Join us on Saturday, June 8th, 2024 for Get Outdoors and Get Together Day!
New York State Parks and the Department of Environmental Conservation
, in partnership with the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and the NYS Division of Veterans' Services, will host free events to celebrate New York's spectacular outdoor spaces in this inclusive one-day event. Get Outdoors & Get Together Day brings people of all abilities, ages, identities, and backgrounds together for fun, healthful activities as part of the Governor' initiative to broaden the diversity of users and ensure inclusivity of access to state public lands.
Adaptive equipment will be available for select activities across participating sites. Please direct questions to individual participating sites for equipment availability and programs offered. All other accessibility-related inquiries should be directed to accessibility@parks.ny.gov.
Vehicle entrance fees will be waived at the participating parks for the duration of the event.
2024 NY State Parks Sites:
- Allegany Region: Allegany State Park (Cattaraugus County)
- Central Region: Chenango Valley State Park (Broome County)
- Finger Lakes Region: Taughannock Falls State Park (Tompkins County)
- Genesee Region: Darien Lakes State Park (Genesee County)
- Long Island Region: Hempstead Lake State Park in conjunction with DEC (Nassau County)
- Long Island Region: Sunken Meadow State Park (Suffolk County)
- New York City Region: Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park (New York County)
- Niagara Region: Buffalo Harbor State Park (Erie County)
- Palisades Region: Sterling Forest State Park (Orange County)
- Saratoga/Capital Region: Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site (Montgomery County)
- Taconic Region: Lake Taghkanic State Park (Columbia County)
2024 Department of Environmental Conservation Sites:
- Adirondacks: Ausable Point Campground & Day Use Area (Clinton County)
- Capital Region: Five Rivers Environmental Education Center (Albany County)
- Catskills: Kenneth L. Wilson Campground (Ulster County)
- Catskills: Catskills Visitor Center (Ulster County)
- Catskills: North - South Lake Campground and Day Use Area (Greene County)
- Hudson Valley: Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center (Dutchess County)
- Hudson Valley: Norrie Point Environmental Education Center (Dutchess County)
- Long Island: Hempstead Lake State Park in conjunction with State Parks (Nassau County)
- New York City: Mt. Loretto Unique Area (Richmond County)
- Rochester: Mendon Ponds Park in conjunction with the ADK Outdoor Expo (Monroe County)
- Western Adirondacks/Mohawk Valley: Lowville Forestry Demonstration Area (Lewis County)
- Western New York: Reinstein Woods Environmental Education Center (Erie County)
Event Flyers
- Get Outdoors & Get Together Day Flyer 2024
- Get Outdoors & Get Together Day Flyer 2024 (Spanish)
Traducción al español (Spanish)