Coronavirus and Outdoor Recreation [View all]

Going for a walk in the great outdoors is a great way to manage stress while social distancing.

Results are mixed over "safe" outdoor places. For example, WHYY in Philadelphia reports,
"Nature is a great place for social distancing. It’s easy in a big park, like FDR or Fairmount Park, to keep six feet apart from other people, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest. And there’s not a lot of surfaces touched by a lot of people in a forest."

https://whyy.org/articles/public-health-experts-parks-are-a-safer-bet-in-the-age-of-coronavirus/

OTOH, beware of local park closures. For example, on the West Coast, Los Angeles is closing all recreation centers. However, "Outdoor park space, amenities, golf courses and restrooms accessible to the outdoors will remain open during regular operating hours, according to a statement."

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/03/14/recreation-centers-closed-coronavirus/

personally would not want to use common rest rooms cuz the virus is kind of sticky in those environments.

Looks as if the point is that outdoor recreation, away from most people, is a good way to break the monotony of social distancing. Check before you go cuz local areas might be closed.