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How to ring in the new year? Massachusetts suggests taking a hike

The California State Park system is organizing guided hiking and other excursions in 41 parks on New Year’s Day as part of its 4th Annual First Day Hikes program. Also that day, you wont need a Discover Pass to park.

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The offerings will include guided hikes, fat-tire bike rides, snowshoe walks and a 5-kilometer run.


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Look for directions to the parks and the full list of participating parks on the state park website, oregonstateparks.org. Continue past Middle Falls or return to the trailhead.


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One such hike will take place at Smith Rock State Park near Terrebonne, starting at 10 a.m.at the green yurt welcome center.

– The first day of 2016 on Friday, Jan. 1, will also be a “free” day for residents to visit state parks at no cost. “Spending some quality time with friends and family in these stunning landscapes is a flawless way to begin that celebration”, said Mike Murphy, state parks director.

Parks in the Portland area with First Day Hikes are L.L. “Stub” Stewart Memorial State Park, 9 a.m.at the Hilltop Day-use Area; Milo McIver State Park, 10 a.m.at the Riverbend lower boat launch parking lot, and Tryon Creek State Natural Area, 9 a.m.at the Nature Center.

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Deception Pass State Park: Take a 2-mile hike to Hoypus Point on Cornet Bay, an easy hike with views of the Deception Pass Bridge, Mount Erie and several small islands. Meet at 10:30 a.m.at the park’s main bulletin board. All seasonal state park facilities will remain open on the holiday. Guides will explore art and youth in the outdoors, new interpretive signs, forest ecology and winter birds. Stephanie Salinas with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says more than 1,500 people hiked through Texas State Parks on January 1st, 2014.

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Visitors participate in the 2015 First Day Hike in the Franklin Mountains