2012 Locations

A list of all 70 National Get Outdoors Day locations. Find one near you! Or check out the locations from 2011.

Dunes Learning Center

Kristen Grzych
VP Board of Directors, Devlop Com. Chair
Dunes Learning Center


Munford Elementary School
Munford, Alabama
Kim Murray
Science Specialist
USDA Forest Service


Get Outdoors Day at Potters Marsh
Anchorage, Alaska
Annette Heckart
NatureWatch, Interpretation & Conservation Education Team Leader
Chugach National Forest


Ward Lake Recreation Area
Ketchikan, Alaska
Jesse Young
Education/Interpretation Specialist (Recreation)
U.S. Forest Service


Arizona's Salt River Tubing & Recreation
Mesa, Arizona
Lynda Breault
Vice President
Salt River Tubing & Recreation


Mormon Lake Lodge Outdoor Festival
Mormon Lake, Arizona
Larry Snead
Mormon Lake Lodge Environmental Programs Manager
Mormon Lake Lodge, a Forever Resort


Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Alviso, California
Toni Caldwell
Environmental Educator
US Fish & Wildlife Service


Mother Lode River Center
Coloma, California
Scott Scheu
Operations Manager
Mother Lode River Trips


Ardenwood Historic Farm
Fremont, California
Ira Bletz
Supervising Naturalist
East Bay Regional Park District


Fishing Frenzy Fishing Derby for children
City of Commerce City, Colorado
Lisa Nordholt
Youth Services Supervisor
City of Commerce City


National Get Outdoors Day - Denver
Denver, Colorado
Susan Alden Wiengardt
Partnership Coordinator
US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region


First Annual Backcountry Community Campout
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Hope Marasco
HRCA Backcountry Wilderness Area coordinator
Highlands Ranch Community Association


Dinosaur Ridge
Morrison, Colorado
Tom Moklestad
Program Director
Friends of Dinosaur Ridge


Delaware State Fairgrounds
Harrington, Delaware
Linda Chick
Coordinator
Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware


Hurlburt Field Youth Center
Okaloosa County, Florida
Sarah Luna
Recreation Assistant-Youth
Hurlburt Field Youth Center


Upper Mesa Falls, Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Upper Mesa Falls, Idaho
Sue McKenna
Forestry Technician, Recreation
USDA Forest Service


Brookville Lake-U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Brookville, Indiana
Stephanie Ison
Natural Resources Specialist Ranger
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers


Clinton Lake
Lawrence, Kansas
kipp walters
park ranger
u.s. army corps of engineers


Nolin River Lake - US Army Corps of Engineers
Mammoth Cave, KY
Danielle Treadway
Park Ranger
USACE


Beaver Dam Campground
Berwick, Maine
Michelle or Sheila Burgess or Buck
Co-Owner's
Beaver Dam Campground


Hazel Outdoor Discovery Center
Eden, Maryland
Jim Rapp
Director
Hazel Outdoor Discovery Center


Franklin Park
Boston, Massachusetts
Christine Poff
Executive Director
Franklin Park Coalition


Webber Township/Lake County Youth and Family Park
Baldwin, Michigan
Linda Lange
GO Day & Trail Coordinator - Youth and Family Park
Webber Township Parks and Rec Committee


Greenfield Village / The Henry Ford
Dearborn, Michigan
Lisa Perez
Detroit Urban Connections Coordinator
U.S. Forest Service Region 9

Carver County Parks - Lake Minnewashta Regional Park
Chaska, Minnesota
Lenny Klevan Schmitz
Parks Coordinator
Carver County Parks


Blackhawk Park
Eagan, Minnesota
Jessie Koehle
Water Resources Technician
City of Eagan


Camp Tanadoona
Excelsior, Minnesota
Todd Foster
Camp Director
Camp Fire USA Minnesota Council


Powderhorn Park
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mikaela Kramer
Outreach Specialist
REI


Citywide Camp-Out
South Saint Paul, Minnesota
Kelly Rae Vo
Project Chair
South St. Paul Jaycees


Maplewood Park / Clear Lake
Waseca, Minnesota
Mary Jo Knudson
Recreation Coordinator
Waseca Community Education & Recreation


National Park Service--Melrose National Historic Site
Natchez, Mississippi
Stephen Don
Park Ranger
National Park Service


Pat Lamar Park
Oxford, Mississippi
Sam Pryor
Director of the Oxford Activity Center
Oxford Park Commission


Jefferson National Expansion Memorial - Gateway Arch
Saint Louis, Missouri
Ann Honious
Chief, Museum Services & Interpretation
National Park Service


Wappapello Lake
Wappapello, Missouri
Andrew Jefferson Sr.
Natural Resources Specialist Park Ranger
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers


Hide Out Mountain
Florence, Montana
Roger and Sharon DiBrito DiBrito
Volunteers
Florence Civic Club


Field Station: Dinosaurs
Secaucus, New Jersey
Jayme Powers
Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Field Station: Dinosaurs


Taconic Outdoor Education Center - NYS Fahnestock State Park
Cold Spring, New York
Paul Kuznia
Director
NYS Parks- Taconic Outdoor Education Center (TOEC)


Mount Morris Dam & Recreation Area
Mount Morris, New York
Juliana Smith
Park Ranger
US Army Corps of Engineers


Campground Owners of New York
Pittsford, New York
Suzanne Bixby
Marketing & Communications Director
Campground Owners of New York


William Bill Smith Park
Oak Island, North Carolina
Rich Thomas Jr.
Owner
OutdoorActive LLC


Pisgah Forest
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Devin Gentry
Education and Outreach Specialist
Cradle of Forestry in America Interpretive Association


Caesar Creek Lake
Ohio
Russell Curtis
Park Ranger
Corps of Engineers


William H. Harsha Lake, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Batavia, Ohio
Linda Romine
Park Ranger
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers


Leith Run Recreation Area, Wayne National Forest
Newport, Ohio
Dawn McCarthy
Assistant District Ranger-Operations
Wayne National Forest, Athens Ranger District


C.J. Brown Dam and Reservoir
Springfield, Ohio
Brian Menker
Park Ranger
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers


Sandy Ridge Trail System
Oregon
Zach Jarrett
Lead Outdoor Recreation Planner
Bureau of Land Management


BLM National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
Baker City, Oregon
Kelly Burns
Lead Park Ranger
Bureau of Land Management


Foster Lake Free Fishing Day
Foster, Oregon
Christie Johnson
Park Ranger
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Kings Gap Environmental Education Center
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Gina Padilla
Program Coordinator
Kings Gap EE Center, PA Bureau of State Parks


Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Michael Bloom
ACCT OSM/VISTA
Greater Hazleton Area Civic Partnership


Buhl Park
Hermitage, Pennsylvania
Debbie Fait
Assistant General Manager
Buhl Park Corporation


Parker Dam State Park
Huston, Pennsylvania
Deanna Schall
Park Manager
Pennsylvania State Parks


Blue Marsh Lake, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Leesport, Pennsylvania
Hallie Groff
Park Ranger
Blue Marsh Lake


Upper West Branch Susquehanna River Sojourn
Pike, Pennsylvania
Von Holguin
Watershed Development Coordinator
Clearfield County Conservation District


Moraine State Park
Portersville, Pennsylvania
Emily Borcz
Regional Outdoor Recreation Program Coordinator
Pennsylvania State Parks


Lehigh Valley Zoo
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
Alan Raisman
Development and Marketing Coordinator
Lehigh Valley Zoo


Liberty Square-Fort Sumter National Monument
Charleston, South Carolina
Sydney Schneider
Education Technician
National Park Service- Ft Sumter National Monument


SD Outdoor Expo presented by Jack's Campers
Huron, South Dakota
Candi Hettinger
Marketing/Events Coordinator
SD State Fair


10th Annual Catfish Rodeo
Nashville, Tennessee
Laura Ganus
Watersheds Director
Cumberland River Compact


Westlake / Oakland
Hickory Creek, Texas
Paula Rafferty
Natural Resource Specialist
US Army Corps of Engineers


Odessa Parks and Recreation
Odessa, Texas
Christopher Hallmark
Recreation & Special Events Coordinator
City of Odessa (Tx) Parks and Recreation


Huntington and Eccles Canyons National Scenic Byway
Huntington, UT
Rosann Fillmore
PUblic Affairs Specialist/ Byway Coordinator
Manti-La Sal NF/Huntington and Eccles Canyon NSB


Tuacahn Outdoor Plaza
Ivins, Utah
Katherine Fuselier
Program Coordinator
Dixie/Arizona Strip Interpretive Association


Venture Outdoors/Get Outdoors Day Festival
Salt Lake City, Utah
Loyal Clark
Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Forest Service


Spearfish Park, Washington
Dallesport, Washington
David Ladouceur
Park Ranger
USACE


King County's Duthie Hill Park
Issaquah, Washington
Glenn Glover
Executive Director
Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance


Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Vancouver, Washington
Kimm Fox-Middleton
Supervisory Park Ranger
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site


Bennington Lake
Walla Walla, Washington
Jeremy Nguyen
Park Ranger
USACE


Curt Gowdy State Park
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Paul Gritten
Non-motorized Trails Program Coordinator
WY State Parks, Historic Sites, & Trails


Scout's Pond
Dubois, Wyoming
Diane Probasco
Wildlife Biologist
Shoshone National Forest