Explore More This July with the Parks Make Life Better Challenge
This July, Folsom Parks & Recreation is inviting you to celebrate Parks Make Life Better Month by taking on our first-ever challenge! Complete fun activities all month long, from hitting the trails and cooling off at the aquatic center to discovering new parks and snapping pics with your crew.
You can grab a printed copy of the challenge list from the inside back cover of the Summer 2025 Activity Guide or pick one up at any Folsom Parks & Rec facility starting next week (The Steve Miklos Aquatic Center, Andy Morin Sports Complex, City Hall, or The Art & Senior Center at 48 Natoma).
Mark off activities, share your photos, and tag @FolsomParksAndRec with #FPRChallenge and #ParksMakeLifeBetter for a chance to win an incredible summer prize basket with lots of great contributions from our community partners! Each tagged post earns an entry.
Let’s make this July unforgettable, one adventure at a time!
Why Participate
- Discover some new favorite spots.
- Spend quality time with family and friends.
- Earn bragging rights as a Folsom Parks & Rec Challenge Champion!
- Get entered into our grand prize drawing! Each post with our hashtags that show you completing an activity earns one entry.
Parks Make Life Better Challenge List
- Take a ride along any part of Folsom’s 50 miles of scenic bike trails!
- Pack a picnic lunch and head over to one of our favorite spots for lunch, Broder Family Homestead Park.
- Jump into fun at the Steve Miklos Aquatic Center, and make sure to grab an Icee while you are there! (Bonus entry if you post a pic going off the high dive!)
- Cool down at one of our three spray parks, located at Livermore Community Park, Kemp Park, or Nisenan Park.
- Go say “hi” to Henry, our resident black bear, at the Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary.
- Take your furry canine friend to run, play, and make new pals at Fido Field or Pawspector Park!
- Join us for a movie night under the stars at the Andy Morin Sports Complex on July 18!
- Explore the Johnny Cash Trail. Don’t forget to snap a photo of yourself at Pick No. 1!
- All aboard! Take a ride on the Folsom Valley Railway live steam train that circles through City Lions Park.
- Enjoy a peaceful stroll through the serene beauty of Hinkle Creek Nature Area.
- Invite a friend to enjoy dinner and some music at one of our Summer Concert Series events on July 11 or 25.
- Visit the Gallery at 48 Natoma and check out the newest exhibit by Jyotsna Bhamidipati.
