Featured Activity - GREAT AMERICAN BACKYARD CAMPOUT™
Join thousands of neighbors, friends, and families across the country for NWF’s fifth annual Great American Backyard Campout™—Saturday, June 27, 2009!
Remember when life was simple? You weren’t tied to the TV and computer for entertainment. And real fun meant catching fireflies with friends and camping out in the yard. Re-live that simple life for a night with your own kids and grandkids when you join in National Wildlife Federation’s Great American Backyard Campout™ on June 27! Enjoy a night of s’more-making, stargazing, and nature-watching right in your own backyard or favorite camping spot.
The Great American Backyard Campout™ (GABC) is a one-night event for families, youth and individuals to camp out in their backyards or local parks and to discover the fun of being in the great outdoors. The Great American Backyard Campout™ (GABC) provides an opportunity for everyone to relive -- or to experience for the first time -- how much fun it is to spend a night sleeping under the stars and enjoying the sounds of nature at night.
Held each June and heading into its fifth year, Great American Backyard Campout™ is a national event that encourages individuals, youth, friends and families to camp out together for one night. Camping out in the backyard is an excellent introduction to this favorite pastime and the first step families can take to get outdoors and explore nature. For how-to tips about this easy and fun activity, visit www.backyardcampout.org. The site also includes suggested activities, recipes, wildlife guides and more.
"About half of our block came out to our Campout -- moms, dads and kids. It was great! The kids loved it so much they want to do it again. The parents enjoyed it too."
(comment from a past camper) |
Each year the number of campers has steadily grown, and in 2007 over 40,000 individuals participated. The locations and types of campsites vary from family campouts in the backyard to public campsites with 30 or more community members. In previous years, campers have ranged in age from 3 months to 99 years old and have come from all areas of the United States.
Register your campsite - your backyard or favorite campground - online at www.backyardcampout.org/content/member/register. |
