Food Truck Thursdays at Miller Park
Miller Park Pool - May through August
Sprayground at Riverside Park – May to October
Summer Reading at Lynchburg Public Library - June and July
Start training for the Virginia 10 Miler or the Amazing Youth Mile
Lynchburg Hillcats home game
Riverfront Park Fountain – May to October
Ivy Creek Park canoe and kayak rental – summer weekends
The Nature Zone – Friday and Saturday at the Miller Center
Ice cream or frozen treats - see Sweet Summer Treats article for local favorites
Trout fishing at Ivy Creek’s Clemmons Lake
Tennis lessons - Lynchburg Parks & Recreation Department
Swim lessons at Miller Park Pool
Play dress up with Halloween costumes
Chess for Kids at Lynchburg Public Library – summer Saturdays
Start a summer journal
Read a book
Camp out in your backyard
WonderCamp Day Camps at Amazement Square
National Parks & Recreation Month in July
Have a craft day
National Picnic Month in July
Kids Cove at Thomas Road Baptist Church
Bike or hike at Percival’s Island
Bake cookies
Teach your kids to jump rope
Summer Movie Express at Regal Cinemas
Back yard barbecue
Ride bikes on Blackwater Creek Bikeway
Play board games
Enjoy a family game of kickball
Blow bubbles
Draw with sidewalk chalk
Visit Dairy Queen
Play at Putt-Putt Fun Center
Skate at FunQuest
Ski, snowboard or snow tube at Snowflex
Disc golf at Peaks View Park
Hike the Alpine Trail at Riverside Park
Play at Bounce About in the River Ridge Mall
Plant a garden
Go bowling
Visit Lynchburg Museum
Friday Flicks at Lynchburg Public Library
Play mini golf at Tiny Town Golf
Visit the Anne Spencer Garden
Outdoor summer movies at various locations
Family camping trip
Beyond the 'Burg Road Trips
Roanoke's Splash Valley Water Park
Otter Creek on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Peaks of Otter
Crabtree Falls
Appomattox Court House National Park
Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest
Outdoor fun at a Virginia State Park
Feed the fish at Bridgewater Marina - Smith Mountain Lake
Virginia Beach, Myrtle Beach or the Outer BanksThomas Jefferson's Monticello
See the sights in Washington, DC
Roanoke's Mill Mountain Zoo
Hike on the Appalachian Trail
