Communities

Franklin club that maintains 58 miles of the Appalachian Trail and leads hikes most weekends.

Franklin, NC

Rhode Island bike club with weekly group rides for a range of paces.

Providence RI

Meetup group running regular group hikes at Radnor Lake and other Middle Tennessee parks.

Nashville, TN

Nashville running club with group runs, training programs and a race calendar.

Nashville, TN

Park City nonprofit offering adaptive recreation for people with disabilities: skiing, climbing, cycling and mountain biking, paddling and more.

Park City

Adaptive sports nonprofit offering ski, snowboard and summer recreation lessons for people with disabilities, at Winter Park and around Denver.

Winter Park

Lynchburg club maintaining 90+ miles of the AT, with group hikes and work crews.

Lynchburg, VA

DC-area naturalist society (formerly Audubon Naturalist Society) with bird walks and nature programs.

Washington, DC

Climbing group for Black, Indigenous and people of color climbers, with a monthly meetup in Asheville.

Asheville

Neponset River group with clean-ups, paddles and volunteer water monitoring.

Quincy MA

Northern Nevada land trust with volunteer stewardship days and community events.

Carson City, NV

Albuquerque club for cross-country, backcountry and snowshoe outings, car trips and hut trips.

Albuquerque, NM · not in an area yet

Albuquerque club since 1952 offering hikes, climbing, skiing and snowshoe outings.

Albuquerque, NM · not in an area yet

Albuquerque cycling club with scheduled weekly group road rides.

Albuquerque, NM · not in an area yet

Volunteer group running trail and habitat projects on New Mexico public lands.

Albuquerque, NM · not in an area yet

The local climbing organization for the New River Gorge and nearby crags. Replaces bolts and anchors, maintains climber access trails and runs volunteer stewardship days.

Fayetteville, WV

Land trust conserving farms and forests in the New River Valley.

Blacksburg, VA

Trout Unlimited chapter for the New River Valley with stream work and events.

Blacksburg, VA

Regional cycling club and advocacy group in Virginia's New River Valley.

New River Valley, Virginia

Birding club in the New River Valley that runs field trips and programs.

Blacksburg, VA

Master Naturalist chapter for Montgomery, Giles, Pulaski and Floyd counties.

Blacksburg, VA

Large NYC road cycling club with led group rides at set paces and ride-leader training.

New York, NY · not in an area yet

Century-old NYC hiking club with weekly outings reachable by public transportation.

New York, NY · not in an area yet

Statewide nonprofit running bird walks, field trips and nature programs, including in the Lakes Region and White Mountains.

Concord, NH

Nonprofit that builds and grooms Marquette's singletrack, fat bike and ski trails and hosts trail events.

Marquette, MI

Anchorage nordic club grooming trails with ski events including Alaska Ski for Women and Ski 4 Kids.

Anchorage, AK · not in an area yet

Trail running group in Asheville, running at Bent Creek.

Asheville

Bellingham-based Audubon chapter with monthly guided birding field trips September through June and public programs.

Bellingham, WA

Audubon chapter for north central Washington with birding field trips and activities.

Wenatchee, WA · not in an area yet

North Oregon coast land trust offering guided hikes, nature walks and stewardship days.

Seaside, OR

Jacksonville cycling club with group rides for all levels and regional route info.

Jacksonville, FL

Port Angeles land trust conserving Olympic Peninsula lands, with monthly volunteer work parties and community events.

Port Angeles, WA

SORBA chapter that builds and maintains Chicopee Woods and other northeast Georgia mountain bike trails.

Gainesville, GA

Audubon chapter since 1972 caring for sanctuaries such as the Sedona Wetlands Preserve, with free guided bird walks, field trips and youth programs.

Sedona

Flagstaff trail running club founded in 2001, with free Saturday morning group runs of 5 to 8 miles on rotating trails and the Soulstice Mountain Trail Run.

Flagstaff

Regional Audubon chapter running bird walks and field trips in the northern Adirondacks.

Saranac Lake NY

Audubon chapter for Winchester and nearby counties with bird walks and nature programs.

Winchester, VA

Hickory-based SORBA chapter that maintains Lake Hickory Trails and hosts rides and trail events.

Hickory, NC

Reno Audubon chapter, formerly the Lahontan Audubon Society, with weekly birding field trips around the Truckee Meadows and Carson Valley, talks and classes.

Reno

Mountain bike trail club, a chapter of IMBA and SORBA, based in Lenoir.

Lenoir

Portland-area IMBA chapter that builds trails and runs group rides and trail work days.

Portland, OR

Meetup group for New Yorkers that organizes group hikes and nature outings.

New York, NY · not in an area yet

New York City Mountain Bike Association that builds and maintains city trails and leads group rides and trail days.

New York, NY · not in an area yet

Watershed group for the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord rivers with clean-ups and paddles.

Concord MA

Prineville coalition planning and improving trails in the Ochoco National Forest.

Prineville, OR

Athens land trust hosting bird walks, hikes and volunteer days on protected land.

Athens, GA

Athens Audubon chapter running free beginner-friendly bird walks, including at the State Botanical Garden.

Athens, GA

National heritage area along the Towpath Trail through Cuyahoga Valley, a popular route for easy rides and walks.

Peninsula, OH

Audubon chapter for southern and eastern Alameda County with birding field trips and monthly talks.

Hayward, CA

Land trust offering guided hikes and volunteer restoration days on its Ojai Valley preserves.

Ojai, CA