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Celebrate Get Outdoors & Get Together Day!

Celebrate Get Outdoors and Get Together Day

Get Outdoors & Get Together Day 2022 is on June 11! Find a location near you and have a day of family fun.

Join DEC, State Parks, Office for People with Development Disabilities, and Veterans’ Services at free events across the state to try a new skill and enjoy the outdoors at Get Outdoors & Get Together Day, a day of inclusion for all people at New York’s accessible Parks and DEC lands.

Locations will offer a selection of accessible activities and include a range of guided programming from fishing to nature walks, birding, archery, and more. New York's Get Outdoors & Get Together Day coincides with National Get Outdoors Day, an annual event to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun.


All locations offer wheelchair accessible features and activities including restrooms and select recreation opportunities. Please contact the event coordinator directly with accommodation requests and to find out about the adaptive equipment and activities offered at each site. Learn more by visiting DEC’s website.

There are four events in the Hudson Valley: 



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