National Park Week: Find Your Zen Forest Bathing Walk (Peaks of Otter Visitor Center - Milepost 86)
Park Event · Blue Ridge Parkway · Aug 27, 2026 · 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Take a moment to reflect this National Park Week with Find your Zen on the Blue Ridge Parkway with a Ranger, as they guide you through a mindful and meditative Forest Bathing Walk.
Forest Bathing, or Shinrin-Yoku, is a traditional Japanese practice where you will use all your senses to become fully immersed in nature. A Ranger will lead a 1-hour guided Forest Bathing Walk along the 0.8-mile Elk Run Loop Nature Trail, located behind the Peaks of Otter Visitor Center.
Recommended
- Comfortable shoes for hiking
- Water
- Bug spray
All NPS Blue Ridge Parkway programs are free and open to anyone. All ages welcome.
Source: National Park Service (public domain).
