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National Parks Apple Watch Activity Challenge Launching August 24

Apple will host its annual National Parks Apple Watch activity challenge on Sunday, August 24. The event is designed to celebrate national parks across the United States.

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Apple Watch owners can earn an Apple Watch activity award by doing a workout that lasts for 20 minutes or more on August 24, 2025.

Like all of the Apple Watch activity challenges, earning the award will provide users with animated stickers that can be used in the Messages app.

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Along with a new Apple Watch challenge, Apple typically offers other national parks-themed content in August, including an Apple Pay donation program, Apple TV+ content, Apple Music songs, books, podcasts, and more.

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Top Rated Comments

8 months ago
Will one of the activities be finding a national park that still has employees, or perhaps one that hasn't been turned over to logging and oil companies?
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tzm41 Avatar
8 months ago
Protect our national parks and other public lands!
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
8 months ago
Nice animated stickers. Would have been nice if there was a way to complete the challenge and collect the award for users outside US.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
8 months ago
Hey Apple, we have National and Provincial parks in Canada as well.. 👋🏽
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8 months ago

Apple will host its annual National Parks Apple Watch activity challenge on Sunday, August 24. The event is designed to celebrate national parks across the United States.



Apple Watch owners can earn an Apple Watch activity award by doing a workout that lasts for 20 minutes or more on August 24, 2025.

Like all of the Apple Watch activity challenges, earning the award will provide users with animated stickers that can be used in the Messages app.












Along with a new Apple Watch challenge, Apple typically offers other national parks-themed content in August, including an Apple Pay donation program, Apple TV+ content, Apple Music songs, books, podcasts, and more.

Article Link: National Parks Apple Watch Activity Challenge Launching August 24 ('https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/19/national-parks-activity-challenge-2025/')
How exactly do the National Parks benefit from an Apple Watch wearer walking 20 minutes around a city park, a forest trail, or a bike ride? I wished Apple would require both for awarding the Aug 24th sticker: an activity AND a donation to the National Parks system.
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firstcitazen Avatar
8 months ago
Excited about this!
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