picnic outing

Park lunch trip

A picnic outing is an excursion to eat a meal outdoors, typically in a park or scenic location.

The phrase is slightly redundant—a picnic already implies going somewhere—but emphasizes the trip itself: We planned a picnic outing to the lake for Saturday.

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