There is something for everyone when Outdoors. If you looking here, you are either looking to add some new activities or maybe you haven’t spent a lot of time outdoors in the past. In addition to all the fun that can be had outdoors, there are also numerous health benefits to spending time outdoors. This includes physical, emotional, and spiritual. Those are topics for another day.
If you have a trip planned, you want it to be exciting and enjoyable for everyone. That is what it is all about. As I have said before, I have a great passion for the outdoors. It doesn’t take a lot for me to enjoy myself in nature, but that is not the case for everyone.
Many of the activities below can be grouped into multiple categories. Your group size, purpose, and experience level will help determine what activities you should begin with. I should also note that this list is not all-inclusive. You may have numerous activities that you enjoy that didn’t make the list.
Recreational Activities
Recreation in itself means refreshment of strength and spirits after work according to Webster. In other words, a hobby, something that you enjoy doing to renew yourself. All the below items, could potentially fall into this category, but I will try to divide up as much as possible. Do you already have an outdoor hobby, looking for a new one?
- Camping
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Fishing
- Canoeing
- Photography
Sporting Activities
For our sporting section, we’ll focus primarily on the aspect of competition. We all enjoy a friendly head-to-head game while increasing production of Vitamin D.
- Football
- Volleyball
- Golf
- Tennis
- Soccer
- Dodgeball
Games For Fun
Everyone loves a good game, right? Below are some favorite outdoor play activities. Keep in mind that these games are for fun, no sore losers here… These are also fun outdoor activities for kids at all experience levels.
- Frisbee
- Cornhole
- Horse shoes
- Ring toss
- Capture the Flag
- Ladder Toss
Fitness Activities
As you all know, winning at life is our objective here. Fitness is a key component in a persons overall well-being. While some of these activities can be competitive, we’re just focusing on fitness here.
- Walking
- Running
- Swimming
- Skiing
- Snow boarding
- Rock Climbing
Conclusion
Here we have compiled a list of some of our favorite outdoor activity ideas. Again, these are merely suggestions of things to get you active and enjoying the outdoors. The more time you spend outdoors, the more enjoyable it will become and the more ideas that you will have.
If you have some favorites, please comment them below and we’ll have them added to upcoming posts.
