School Programs
Take your class on an unforgettable educational adventure in the Blue Ridge Mountains! Our field trips align with your curriculum and immerse students in hands-on science activities.
Day or Overnight Options
Summer Camps
Give your child an unforgettable summer at Blue Ridge Discovery Center! Our camps feature guided hikes, wildlife exploration, stream studies, and eco-crafts, immersing kids in hands-on learning and outdoor adventure in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.
Mount Rogers
Naturalist Rallies
Four seasonal weekend events focused on the natural history of Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Learn about geology, astronomy, botany, cultural history, and much more with regional expert guides while staying in the comforts of our Historic Schoolhouse at the base of the highest mountains in Virginia
Event Venue Rental
Our Historic Schoolhouse offers the ideal mountain retreat to host your conference, wedding, retreat, reunions, or higher education field courses. Utilize the historic chapel, stone amphitheater, dining hall, natural history library, meeting rooms and overnight accommodations or 60 individuals.
Upcoming Events
When winter comes around, and the last of the bugs disappear until the spring, a particular group of flying mammals must find a way to survive the winter without their only food source. Bats, along with groundhogs and chipmunks, are one of the few groups of mammals in the Blue Ridge that enter a state of true dormancy or hibernation. This state of low activity and reduced metabolic rate is called torpor, a state of efficient energy consumption that lets bats go for up to a month without drinking, eating, or moving.