MUDDY CREEK TWP — Moraine State Park will host its first National Get Outdoors Day on June 13 at Lakeview Beach with several events.

There are 53 official Get Outdoors Day sites across the nation, according to the event's Web site. This is the second year of the event, which promotes active outdoor activities.

Jeremy Rekich, assistant park manager at Moraine State Park, said he expects several thousand people to attend the event depending on the weather.

"I think it will be a great event for people who have never done some of this stuff before so they can learn more," Rekich said. "It's a good place to get introduced to a lot of these activities, and they can see what is offered at Moraine and come back."

Rekich said the day will give people a chance to try outdoor activities they have never experienced before.

Here is a list of activities for the National Get Outdoors Day at Moraine. All events are at Lakeview beach area on the north shore unless otherwise stated:

• 10 a.m. — Pontoon Boat ride, Moraine Preservation Fund

Introduction to GPS, Bureau of Forestry

Kayaking eco-paddle, Kelly Klasnick, DCNR, at Pleasant Valley Launch

Kayaking clinic, Cindy Winters, L.L. Bean

Introduction to fly fishing, Bill Nagle, L.L. Bean

• 10:30 a.m. — Best fishing spots and water entomology, Bill Nagle, L.L. Bean

• 11 a.m. — Introduction to playing disc golf, Pittsburgh Flying Disc; kayaking clinic, Cindy Winters, L.L. Bean

Fly fishing casting demonstration, Bill Nagle, L.L. Bean

Photographs with Woodsy Owl, DCNR

• Noon — Pontoon boat ride, Moraine Preservation Fund

Kayaking clinic, Cindy Winters, L.L. Bean

• 1 p.m. — North Country Trail Hike, North Country Trail Association

Kayaking clinic, Cindy Winters, L.L. Bean

Introduction to fly tying, Bill Nagle, L.L. Bean

• 2 p.m. — Pontoon boat ride, Moraine Preservation Fund

Introduction to playing disc golf, Pittsburgh Flying Disc

Eager Beavers program, PA Game Commission

Kayaking clinic, Cindy Winters, L.L. Bean

Introduction to fly fishing, Bill Nagle, L.L. Bean

• 2:30 p.m. — Best fishing spots and water entomology, Bill Nagle, L.L. Bean

• 3 p.m. — Kayaking clinic, Cindy Winters, L.L. Bean

Flying fishing casting demonstration, Bill Nagle, L.L. Bean

Photographs with Woodsy Owl, DCNR

• 4 p.m. — Pontoon boat ride, Moraine Preservation Fund

Continuous activities include rock climbing wall, Davis Hollow Cabin Tours by the North Country Trail Association, McConnells Mill Grist Mill Tours, Mountain Bike Demonstration by the Gary Fisher Team and green car demonstrations by Baierl Motors.

IF YOU'RE GOING

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MORAINE STATE PARK BEACHAddress: 225 Pleasant Valley Road, Portersville

Telephone: 724-368-8811

Summer hours: The beaches are open from May to September, 8 a.m. to sunset.Lakeview Beach on the North Shore and Pleasant Valley Beach on the South Shore are open until Labor Day. Open swim sunrise to sunset.

Daily admission: Free.