June 2021
Spruce Knob Kite Festival
FLY KITES * MAKE KITES * PLAY GAMES * GO HIKING * SHARE FOOD * CAMP OUT * STAR GAZING * CAMP FIRE * MONSTER KITE DEMOS * MAPLE COTTON CANDY * FACE PAINTING * CONCESSIONS * LOCAL CIDER & BEER Join us at Spruce Knob Mountain Center to fly kites -- bring a kite, make a kite, buy a kite, or just watch -- and celebrate the sky and the wind that is a constant presence on our high plains!…
Find out more »July 2021
Gravel Race Up Spruce Knob
“GRUSK” is an adventure-cycling race on and around the highest peak in the mountain state, Spruce Knob! This race will take riders through some of the most beautiful mountain scenery in the East. The road conditions on course will vary from buttery pavement, to smooth dirt, to chunky gravel, to poorly maintained, pot-hole infested back roads. This race is a true challenge for the adventurous spirit within every cyclist and one you don’t want to miss.
Find out more »August 2021
Wilderness First Aid
You or a friend or family member is injured in the wilderness, an urban disaster zone, a remote rural area or just a few miles from cell phone service … what would you do? Learn how to save life and limb during the critical minutes or hours before ambulance/hospital hand-off. The MEDIC SOLO Disaster + Travel + Wilderness First Aid Course is a blended experience of classroom and hands-on learning. About half of student time is spent rotating as mock rescuer…
Find out more »Adult Running Camp
Join us on Spruce Knob in August to train for a fall ultra marathon or trail race, or to expand your running into the wonderful world of trail running. Based out of the Spruce Knob Mountain Center, the home and heart of the WV Trilogy races, we will spend three full days exploring the trails of our campus and the adjoining Seneca Creek Backcountry. In 2021 we are thrilled to be able to partner with Phil Wharton of Wharton Health.…
Find out more »September 2021
Almost Heaven Star Party
The Almost Heaven Star Party, organized by the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club, begins on Friday, September 3, 2021 and ends the morning of Tuesday, September 7th. The star party takes advantage of the location of the Spruce Knob Mountain Center which features some of the darkest skies on the east coast. Almost 300 star gazers and amateur astronomers gather on our campus to spend four nights exploring the night sky. Over the course of the weekend there will be exploration and…
Find out more »October 2021
West Virginia Trilogy/Run For the Hills Half Marathon & 5K
The WV Trilogy is a triptych of runs along the eastern continental divide. On Columbus Day weekend, runners take over the Spruce Knob Mountain Center and, over the course of three days, complete first a 50K, then a 50 mile and finally a half marathon race on the trails in and around the Experience Learning campus. Participants may choose to take part in one, two, or all three races. There is also a 5K race on the final day. The half…
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