100 Hours Outside
Let’s get happier & healthier together!
Research shows that being outside and experiencing nature can improve our mental health and increase our ability to focus. The Parks Foundation’s 100 Hours Outside Challenge is a summer challenge designed to help us disconnect from our devices & reconnect with nature and the outdoors. During the course of the 45-day challenge, we encourage participants to explore new activities and develop healthy & sustainable outdoor recreation habits by tracking their daily outdoor activities.
Challenge yourself to get outside by making daily habit changes like eating lunch outside, taking a morning or nightly walk, reading a book outside, backyard gardening in addition to dozens of traditional summer outdoor fitness & recreation activities! Download the flyer HERE.
The Challenge
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CHALLENGER REGISTRATION – FREE: Track your hours by downloading the paper tracking sheet to record your summer fun! Mark one square for every hour spent outdoors. When your tracking sheet is complete, submit it via email to [email protected] by August 2nd to be entered into our finishers raffle. Join the 100 Outside Summer Challenge on FaceBook to engage in the weekly interactive challenges.
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EXPLORER REGISTRATION- $30 : Looking for a greater motivation to meet your goal? Join the 100 Hours Challenge as an Explorer! Explorers receive access to the interactive tracking app & a collectible t-shirt in addition to all the weekly interactive challenges in the FaceBook group! Registration closes July 1st.
To order additional t-shirts ($25), contact Andrea at [email protected]
Weekly challenges are announced on Wednesdays. Participants have a week to submit a photo of themselves completing the challenge. Post photos to the MoveSpring app or the Facebook Group (moderator will add MoveSpring photos to FB group page). Winners will be chosen at random on Tuesday of the following week. Winner notified by email & announced in group/app.
Inspiration
Community Outside
How do you get your 100 Hours Outside?
Staff Favorites
| Andrea – Bartholomew Park | Located in Sonoma and perfect for a short hike, a picnic & wine tasting too! Dog friendly & adjacent to Bartholomew Estate Winery |
| Joy – Doran Beach | Only an hour and a half away, but it feels like another world. This family- and dog-friendly beach has great walking trails and even better outdoor dining options right on Bodega Bay. As an extra bonus, you can stop for amazing ice cream at Sweet Scoops in Sonoma! |
| Janelle – Mt. Tamalpais | Mount Tam has amazing trails. I love to hike to the top and take in the magical ocean views. |
| Tammy – Lake Hennesy | There are so many wonderful places to birdwatch, but if I had to pick, it would be Lake Hennesy, the Conn Creek side, because it’s always so peaceful there. |
| Patricia – Matt Davis Loop | I love to go on road trips with our airstream, hiking, and fishing all over California. Closer to home, my family loves the Matt Davis – Steep Ravine Loop to Stinson Beach and the Cataract Falls trail on Mount Tam. |
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