Clues

Great Park Pursuit Clues

Families and Teams participating in the 15th Anniversary Great Park Pursuit Family Adventure are being provided with dates/locations and themes of events in advance.

CT State Parks Family Adventure

Our 15th Annual No Child Left Inside® Great Park Pursuit (GPP): CT State Parks Adventure will begin on May 9, 2020. There will be 7 guided events and 2 semi-guided events:

Event 1:  May 9, 2020 will kick-off our GPP adventure with FREE Family Fishing Day at Osbornedale State Park in Derby in partnership with CARE. The event will be a guided event from 9 am to 3 pm.

Event 2:  May 16, 2020 will be Kids to Parks Day at Black Rock State Park in Watertown. Families will enjoy a fun day of outdoor play with discovery and exploration.  the event will be a guided event from 9 am to 3 pm.  

Event 3:  May 23-25, 2020 will be DEEP Open House Weekend (semi-guided event) at Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill, Gillette Castle State Park in East Haddam; Fort Trumbull State Park in New London; Kellogg Environmental Center in Derby and Meigs Point Nature Center in Madison.   The event is a semi-guided event - you pick a day, and location, take a selfie with our Mascot Nuts 2 or by the Great Park Pursuit Open House signage and send it in to receive credit for attending. Times will vary.  More information to follow.

Event 4:  May 30, 2020 will be History Day at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London.  The event will be a guided event from 9 am to 3 pm. 

Event 5:  June 6th and 7th 2020 will be CT Trails Day Weekend (semi-guided event).  Hike a trail at a variety of locations across CT. Great Park Pursuit sponsored hikes and walks will be posted at a later date.

Event 6:  June 13, 2020 will be Boating Day and Campout at Hopeville Pond State Park in Griswold.  The event will be a guided event from 9 am to 3 pm.   The campout will be for GPP teams/families as well as DEEP staff/volunteers and will begin at 4:30 pm at the Hopeville Pond Campground.  

Event 7:  August 8, 2020 Saltwater Fishing Day at Fort Trumbull State Park fishing pier in New London,  in partnership with CARE.  The event will be a guided fishing event from 10 am to 3 pm.

Event 8: September 12, 2020 Discover Outdoor CT Day at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison.  More information to follow.  

Event 9:  October 17, 2020 will be the GPP Finale with the Fall Family Festival at Goodwin Conservation Center/Goodwin State Forest in Hampton.  More information to follow.  

All events are free.  We encourage families/teams to register. However, even if you aren't registered, you are welcome to attend all events (however you will not be eligible for prizes).

Join the 9-week Great Park Pursuit Family Adventure and celebrate our 15th Anniversary by having fun; while learning and playing outdoors in our CT State Parks and Forests.

Please continue to visit the GPP pages for additional information for the 2020 season.  

By Thursday at 9 am of each week during the course of The Great Park Pursuit, the No Child Left Inside® website will be updated so that teams can find detailed information about the upcoming weekend event at one of Connecticut's State Parks or Forests.

 

Please keep a look out on our website as well as at each event for our squirrel Mascots- Nuts 2 and Nuts Jr. to see what they are up to and what information they have to share with our Great Park Pursuit teams.