Peace Love and Bigfoot Weekend
Peace Love and Bigfoot Weekend August 20-22, 2021
Nature Nook
Park interpretive staff will be stationed outside the Mountain Store to answer any questions you might have about animals, plants, history, or point you to a great hiking trail. They often have live animals with them at the Nature Nook.
For more information email Mandy.Pearson@dcnr.alabama.gov or call 256 412-9938. The program is free with gate admission and to overnight guests. We are committed to providing programs that are educational, fun, and safe. Family units will be spaced out from other family units. We will provide hand sanitizer stations.
Date: August 20, 2021
Time: 3:30 PM-5:30 PM
Location: Mountain Store
Guided Programming August 20-21, 2021
-Campfire Talk: Leave No Trace, Bigfoots Done It for Years Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Lower Improved Campground
Join Park Naturalist Mandy Pearson to learn about the 7 Leave No Trace Principles and why Bigfoot loves to call Cheaha home.
- Bigfoot Sightings! Time: 10:00 AM Location: Interpretive Center
-Bigfoot Hopscotch Game Time: 10:00 AM Location: Interpretive Center
Bigfoot never leaves behind any footprints. Have you ever wondered how? Our park interpretive staff will teach you a couple of his secrets through a fun game.
-Bigfoot Sightings! Time: 2:00 PM Location: LNT Bigfoot Challenge Trail
-Mountain Music Time: 2:00 PM -5:00 PM Location: Interpretive Center
Relive the time-honored tradition of music and fellowship with a live performance by The Bluegrass Connection. Enjoy this traditional Appalachian music genre from the comfort of your own camp chair on the porch of Cheaha’s Interpretive Center!
-Bigfoot Sightings! Time: 4:00 PM Location: Interpretive Center
-Campfire Talk: LNT Bigfoot Jeopardy Time: 8:00 PM Location: Upper Improved Campground
Learn more about Bigfoot and the 7 Leave No Trace Principles through a fun and interactive game of Jeopardy.
Ongoing Activities (August 20, 2021-August 22, 2021)
-Leave Only Fairy Footprints Location: Enchanted Garden
Build a fairy house out of natural materials! You might just catch a glimpse of a fairy darting into your new home!
-Hide & Seek World Champion: Bigfoot Photo Scavenger Hunt
Sharpen your hide and seek skills by finding all of the hidden locations. Pick up a scavenger hunt sheet from the Mountain Store.
-Hike to the highest point in Alabama: Bigfoot Trail (1 mile)
Count how many hidden Bigfoots you see along the way.
-Self-guided Hikes on the Bald Rock Boardwalk (0.66 miles) and the Heritage Trail (0.44 miles)
Stop by the Mountain Store to pick up a trail map.
-Play on the Imagination Tree Playground Location: Tower Road
-Adopt Your Own Baby Bigfoot
Baby Bigfoot ($15.99 plus tax) and his adorable stuffed critter friends are available for purchase at the Mountain Store!
-Gem Mine (Various buckets of gemstones available at Mountain Store)
-Eat at the Vista Cliffside Restaurant (Open Noon-8:00 PM)
