill past the Southern Gap Visitor’s Center, to the right!

🗓️ The June program schedule has officially dropped! Check out all of our educational programs and see what's happening ...
05/31/2026

🗓️ The June program schedule has officially dropped! Check out all of our educational programs and see what's happening throughout the month. We have a full lineup planned, and our Rangers are ready for a busy and exciting June!

Sorry for the inconvenience, but this evenings sunset hike has been canceled due to a scheduling error. We apologize for...
05/30/2026

Sorry for the inconvenience, but this evenings sunset hike has been canceled due to a scheduling error. We apologize for those who may have been looking forward to seeing the sunset this weekend with us. Regardless, come and Zipline, enjoy the Waterpark, or enjoy one of our beautiful trails.

Make sure to stay up to date with our latest programs via our socials, and website: breakspark.com

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