Communities

Anchorage Audubon chapter with monthly evening programs, bird counts and field trips.

Anchorage, AK · not in an area yet

Anchorage running club with group runs and local races.

Anchorage, AK · not in an area yet

Nonprofit maintaining Danville's 35-mile Angler's Ridge singletrack network.

Danville, VA

Recreational cycling club with weekly group rides around Annapolis.

Annapolis, MD

Annapolis running club with group runs, training programs and local races.

Annapolis, MD

Nonprofit running desert hikes, tours, dark-sky programs and classes in Borrego Springs.

Borrego Springs, CA

State park partner offering guided desert hikes, naturalist classes and events in Anza-Borrego.

Borrego Springs, CA

Tallahassee-area Audubon chapter with bird walks and field trips across the Big Bend.

Tallahassee, FL

Nonprofit that hosts free Greenbrier Master Naturalist outdoor programs and nature walks near Lewisburg.

Lewisburg, WV

Knoxville mountain bike club: trail building and volunteer work days, and community rides in the Knoxville Urban Wilderness.

Knoxville

Large AMC chapter running hundreds of hikes, bike rides, paddles and ski trips a year, many for beginners, from NYC.

New York, NY · not in an area yet

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

Asheville

Tucson-based nonprofit that builds and maintains the Arizona Trail, with volunteer trail crews.

Tucson, AZ · not in an area yet

Watershed group caring for the Arroyo Seco with habitat restoration and stewardship outings.

Pasadena, CA

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

Volunteer group that builds and maintains Ashland's trail network, with regular trail building days.

Ashland, OR · not in an area yet

Land trust for the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys offering guided hikes and events on protected lands.

Carbondale, CO · not in an area yet

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

Athens club for dirt, gravel and road riding with group rides around Athens-Clarke County.

Athens, GA

Athens running club with group runs and community races.

Athens, GA

Atlanta bike advocacy group with a calendar of community rides and events.

Atlanta, GA

Free Atlanta Meetup group for LGBTQ+ hikers with walks and hikes around the metro.

Atlanta, GA

Volunteer-led club with hikes, paddles, bike rides and camping trips around Atlanta and North Georgia.

Atlanta, GA

Masters rowing club on the Chattahoochee in Roswell with Learn-to-Row sessions for adults.

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta club organizing group ski trips plus local outings such as hikes.

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta running club with a monthly schedule of free group runs alongside its races.

Atlanta, GA

Free Austin running club with Saturday long runs and weekday workouts.

Austin, TX · not in an area yet

Fort Myers Audubon chapter with field trips, shorebird walks and photo outings around Lee County.

Fort Myers, FL

Cincinnati Audubon chapter with bird walks, field trips and programs.

Cincinnati, OH · not in an area yet

Statewide Audubon society with bird walks, nature programs and wildlife refuges.

Providence RI

Audubon society running nature reserves, bird walks and programs around Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh, PA

Bird club for Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County with field trips and programs.

Staunton, VA

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

Augusta, GA

LGBTQ+ running and walking club with free group runs several times a week.

Austin, TX · not in an area yet

Nonprofit organizing volunteer park workdays and restoration events across Austin.

Austin, TX · not in an area yet

Austin mountain bike club that builds trails and runs regular group rides.

Austin, TX · not in an area yet

Snohomish County bicycle touring club with year-round group rides for all skill and age levels.

Everett, WA

Lake Placid trails group for mountain biking and ski touring with events and volunteer days.

Lake Placid NY

Nonprofit building the ridgeline trail around the Bay, hosting group hikes, rides and trail work days.

San Francisco, CA

Sea kayaking club running paddles, trips and skills sessions around the Bay.

San Francisco, CA

Nonprofit training youth leaders and lending gear to take young people on wilderness trips.

Oakland, CA

Beacon bicycling advocacy group that lists community rides and events.

Beacon, NY · not in an area yet

Cycling club in Robbins, in the Sandhills, for mountain and road riders.

Robbins

Nevada County land trust that builds local trails and runs guided walks, stewardship days and a trail race.

Nevada City, CA

Louisville birding club running regular field trips and meetings open to beginners.

Louisville, KY

Bend bicycle advocacy group hosting rides and events for everyday riders.

Bend, OR

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

Blue Ridge GA