SATURDAY JUNE 13, 2026
Join this get together at One of 21 Locations Across the State!
OPWDD is proud to partner with NYS State Parks, DEC, the Office of the Chief Disability Officer, the Department of Veterans Services, the Office of Mental Health and the Justice Center on Get Outdoors & Get Together Day which is happening on Saturday, June 13. Fun and accessible outdoor events will be held at select locations across the state!
At DEC sites, attendees can discover new skills and enjoy a range of introductory-level outdoor recreation activities such as fishing, nature walks and hikes, birding, archery, camping, paddling, and more. Activities will vary at state parks and other sites and range from lawn games to accessible hikes to arts and crafts. Most events will run from 10 am until 2 pm.
Event locations
Long Island
- Hempstead Lake State Park in partnership with DEC (Nassau County)
- Sunken Meadow State Park (Suffolk County)
New York City
Hudson Valley
- Sterling Forest State Park (Orange County)
- Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center (Dutchess County)
- Lake Taghkanic State Park (Columbia County)
Catskills
- Kenneth L. Wilson Campground (Ulster County)
- Catskills Visitor Center (Ulster County)
- North-South Lake Campground (Greene County)
Capital Region
- Five Rivers Environmental Education Center (Albany County)
- Saratoga Spa State Park (Saratoga County)
Adirondacks
Thousand Islands
Central New York
- Chenango Valley State Park (Chenango County)
- NYSDEC’s Onondaga Lake Visitors Center (Onondaga County)
Finger Lakes/Rochester
- Taughannock Falls State Park (Tompkins County)
- Mendon Ponds Park in conjunction with the ADK Outdoor Expo (Monroe County)
Western New York
- Allegany State Park (Cattaraugus County)
- Darien Lakes State Park (Genesee County)
- Reinstein Woods Environmental Education Center in partnership with State Parks (Erie County)
We hope to see you at Get Outdoors & Get Together Day! For the most up-to-date information about the event, visit the Official Get Outdoors & Get Together Website at ny.gov/GOGTDay Please also watch our social media pages and like and share our posts about the event. We hope to Get Outdoors & Get Together with you on June 13!
