Price Lake Picnic Area TRACK Trail for Kids

Take your kids hiking!

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Quick Facts

Location:

Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area at Parkway Milepost 296.4

Significance:

A family-friendly trail especially for kids

Amenities

5 listed

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Parking - Auto, Picnic Table, Restroom - Seasonal, Trailhead

The Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area TRACK Trail uses a portion of the Boone Fork Trail beginning at the bridge by the picnic area restroom. The TRACK Trail portion of the Boone Fork Trail is a kid-friendly 0.7-mile walk (1.4 miles round-trip) and concludes at a rock overhang. At the rock overhang, turn around and return to the picnic area. The entire Boone Fork Trail is a 5-mile loop and includes several strenuous sections that may not be suitable for young children.

The hike begins in an open field area scattered with picnic tables, trees, and rhododendron. Behind a restroom building, a small wooden foot bridge crosses a gentle creek and a dirt path winds around through the open field and parallel with the creek. Vegetation continues to thicken and in many places the creek has eroded its sides very near the trail. At the conclusion of the Track Trail section, a huge boulder juts out providing a roof type structure over the trail.

For additional information about the Kids In Parks TRACK Trail program and to download activity brochures for Price Park, visit kidsinparks.com. Print the TRACK Trail Adventure Scavenger Hunt and Birds of the Blue Ridge Mountains activity brochures to use along the trail.

Check the conditions of the area before you visit.