Indiana State Parks are offering a Black Friday discount unlike any other sale you’ll find at big-box retailers. Following REI's
#OptOutside trend, this year Hoosiers can enjoy the outdoors with discounts and opportunities to win 2018 state park passes and other prizes.
Three Black Friday discounts are available to everyone, although two require downloading a coupon. The discounts only apply to Black Friday, Nov. 24. They are:
People who visit a state park, state reservoir or state forest recreation area on Black Friday can engage in social media and participate in a scavenger hunt to be entered in drawings for prizes. The drawings are:
- Post a photo to the Indiana State Parks Facebook page from your Black Friday visit to be entered into a drawing for annual passes, lake permits and more. Include the hashtag #optoutside or #optoutsideIN.
- Post a photo to the Indiana State Parks Facebook page of you and your friends or family camping or staying at an Indiana State Park Inn on Black Friday to be entered into a drawing for camping or inns gift cards. Include the hashtag #optoutside, #optoutsideINN or #optoutsideCAMP with your post.
- Complete an #optoutside scavenger hunt and return it to the email or address on the page to be entered in a separate drawing for 2018 annual passes.
- Everyone who posts a photo or participates in the scavenger hunt will be entered into a grand prize drawing for a gift pack from the outdoor gear retailer REI in Castleton. The local REI store is a supporter of the Indiana Natural Resources Foundation and Indiana State Parks.
Not sure where to go to #optoutside?
This Wikipedia article outlines state parks, regional parks, community parks and even neighborhood parks, as well as natural resource areas in and around Indianapolis.
But really - all that matters is that you get outside and enjoy nature. That's the great thing about nature: it's everywhere and it's free for everyone to enjoy.
Outdoor gear retailer REI started the #optoutside initiative in 2015, announcing it would close its stores on Black Friday to encourage people to experience nature instead of waiting in long lines at cash registers. For more information, visit rei.com/opt-outside.
