# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Winter Solstice Hike & Campfire
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 21 Dec, 2025 at 08:30 am
- **Event Description**: Celebrate the winter solstice with TLGV and the Friends of Pachaug Forest. We’ll start at 8:30 am the youth camping area with a 2.2 mile loop hike through the beautiful cedar swamp, into a varied landscape with large hardwood trees and white pines and then over to Edmonds Pond marsh where we have the chance to spot a bald eagle. We’ll be back by 10 am to the CCC Camp area where we’ll relax with a bonfire, hot cocoa and snacks. Participants are welcome to share their thoughts on the winter solstice, including poetry or prose. The hike is mostly level and on dirt roads. Bring a chair for around the campfire. If you don’t want to hike you are welcome to join us for the campfire. For more information, please contact Ranger Cassidy at Cassidy@tlgv.org or 860-774-3300.

Use the entrance to Pachaug State Forest on Rt. 49, one mile north of RT. 138. Use the main park road until you come to the CCC statue and then bear right to the campground.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/voluntown/winter-solstice-hike-and-campfire/200029358202034
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, trips-adventures, camping
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 226

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Voluntown
- **state**: CT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Pachaug State Forest, CCC Youth Camping Area, Voluntown, CT
- **lat**: 41.63787
- **long**: -71.86747
- **full address**: Pachaug State Forest, CCC Youth Camping Area, Voluntown, CT, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Winter Solstice Hike & Campfire being held?
  - **A:** Winter Solstice Hike & Campfire takes place on Sun, 21 Dec, 2025 at 08:30 am to Sun, 21 Dec, 2025 at 08:30 am at Pachaug State Forest, CCC Youth Camping Area, Voluntown, CT, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Winter Solstice Hike & Campfire?
  - **A:** Winter Solstice Hike & Campfire is organized by The Last Green Valley.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Winter Solstice Hike & Campfire is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Voluntown, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 220+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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