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Have a Life's Better Outside® Experience

Get Your Hands on the Great Outdoors!

This year the annual Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo, held in Austin for the past 17 years, is taking the show on the road. We are partnering with select stock shows, rodeos and other family-oriented cultural events to present the Life's Better Outside® Experience.

The Life's Better Outside® Experience will bring you hands-on outdoor activities such as rock climbing, archery, fishing and a whole lot more. Find out about nearby state parks, good spots to go fishing, places to go paddling and much more. We'll also help connect families with local outdoor groups. If you've never been camping, fishing or hunting before, we can help you get started.

Get Back to Nature and Fun!
Try a Life's Better Outside® Experience at one of these events:

 
  Top 10 Reasons Why Life's Better Outside for Children

Children who play outdoors:

  1. Are healthier physically and mentally.
  2. Do better in school.
  3. Have higher self-esteem.
  4. Have a good self-discipline.
  5. Feel more capable and confident.
  6. Are good problem-solvers.
  7. Are more cooperative with other children.
  8. Are more creative.
  9. Feel connected to nature.
  10. Will be tomorrow's conservation leaders.
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