Journey to national parks through a variety of online activities including virtual tours, scavenger hunts, trivia contests, and junior ranger programs.
Published: April 18, 2020
By: Lori Chandler Pruitt
Chances are you aren’t going to a National Park right now because you are “parked” at home, but you can enjoy National Park Week from now through April 26 with fun and innovative digital experiences.
A special limited-time park ranger emoji will appear with the use of these hashtags, in addition to #FindYourVirtualPark and #EncuentraTuParque on Twitter this week.
The Find Your Virtual Park page on NPS.gov provides resources that feature the sights and sounds of parks, games, videos, webcams and kid-friendly activities. The National Park Foundation offers a series of virtual escapes as well as suggestions for home-based park experiences.
In addition, each day of National Park Week will highlight a specific theme:
- Sunday, April 19: Volunteer Day
- Monday, April 20: Military Monday
- Tuesday, April 21: Transportation Tuesday
- Wednesday, April 22: Earth Day
- Thursday, April 23: Throwback Thursday
- Friday, April 24: Friendship Friday
- Saturday, April 25: Park Rx Day
- Sunday, April 26: Bark Ranger Day
For more information, please visit http://www.NPS.gov and nationalparkweek.org.