National Get Outdoors Day is June 11, 2011.

National Get Outdoors Day is an annual event to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun. Participating partners will offer opportunities for American families to experience traditional and non-traditional types of outdoor activities. Prime goals of the day are reaching first-time visitors to public lands and reconnecting our youth to the great outdoors.

What can you do?

Register your event today! click here.

Raise awareness of the benefits of active time outdoors – benefits to our own bodies and those of our loved ones, families and friends – and overcome the trends that keep too many Americans indoors and sedentary.

Join the National Get Outdoors Day Campaign and support the campaign at a national or local level:

Nominate a site for GO Day online. click here. Check out the dozens of official GO Day 2011 sites thus far! click here.

Follow and share news on our GO Day Facebook page. New this year, we already have nearly 100 followers. click here.

National Get Outdoors Day in Washington, D.C. on June 11 will be celebrated at Kingman and Heritage Islands Park.

The event will offer youth and adults the opportunity to participate in exciting outdoor events including mountain biking, canoeing, rock climbing, fishing, and facepainting. In addition, the event is being held in conjunction with the Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Festival which will be providing live musical entertainment for guests at the event. The National Get Outdoors Day events are from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. For more information, please visit the website click here and the Facebook page click here.