National Get Outdoors Day at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 10:00am to 3:00pm
National Park Service
Address: 
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
1501 Evergreen Blvd.
Vancouver, WA 98661
United States

On Saturday, June 8th, 2013, celebrate healthy, active, outdoor fun in your urban national park! Experience all kinds of outdoor activities at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site - your Gateway to the Great Outdoors. Partners from federal, state, and local agencies, nonprofit organizations and the recreation industry are again teaming up to host the fifth annual National Get Outdoors Day (GO Day) to encourage outdoor fun at sites across the nation.


GO Day at Fort Vancouver includes the annual free Brigade Encampment, where costumed interpreters re-enact the springtime return of Hudson's Bay Company fur brigades to Fort Vancouver.


Prime goals of GO Day are reaching currently underserved populations and first-time visitors to public lands, and reconnecting youth to the great outdoors.

Venue: 
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Venue Details: 
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, a unit of the National Park Service, is at the heart of the Vancouver National Historic Reserve. The Vancouver National Historic Reserve brings together a national park, a premier archaeological site, the region's first military post, an international fur trade emporium, one of the oldest operating airfields, the first national historic site west of the Mississippi River, and a waterfront trail and environmental center on the banks of the Columbia River. The partners of the Reserve teach visitors about the fur trade, early military life, natural history, and pioneers in aviation, all within the context of Vancouver's role in regional and national development. The Reserve's vast array of public programs -- including living history events, cultural demonstrations, exhibits, active archaeology, and other special events and activities -- create a dynamic, fun, and unique tourist destination for people of all ages.
Cost: 
Free

Contact Information

Contact Name: 
Cassie Anderson
Contact Phone: 
(360) 816-6247
Contact Email: 
cassie_anderson@nps.gov