Free: Healthy Paddles! -- Part of the National Park Trust's "National Kids to the Parks Day"

Save the date for this fun, free event sponsored by Fairfax REI.

Bring the whole family down to Occoquan Regional Park for a hike or paddle, attend clinics and workshops on outdoor topics, collect information about trails, try out gear, talk to health-care professionals, attend a yoga class. In the “Health Tent”, you can sign up for the Healthy Paddles initiative to keep track of your outdoor adventures. Visit the team from REI as we host the “Hiking Tent” and learn about local trails, trekking poles, the Ten-Essentials, Leave No Trace, hiking with kids, proper footwear, layering, and safety. Part of the National Park Trust’s “National Kids to the Parks Day.”

Learn more here.