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Fall Nature Walk

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

Join Maine Master Naturalists Harry Vayo and Serena Sanborn on a walk at Quarry Road to explore the ways nature gets ready for winter. Explore ferns, leaf change, and thoughts on migration. Mini sketchbooks and pencils will be provided for all participants. ***Click for more info and to get tickets***

$10

Fall Nature Walk

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

Join Maine Master Naturalists Harry Vayo and Serena Sanborn on a walk at Quarry Road to explore the ways nature gets ready for winter. Explore ferns, leaf change, and thoughts on migration. Mini sketchbooks and pencils will be provided for all participants. Cost: $10. Eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. REGISTER

$10

Spring Wildflower Walk

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

What wonderful wildflowers are blooming in spring? Begin the wildflower art walk at the Paul J. Schupf Art Center beneath Tessa Greene O’Brien’s mural Fields Alive with Pollen and Wings, followed by a walk at Quarry Road to explore, draw, and discover! Led by wildflower enthusiasts and Maine Master Naturalists Harry Vayo and Serena Sanborn. […]

$10

Free Ski Day at Quarry Road

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

For More Information: Morning Sentinel article Quarry Road Recreational Area website

Free

Kids’ Fun Day

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

The community is invited to Quarry Road Trails for Kids Fun Day.  This free community event features fun activities for kids, including trail walks, scavenger hunts, pumpkin art, prizes, and more! Waterville Creates staff will be there to lead an art project, weaving colorful yarn and natural objects on Y-shaped sticks. LEARN MORE

Free

Fall Festival

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

Visit this Fall Festival for apple slinging, trail walks, a nature scavenger hunt, pumpkin and leaf art, pumpkin bowling, a bean bag toss, a ski swap, and lots of raffles and prizes! FMI

Free

Nature at Night

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

Join us for a tour of the night sky and an exploration of the lovely nocturnal moths of early fall. Maine Master Naturalist, Serena Sanborn, and  John Meader, of Northern Stars Planetarium, will lead the nature tour highlighting local moths and not-so-local constellations! John will share a bit of constellation lore and will use a […]

Community Ski Free Day

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

Free Day Passes for Skiing and Fat Biking at Quarry Road Trails are available; ski equipment will be available at rental cost and snow shoes at no cost.

Free

Star Party with John Meader

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

Join us for a tour of the night sky in a properly socially distanced star party at Quarry Rd, near the yurt, after the MIFF film Latcho Drom. John Meader, of Northern Stars Planetarium, will lead a tour of the constellations visible, sharing his knowledge of stars, visible planets, and the Milky Way which will […]

Free

Parents’ Night Out

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

Enjoy some peaceful and fun adventures at Parents' Night Out at Quarry Road Trails! Childcare for up to 15 children will be offered while parents enjoy the trails. The child's dinner is included in the price ($10).

$10

Quarry Road Fall Festival

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

On Saturday, November 2, the community is invited between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. for the Quarry Road Trails Fall Festival in Waterville. All are invited to this free community event to enjoy fun activities, explore the trails and learn about winter programs, volunteer opportunities, recent updates and future plans. Quarry Road Trails is located […]

Free

Summer Race Series 3K

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

The Quarry Road Summer Race Series is a weekly trail running series held at the Quarry Road Recreation Area in Waterville, Maine. Our goal is to create a fun, family friendly series that will provide a summer of great experiences for runners in the Greater Waterville Area. Each week participants will complete different courses of […]

$5

Soup and Ski

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

Group and self-guided ski and snowshoe tours, followed by soup , snacks and a guest speaker.

Free

Community Ski-Free Day

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

Local residents and visitors are invited to enjoy a day of cross-country skiing and other winter activities at Quarry Road Trails in Waterville on Saturday, January 12.  This free community event, hosted by the City of Waterville, is the second of three Community Ski Free Days scheduled for the 2018-2019 winter season. The Welcome Center […]

Free

Community Free Ski Day

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

Local residents and visitors are invited to enjoy a day of cross-country skiing and other winter activities. The free community event is hosted by the City of Waterville and is the first of three Community Ski Free days scheduled for this wonderful winter season. The welcome center is open to provide free snowshoes for loan, […]

Free

5K Run/Biathalon

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME
$10 – $15

Quarry Road Fall Festival

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

Family-friendly activities will include trail walks, pumpkin bowling, apple slinging, bean bag toss, face painting, and more. Common Street Arts and the Children’s Discovery Museum will offer a pop-up museum and pumpkin art. Cider making and fall refreshments will be provided at no charge and 92 Moose will be on-hand with a live radio broadcast […]

Free

Recurring

Quarry Road Summer Race Series

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

The Quarry Road Summer Race Series is a fun, family-friendly, weekly trail running series. Our goal is to provide a summer of great experiences for runners in the greater Waterville area. Each week participants will complete different courses of varying lengths from 3K to 8K, utilizing the full extent of the Quarry Road trail system. […]

$5
Recurring

Youth Mountain Bike Ride

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

Calling All Youth Mountain Bikers... Come Catch a Smile with the Central Maine Cycling Club Junior Dirt Riders every week this summer. We will be hosting our weekly Youth Mountain Bike Ride at Quarry Trails in Waterville. Rides will last from 6 to 7:30 pm. The rides are open to all riders from High School age […]

Free

Youth Mountain Bike Ride

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

Calling All Youth Mountain Bikers... Come Catch a Smile with the Central Maine Cycling Club Junior Dirt Riders every week this summer. We will be hosting our weekly Youth Mountain Bike Ride at Quarry Trails in Waterville. The rides are open to all riders from High School age and younger who have the ability to […]

Quarry Road Summer Race Series 3K

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

The Quarry Road Summer Race Series is a fun, family-friendly, weekly trail running series. Our goal is to provide a summer of great experiences for runners in the greater Waterville area.   Each week participants will complete different courses of varying lengths from 3K to 8K, utilizing the full extent of the Quarry Road trail system. […]

Youth Mountain Bike Ride

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

Calling All Youth Mountain Bikers... Come Catch a Smile with the Central Maine Cycling Club Junior Dirt Riders every week this summer. We will be hosting our weekly Youth Mountain Bike Ride at Quarry Trails in Waterville. Rides will last from 6 to 7:30 pm. The rides are open to all riders from High School […]

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