Adventures
Go out and have fun!
Recruit a new team to play _______! Submit the new team’s first adventure and receive credit {1 BONUS PER NEW TEAM, UNLIMITED X}
Take a picture with a Park Maintenance worker, but get their permission first! You are encouraged to do this many times, as long as it’s different staff members
Get out on the trails and take a hike! A hike of any length will do! Just off the sidewalks and into wilderness! Try Fremont Peak or De Anza Trail for some spectacular views!
Ride your bike to a park! Snap a photo with your bike at one of our parks and don’t forget your helmet! Do this at multiple park locations
Photograph a child playing outdoors in a San Benito Park. Don’t have a child? Invite your friends and neighbors who have them!
Visit Brigantino Park or Jerry Gabe Memorial Park or Snap a photo of your four-legged friend playing at the dog park.
Submit a picture of you or a family member enjoying the splash pad!
Photograph someone learning at the San Benito Historical Park
If you are a Community Garden Plot Renter, snap a pic of a child tending the Community Garden at Vista Park Hill!
Trees give us oxygen, how cool is that?! Say thanks by giving one a nice big hug and send in a picture!
Submit a picture of someone flying a kite at a Park in San Benito County, anywhere!.
Snap a photo of a squirrel. It’s got to be free ranging, so shoot quick! Make sure its in a San Benito Park. Remember, get the flag and a teammate in the shot to count.
Lay on the grass at a Park somewhere in San Benito County.. How easy is that?!
Take a video of two (or more) people racing! It can be a short sprint down a paved path, or running on a soccer field, but make sure you are at a San Benito Park!
Stop by the Rose Garden at Dunne Park. Snap a pic of someone smelling a rose.
We rely on rain to help keep things green at our parks. Take a picture or video of you or a friend doing a thankful dance on a rainy day in one of the parks!
Find something in nature at a San Benito park that resembles a heart!
Lay a blanket down in any one of our San Benito parks and have a healthy picnic with your friends/family.
Close your eyes, relax, feel the nature and find your Zen while doing a yoga pose in any one of our San Benito Parks. One pose per day.
Use the boomerang app to record a video of someone you know enjoying the slide at a San Benito Park.
Whether they are you grandparents, friends or neighbors invite an elder out for a leisure walk in the beautiful outdoors. Please take this opportunity to share the parks with your elderly friends and family. Do not snap a photo of someone you do not know.
As the saying goes, “Leave the place cleaner than when you found it.” Lead by example by picking up trash on a trail or at a park. Bring a bag with you on your next adventure and be sure to take a photo of someone beautifying our San Benito Parks
Saddle up pardners and take a trail ride.
Compete in three-legged sack race.
The California Poppy, also known as “Eschscholzia Californica” is our state flower. Take a picture of yourself next to one or many! But remember, these golden beauties are protected by the state law prohibiting anyone from picking or destroying them.
Take a selfie with ten essential things you think apply to being prepared..
in a park, take a picture, identify it, and post to the website. 5 points
Capture yourselves taking a scenic photograph.
Bring a blanket and snacks.
Go orienteering, using a map and compass
They’re quick little guys. A teammate and the lizard need to be in the same shot. Treat him kindly!
Use your imagination! Take a photo of it, and tell us what you see.
Demonstrate an outdoor first aid skill
Did you know that the California State Gemstone is Benitoite?! Take a pic with this rare mineral. It is found very few locations including Japan, Arkasnas and our very own San Benito County!
Be sure to get his or her permission before you take the picture! You can do this over and over, as long as it’s a different park agency (NPS, BLM, USFS, CalParks, Local parks, USFWS, ACE, etc.)
Visit a Visitor Center
Tag! You’re it!
Play Frisbee or Disc Golf
Volunteer at a State Park
Relax in a Hammock
Draw it and hold it up for the camera.
Attend a public program at the Fremont Peak Observatory. For more information checkout their website at www.fpoa.net
Take a picture of a deer. It must be alive, not stuffed or a decription of one. Any member of deer family counts that includes mule deer, blacktail deer, fallow deer, and elk.
Attend the local farms market 5 points
Get out there and move.
June 21 is the longest day of the year. Show us how you celebrate the beginning of summer.
Hike on a full moon
Play Ball!
Geocaching
Step outside to your backyard, pitch a tent or roll out your sleeping bag on the lawn and spend the night outdoors.
Snap a shot of your team where wildflowers can be seen.
Capture a picture of a California Condor. Once on the verge of extinction, captive breeding programs like the one at Pinnacles National Park have help save this species.
Fun Fact: California Condors are the largest flying bird in North America. Their wings can stretch out to nearly 10 feet from tip to tip
Be informed, attended a monthly Parks & Recreation meeting, meet your Commissioners and have your voice heard.
5 Bonus points: Snap a photo with a commissioner or city staff. Be sure to get their permission first.
Show us where you like to ride. Reminder to wear a helmet.
Become a Junior Ranger!
Play tennis at Dunne Park
Show us how you celebrate America’s birthday.
Forest bathe
Sign up for the R.E.A.C.H. newsletter
Complete all 10 California Children’s Bill of Rights (COBR) Activities
COBR-1. Play in a Safe Place
COBR-2. Explore Nature
COBR-3. Learn to Swim
COBR-4. Go Fishing
COBR-5. Follow a Trail
COBR-6. Camp under the stars
COBR-7. Ride a Bike
COBR-8. Go Boating
COBR-9. Connect with the Past
COBR-10. Plant a seed