It’s a perfect time to start getting healthy and fit through outdoor recreation. Being active outdoors is a fun use of leisure time and it does wonders for your physical, mental and spiritual health. So grab your walking shoes, fishing pole, bicycle, frisbee, binoculars, canoe, swimsuit or whatever else you might need to enjoy some time outside.

The Get Outdoors Georgia initiative focuses on recreation that highlights the link between participation in outdoor recreation and improved health for people of all ages and abilities; decreased obesity; and an emphasis on children’s early involvement in nature for establishing life-long physical, mental and community benefits.

Did You Know?

• that 63% of adults in Georgia are obese or overweight and this trend for most of them starts when they are children?
• regular, moderate physical activity (30 minutes total at least five days per week) helps you to live longer and improves your quality of life?
• that there is a state park or historic site within about an hour drive from just about everyone in Georgia?

Things to Do

• GO Georgia events – find activity-based events taking place at state parks and historic sites all in one convenient place.
• See the Outdoors Activities page to discover where you can go for recreational activities offered at parks and historic sites.
• The Junior Rangers Program highlights outdoors activities for children ages 6 – 12.
• Find out about plans for the future of outdoor recreation in Georgia.