Delaware State Park hosts “Poké Park Adventure’ contest

July 18, 2016

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Photo courtesy of Delaware State Parks website

The Department of the Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Division of Parks and Recreation has announced a “Poké Park Adventure” contest in Delaware State Parks.

This is a contest for kids of all ages, using the free smartphone app “Pokémon Go,” in which players try to capture different monsters from Pokémon.

For those who don’t know, the game uses a combination of GPS and other technologies built into smartphones, including location tracking and cameras, encouraging players to visit various locations, like the Delaware State Parks, in order to get virtual prizes and collectible characters.

Governor Jack Markell commented on the game saying, “This new contest is a great way to get kids, families, and all adventure-seeking Delawareans outside and into nature – a major goal of our ‘Children in Nature’ initiative.

I want to thank Delaware State Parks for taking advantage of the extraordinary popularity of this new technology to help encourage physical activity and showcase our amazing State Parks.”

Delaware State Parks Director, Ray Bivens, also praised the event saying, “We are so pleased to offer this new and fun way for kids and families to get out into nature in our state parks. The contest is being run from today through the end of July to give people a chance to visit all of the parks if they can.”

To win the “Poké Park Adventure,” players must take a screenshot of a view of their avatar in a park, and then take screenshots of each Poké Stop they visit. The screenshot must show that the player is in range of a Poké Stop. Then, players tag that park on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, using the hashtag #pokeparkde.

So, whoever visits the most Poké Stops within any state parks will receive a “legendary” prize pack complete with Pokémon merchandise, a 2017 Annual Park Pass, a YETI rambler bottle, and other prizes.

Officials say the contest is open now through July 31 to give everyone a chance to participateand the winner will be announced Wednesday, Aug. 3.

To find out more about “Poké Park Adventure,” including rules, visit the website, here.

Delaware State Parks disclaimer: Pokémon and Pokémon Go are trademarked by The Pokémon Company. Delaware State Parks is not affiliated with Pokémon in any way.