Celebrate Great Outdoors Month

Great Outdoors Month® – which began in 1998 under President Bill Clinton as Great Outdoors Week – has grown over the years into a month-long celebration of America’s public lands and waters at the national, state, and local levels with thousands of events across the country. Five consecutive Presidents – including President Biden – have issued Great Outdoors Month® proclamations, and each year the Senate designates June as a month to celebrate the outdoors and recognize outdoor recreation’s contributions to the mental, physical, and economic health of the nation. 

The month consists of events engaging millions of people in all 50 states. Thousands of events, each with its own rich history and coordinated by partner organizations, celebrate all facets of the $862 billion outdoor recreation economy and encourage people to get outdoors during June and beyond. Events include:

• Kids to Parks Day – coordinated by the National Park Trust (May 20th) 
• American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day® (June 3rd)  
• National Fishing and Boating Week – coordinated by the National Boating and Fishing Foundation (June 3rd-11th) 

• National Go RVing Day (June 10th) – coordinated by Go RVing 
• National Get Outdoors Day (June 10th) – U.S. Forest Service fee free day 
• Great Outdoors Month® Day of Service (June 16th) – coordinated by The Corps Network 
• Great American Campout (kicking off June 24th) – coordinated by the National Wildlife Federation 
• National Marina Days (all summer) – coordinated by the Association of Marina Industries