30 Outdoor Activities for Families

It is officially summer for us and I am excited. I can’t think of a better way to spend the summer than . I rounded up 30 activities to help inspire your summer adventures, whether big or small.

Outdoors in Your Backyard

Birding
Gardening
Set up a movie theater in your backyard and watch nature-themed movie.
Learn to identify a tree.
Create a butterfly garden.
Help the vanishing bees.
Garden using succulents.
Learn to ID animal tracks in your backyard or while camping.
Make a nature journal and record what bugs & wildlife you encounter.

Beyond Your Doorstep

Visit a zoo.
Visit a living history site.
Hike a volcano.
Tour a cave.
Visit a National Monument.
Get binoculars for your next hike.
Buy a camping cook book and try a new recipe on your next camping trip.
Visit a nature center and learn something new about your area.
Go snorkeling.
Tour an apiary.
Visit a National Park.
Visit a state park.
Read a book at your next picnic.
Visit a botanical garden.
Discover the Forest.
Visit an aquarium.
Explore a pond.
Visit an arboretum.
Learn to fish.
Visit an aviary .
Tour a local farm & learn about farm life.
Visit a natural history museum.

Saving Money on Outdoor Activities

Check out books from the library instead of buying them.
The next free admission to National Park day is August 25th.
Check for free or discounted events at local zoos, museum, state parks, etc.
Give you kids simple chores to earn the money needed for activities.

Happy Adventuring!

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Mae Kiggins

There are not many places that I would rather be than outdoors. I grew up hiking and camping in the Rockies. In college I studied natural resources and worked as a park ranger, research assistant and policy intern. Now-a-days my adventures include my two children, 4 and 1, and husband. When my son was asked what he was thankful for he said camping. In the spring of 2014 I will begin the new adventure of teaching environmental studies at the college level.