Activity ideas
Outdoor ideas for fresh air and easy conversation.
Walking side by side is one of the easiest ways to talk. These outdoor ideas range from a gentle garden stroll to a paddleboard rental. There are 71 here.
Why these work
Easy to talk
Walking side by side takes the edge off.
Seasonal
The app suggests what's in season where you live.
Any energy level
From a botanical garden to a climbing gym intro.
The ideas
Harvest
- Apple picking
- Azalea gardens
- Blueberry or blackberry picking
- Bluebonnet trails drive and walk
- Cherry picking
- Chile harvest festival
- Christmas tree farm
- Citrus picking
- Fall-color drive and walk
- Hayride
- Lavender farm
- Maple sugaring
- Peach picking
- Strawberry picking
- Sunflower fields
- Tulip fields
Outdoors
- Citizen-science bird countLog as many species as you can in an hour
- Geocaching hunt in a parkFind three hidden caches together
- Guided birdwatching walk
- Nature center program
- Stargazing night
- Garden photo challengeTen photos on a theme the app picks
- Kite flying in the parkBuild or buy one each and see whose flies higher
- Pick-your-own farm
- Dude ranch day visit: trail ride, roping lesson, chuckwagon lunch (day only, no overnight)
- Horseback trail ride with a guide
- Group sailing lesson or day sail with a skipper
- Guided fly-fishing lesson
- Helicopter or seaplane sightseeing tour
- Hot-air balloon ride
Seasonal
- Holiday lights walk
- Kite festival
- Outdoor movie in the park
- Sunrise hike before the heat
- Wildflower walk at a nature center
- Corn maze or pumpkin patch
- County fair
- Garden tour
- Harvest festival
- Outdoor concert series opening night
- Renaissance fair
- State fair
Culture
- Farmers market
- Free concert in a park
- Botanical garden
- Farmers market swapEach buys one ingredient for the other; guess what it's meant for
- Food or cultural festival
- Historic walking tour
- Food truck crawlSplit everything, and rank them together
- Tourist in your own cityTake the trolley or hop-on tour you've never bothered with
- Polo match or equestrian show
Attraction
- Architecture tour
- Ferry ride to somewhere new
- Guided neighborhood walking tour
- Historic cemetery tour
- Mission or historic fort
- Public garden or arboretum
- Ghost tour
- Riverboat ride or harbor cruise
Fitness
- Group hike
- Charity 5K walk or run
- Trail bike ride
- Kayak or paddleboard rental
- Tennis clinic
- Golf clinic or group lesson
Thrills
- Cars-and-coffee or a car show
- Air show
- Batting cages
- Driving range
Games
- Local history scavenger huntFind five landmarks from an old photo set
Class
- Photography walk
Keep exploring
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