Community rewards program
⛽ TURN YOUR DAYTON PHOTOS INTO FREE GAS!
Take Pictures. Shoot Videos. Earn Gas Entries. Win FREE Gas.
Share great photos and videos of Dayton and earn entries into our monthly free gas giveaway. The more approved local content you submit, the more opportunities you have to earn entries.
How gas entries are earned
Nothing is awarded automatically. Everything starts as Pending Review and our team approves content before entries are added.
Approved local photo
Approved local video
Featured on LocalDayton.com
Photo of the Week
A FULL TANK OF GAS GIVEN AWAY EVERY MONTH
Plus $10, $20 & $30 gas cards for 10 runner-ups
Every month we give away one full tank of gas — and 10 runner-ups win gas cards. Approved submissions earn entries into the drawing — the more you have, the better your shot. Prize: One full tank of gas — up to 15 gallons.
Next free gas drawing
One winner takes home the tank each month, and 10 runner-ups take home gas cards. Won before? You can win again — winning never removes you from future drawings.
🏆 Past winners
Winners announced monthly.
Each month we draw one lucky contributor for a full tank of gas. Winners are announced here by display name and city only — never contact details.
Dayton photo of the week
No Photo of the Week yet — yours could be the first.
Photo of the Week earns +20 bonus gas entries.
Think you can be next week's winner? Submit your photoWhat we'd love you to submit
See something interesting around Dayton? Take a picture or video and share it with your community.
- Restaurants & Food
- New Places to Eat
- Local Events
- Parks
- Trails
- Local Businesses
- Coffee Shops
- Dayton Scenery
- Neighborhoods
- Public Art
- Entertainment
- Sports & Recreation
- Dog-Friendly Places
- Shopping
- New Businesses / Construction
- Interesting Things Around Dayton
Milestone rewards
Keep contributing and bonus entries stack up automatically.
How it works
- 1
Create your free account
Sign up and verify your email — it takes a minute.
- 2
Explore your city
Take great local photos and videos around Dayton.
- 3
Upload your content
Tell us where it was taken and what we're looking at.
- 4
Earn gas entries
Our team reviews every submission. Approved content earns entries.
High fuel prices?
Your camera roll could help fill the tank. Every approved local photo adds entries to the monthly drawing.
Drive electric?
Choose EV charging in your account and the monthly prize can be applied as charging credit instead of fuel.
📍 DAYTON CONTENT ONLY
We only accept photos and videos taken in Dayton. We want authentic pictures and videos showing what is happening around town.
Your photo must visibly show its local setting. A photo of an apple on a table, for example, does not qualify if we cannot tell where it was taken. Show the business, landmark, street, event, neighborhood or other recognizable details that connect it to your city.
Good submissions ✓
- A restaurant with its name, dining room or recognizable food setting
- Parks, trails, events and landmarks people can identify
- Neighborhoods, streets and recognizable local scenery
- Businesses, signs or surroundings that show where you are
Not accepted ✕
- Vacation photos
- Photos from other cities
- Old unrelated personal photos
- Screenshots
- Photos downloaded from the internet
- AI-generated images
- Copyrighted photos you do not own
- Duplicate photos
- Low-quality or blurry photos
- Content you did not personally create
Where your photos may appear
Approved content may be used on Local Dayton websites, social media posts, advertising, marketing and other promotional uses as described in our Official Rules.
Keep up to 200 photos active
We review every photo. Content we cannot use is cleared from our system after 3 days and frees up room for new uploads, so always keep your own copies.
Dayton community photo wall
Approved photos and videos shared by local contributors.
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