Communities

A sample group for testing Branch Outdoors. Nothing here is a real event. Sam (slritter@gmail.com) is the page admin.

Asheville

National climbing conservation nonprofit.

National

Nonprofit that looks after the Appalachian Trail with volunteer maintaining clubs and trail crews; has a regional office in Asheville.

Asheville

Bike advocacy nonprofit in Asheville: community rides and events, and bike-safety classes.

Asheville

Social run club in Asheville, organized on Meetup.

Asheville

Run club in Asheville's River Arts District.

Asheville

Women's run club in downtown Asheville.

Asheville

Amateur astronomy club active since 1981. Holds free public star gazes at Lookout Observatory in Asheville and Grassland Mountain Observatory in Madison County, plus monthly meetings at UNC Asheville.

Asheville

Audubon chapter with free public field trips around Augusta and Aiken, open to all.

Augusta, GA

Volunteer association that builds and maintains the Benton MacKaye Trail in Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina, with monthly maintenance trips.

Blue Ridge GA

Run and walk club in Asheville, meeting at Carrier Park.

Asheville

Audubon chapter for the Asheville area that runs free monthly bird outings at Beaver Lake, Jackson Park in Hendersonville and the Swannanoa Valley, plus evening programs. Beginners welcome.

Asheville

Road cycling club, the largest in Western North Carolina, with weekly group rides.

Asheville

Land trust based in Blowing Rock that runs a public guided hiking series and outings on protected land in the High Country.

Blowing Rock, NC

Women's mountain bike club with group rides by skill level, clinics and socials across Western North Carolina.

Western North Carolina

Informal hiking club in the High Country around Boone and Blowing Rock.

Boone and Blowing Rock

Cycling club in Boone and the High Country, for road and mountain riders.

Boone

Bike and pedestrian advocacy in Brevard, NC: safer streets for walking, riding and rolling, through engagement, education and support for the Brevard Bike and Pedestrian Plan. Everyone is welcome on the monthly social ride, last Wednesday of the month at 6 pm from the Railroad Depot, at a casual pace.

Brevard

Trail running group in Brevard.

Brevard

Bristol bird club founded in 1950 with monthly field trips, Steele Creek Park walks and Christmas Bird Counts.

Bristol, VA

Cycling club in North Wilkesboro, in the foothills, for road and mountain riders.

North Wilkesboro

Free camping community founded in the Carolinas that helps campers meet people, plan trips and share campfires, for all abilities and experience levels.

Greenville, SC and the Upstate

Canoe and kayak club for North and South Carolina, focused on whitewater.

North and South Carolina

Nonprofit climbing advocacy group for North and South Carolina since 1995: access, crag stewardship days and gatherings.

North and South Carolina

Hiking and trail-maintenance club, founded in 1923, with club hikes across Western North Carolina.

Asheville

Asheville chapter of an adaptive adventure sports nonprofit, open to adaptive athletes and volunteers.

Asheville

Land trust working across Western North Carolina, with volunteer trail and stewardship days.

Hendersonville

Road cycling club in Greenville.

Greenville

Nonprofit trail association in Elkin, in the foothills.

Elkin

Morganton land trust that leads guided hikes on its preserves and hosts community events.

Morganton, NC

Volunteers who maintain the 77-mile Foothills Trail on the North and South Carolina line, with trail work days and member outings.

Mountain Rest, SC

Franklin club that leads free weekly bird walks on the Little Tennessee River Greenway, open to the public.

Franklin, NC

Greenway advocacy nonprofit for Buncombe County.

Buncombe County

Nonprofit friends group supporting DuPont State Recreational Forest.

DuPont State Forest

Nonprofit friends group for Gorges State Park: park programs, volunteers and an annual festival.

Sapphire

Volunteer friends group supporting Lake James State Park near Morganton with volunteer work and nature notes.

Morganton, NC

Volunteer friends group caring for the trails of Panthertown Valley, working with the Forest Service.

Panthertown Valley

Friends group supporting Paris Mountain State Park near Travelers Rest with volunteer work.

Travelers Rest, SC

Old Fort trail-building nonprofit that runs volunteer trail work days and weekends on the Grandfather District trails.

Old Fort, NC

Women's ski and snowboard community in the North Carolina High Country.

Banner Elk

Volunteer-run hiking club of the Greenville Natural History Association, leading many guided hikes a month in Upstate parks; members also do trail work and promote Leave No Trace.

Greenville, SC

Greenville County bicycle club with weekly group rides, monthly special rides and social events.

Travelers Rest, SC

Upstate road cycling club that organizes and promotes group rides and regional cycling events.

Greenville, SC

Greenville running club, founded in 1972, that puts on and promotes local road and trail races.

Greenville, SC

Community run club in Hendersonville.

Hendersonville

Community run group in Hendersonville, running on the Ecusta Trail.

Hendersonville

Asheville chapter of a women's climbing community, meeting at a local climbing gym.

Asheville

Asheville Trout Unlimited chapter with meetings, conservation projects and fly tying.

Asheville

Franklin land trust holding public events, volunteer days and outdoor programs in the upper Little Tennessee valley.

Franklin, NC

McDowell County trail group that runs guided hikes, volunteer workdays and family trail events around Old Fort.

Old Fort, NC