First 5 Napa County, Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District and fellow program partners collaborate each year to combine the love of reading and a passion for the outdoors.
This year’s outdoor reading activity features the story Gracias/Thanks by Pat Mora.
StoryWalk® 2026 - when and where:
The outdoor story displays are hosted in four popular parks, moving across Napa County from Calistoga to American Canyon and offering families a free, local, child-focused activity during the summer months when school is out of session. This year’s dates:
- Saturday, June 13*: Bothe-Napa Valley State Park (Calistoga)
*Hands-on activities - Saturday, June 27** – Sunday, July 12 Kickoff at Skyline (Napa)
**Kickoff event and hands-on activities on this day - July 18 – August 2: Moore Creek Park (St. Helena)
- August 8 – August 23: Wetlands Edge Park (American Canyon)
- August 29 – September 13: Bothe-Napa Valley State Park (Calistoga)
The Napa County program also features a hands-on art activity each year where kids can meet a local artist and participate in creating their own take-home artwork inspired by the current year’s book selection.
Collaboration:
StoryWalk® is sponsored by Lewis Cellars with program collaboration from First 5 Napa County, Napa County Regional Park & Open Space District, Napa Bookmine and fellow community nonprofits.
Origins:
2026 is the fifth year of StoryWalk® in Napa County.
The first StoryWalk® project was created in 2007 by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vermont and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. StoryWalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson. Napa County’s 2025 StoryWalk® program was made possible by Lewis Cellars.