Get Into Your Sanctuary
You're Invited!
Looking for fun and adventure this summer?
Join us from July 23 through August 6 for the annual “Get Into Your Sanctuary” celebration!
There will be in-person and online opportunities held around the National Marine Sanctuary System to explore, fish, surf, watch wondrous wildlife, virtually dive through shipwrecks, and so much more!
These activities are family friendly, but for the sake of the critters that live in these spaces, please leave pets at home!
🐳 But wait, there's more!
- Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter all summer to learn about a different national marine sanctuary each week.
- Use social media to tell us about your favorite activities in national marine sanctuaries using #ILoveMySanctuary and #RecreateResponsibly!
- Show off your own marine adventures by entering the national photo contest. There are four different categories, including Sanctuaries at Home, so no excuse not to participate!
- Earn a badge with the ParkPassport app for your virtual fun or in person activities!
- Take the pledge for wildlife! #WildSanctuaries
Collect Badges for your virtual and/or in-person Get Into Your Sanctuary experience!
In collaboration with the National Park Trust and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, you can earn badges for your virtual Get Into Your Sanctuary visit and/or for outdoor recreational activities completed throughout the National Marine Sanctuary System!
Download the ParkPassport App to create an account, and then you are on your way to find local, regional, state, and national parks, now including your nation's ocean parks.
Activity Badges
Credit: Park Trust/ParkPassport app
Whale Watching
Diving
Surfing
Snorkeling
Surf Fishing
Tide Pooling
Boating
Paddle Sports
Bird Watching
Site Badges
Credit: Park Trust/ParkPassport app
American Samoa
Channel Islands
Cordell Bank
Florida Keys
Flower Garden Banks
Gray's Reef
Hawaii Humpback Whale
Mallows Bay
Monitor
Montery Bay
Olympic Coast
Papahānaumokuākea
Rose Atoll
Stellwagen Bank
Thunder Bay
Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast
KNOW before you GO
Please be familiar with and follow regulations and obtain proper licenses.