Five Rivers Outdoor Exploration Family Day

Five Rivers Environmental Education Center in Delmar is planning its annual Get Outdoors and Get Together Day for Saturday, June 13, with free programs built around family activities and time outside. (dailygazette.com) The Daily Gazette reported the event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is aimed at mental and physical health as well as safe outdoor recreation. (dailygazette.com) Five Rivers is a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation site at 56 Game Farm Road in Delmar, with more than 450 acres of fields, forests, and wetlands and more than 10 miles of trails. (dec.ny.gov) The center says its public programs are generally free, its grounds are open daily from sunrise to sunset, and its visitor center is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except state holidays. (dec.ny.gov) The spring 2026 program schedule lists June 13 as a service day for the Nature Bus, a free Capital District Transportation Authority-linked route connecting Albany and Five Rivers on select Saturdays. (dec.ny.gov) That same schedule says Five Rivers has a battery-powered scooter and a Freedom Chair all-terrain wheelchair available free at the visitor center for visitors who call ahead about accessibility needs. (dec.ny.gov) Friends of Five Rivers, the nonprofit partner that supports the center, says it funds environmental education and family programming and works with the state site on public events and visitor services. (friendsoffiverivers.org) The center is also part of New York’s Get Offline, Get Outside challenge for people 18 and younger, which ties family visits to a statewide push for outdoor activity. (dec.ny.gov) For families weighing whether to go, the practical details are simple: admission to Five Rivers is free, pets are not permitted, and the June 13 event falls on one of the dates with free bus access from Albany. (dec.ny.gov)