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Opt Outside - Where You Belong! Become a 'Neighborhood Naturalist' with activities for all ages; discover how you and nature belong together in an ecosystem right in your backyard!
Our annual open house style, drop-in event returns on Black Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, at Thompson County Park. Free admission, free parking. Come enjoy a fun day in the park!
Event Location: Thompson County Park, Dakota Lodge
Address: 1200 Stassen Ln, West St Paul, MN 55118
When you arrive, head to the Dakota Lodge lobby and look for the event information station. Each station includes signs with individual activity instruction information and take-along guides.
Event Activities:
• Neighborhood Naturalist Activity Trail: Search the activity trail around Thompson Lake for friendly-looking creatures, critters, and people just like you! The littlest kids will love this stroller-friendly scavenger hunt, searching along a paved trail. A Bingo Sheet Treasure Map will be your guide! All ages (especially fun for ages 6 and younger).
• Backyard Expert Geocaching Search: Search for multiple caches to learn about animals local to MN, and become a backyard expert! All ages (especially fun for ages 5 and older). Participants must provide their own smartphone with a geocaching app or GPS unit for geocaching activity.
• Where You Belong Medallion Hunt: Solve clever riddles in our medallion hunt to find the “medallion" hidden somewhere in the park. All ages (especially for ages 10 and older). Riddles will be posted on Facebook, on the Opt Outside event page Nov. 28-29. Riddles will be posted at noon on Wednesday, November 27, noon on Thursday, November 28, and noon on Friday, November 29. Clues will be available in both English and Spanish.
Medallion finders must post a selfie near the location of the find to the Dakota County Parks - Forever Wild Facebook page AND call the Lebanon Hills Visitor Center at 651-554-6530 to report their find. A fantastic prize package goes to the winner!
Date: Friday, Nov. 29, 2024; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Age: All ages
Admission: Free
Food available: Brick Oven Bus Pizza
For more information, visit: https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks/ProgramsEvents/SpecialEvents/Pages/opt-outside.aspx
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Thompson County Park, 1200 Stassen Ln, St Paul, MN 55118-2600, United States,West Saint Paul, Minnesota, Saint Paul
