Communities

Hampton Roads running club since 1972 with group runs and local races.

Virginia Beach, VA

Low-cost volunteer trail and ultra running club around Boston with races and group runs.

Boston, MA

Women's hiking group meeting for trail outings around Charlottesville.

Charlottesville, VA

Middle Tennessee chapter of Trail Dames, a hiking club for women of all sizes and abilities.

Nashville, TN

Meetup group for close-by hikes, bike rides, paddles and easy overnight campouts.

Orlando, FL

Juneau nonprofit maintaining area trails with volunteer trail work days.

Juneau, AK · not in an area yet

Mountain bike and trail group that maintains Pittsburgh-area trails and runs rides and steward days.

Pittsburgh, PA

Rutland group of the Trail Sisters women's trail running network.

Rutland, VT

Local group of a women's trail running community, with group runs around Asheville.

Asheville

Hiking advocacy nonprofit running volunteer trail work parties and stewardship events in the Gorge and beyond.

Portland, OR

Long-running Portland club with weekly hikes, backpack trips, bike rides and lodge outings.

Portland, OR

Ogden trail nonprofit (formerly Weber Pathways) with volunteer trail projects and the Ogden Mountain Film Festival.

Ogden

Statewide trail advocacy nonprofit with volunteer trail work and events.

Salt Lake City

Austin Audubon chapter with free bird walks, field trips, classes and sanctuaries.

Austin, TX · not in an area yet

Environmental nonprofit at Coldwater Canyon Park running tree planting, forest care and volunteer events.

Los Angeles, CA

Atlanta nonprofit that plants and cares for trees with volunteers. Planting events run October through March and forest maintenance in the warmer months.

Atlanta GA

Road cycling club for Johnson City, Kingsport and Bristol with several weekly group rides at different paces.

Johnson City, TN

Cincinnati Meetup hiking club with brisk conditioning hikes and social hikes around the region.

Cincinnati, OH · not in an area yet

Coalition building walking and biking trails around Cincinnati, with trail events and rides.

Cincinnati, OH · not in an area yet

Volunteer Trout Unlimited chapter with fly-tying socials, stream restorations, clean-ups and new-angler education around the Triangle.

Raleigh

Free, volunteer-run Meetup group for adults 21 and over in central North Carolina: mostly hikes, plus camping, backpacking and paddling.

Raleigh

Land trust for the Triangle, with public nature preserves and volunteer days.

Hillsborough

Mountain bike trail club for the Triangle: trail work, skills sessions and races.

Cary

Open-water swim race series at Jordan Lake with one- and two-mile races and a short swim of about 1 km, running since 2009.

Jordan Lake

Youth program taking kids on mountain bike rides and outdoor trips from Marin.

San Rafael, CA

Miami Audubon chapter offering free field trips and bird walks, mostly open to the public.

Miami, FL

Land trust leading free guided hikes and volunteer days on protected lands around Truckee.

Truckee CA

Watershed group running river clean-ups, restoration days and volunteer events.

Truckee CA

Truckee nonprofit building trails with volunteer trail days and community programs.

Truckee CA

Watershed group running guided paddle trips and river events on the Tualatin.

Tualatin, OR

Tucson's Audubon chapter, now Tucson Bird Alliance, running free birding field trips and community events.

Tucson, AZ · not in an area yet

Winston-Salem's oldest running club, with group runs open to all and club-hosted races.

Winston-Salem, NC

Salt Lake City nonprofit's weekly social bike ride, all year: about 10 miles at a party pace from Loki Coffee to RoHa Brewing. All bikes welcome.

Salt Lake City

Bend watershed group with river restoration volunteer days and education events.

Bend, OR

Watershed group for the Upper Iowa River that publishes a paddler's guide and river recreation info.

Decorah, IA

Upper Valley trails nonprofit with trail work days and community outdoor events.

Woodstock VT

Conservation group for the South Carolina Upstate that hosts volunteer workdays such as invasive plant removal at parks and protected lands.

Greenville SC

Upstate South Carolina mountain bike club that builds and maintains trails and runs group rides around Greenville.

Greenville, SC

Statewide NICA mountain bike league for students in grades 6 to 12, with local teams and a fall race season.

Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City Meetup group for hikers, with weekday evening hikes, a weekly Friday sunset hike and weekend outings.

Salt Lake City

Salt Lake paddling club formed in 1991 for whitewater kayaking, canoeing, packrafting, rafting and paddleboarding, with instruction, safety and organized trips.

Salt Lake City

University of Vermont student outing club with trips, rentals and skills instruction.

Burlington, VT

Asheboro volunteer group that builds, maintains and promotes the Uwharrie Trail and other foot trails in the Uwharrie National Forest.

Asheboro

Eagle County trail nonprofit with weekly volunteer trail crews and bike park stewardship.

Avon

Valdez nonprofit improving outdoor access with trail volunteering, Fat Bike Bash and National Trails Day.

Valdez, AK · not in an area yet

Tri-Valley cycling club with a calendar of weekly group rides around Livermore and Dublin.

Livermore, CA

Clark County birding group with bird walks, field trips and monthly programs.

Vancouver, WA

Large Las Vegas Meetup hiking group with hikes for all levels, road trips and camping, no dues.

Las Vegas, NV · not in an area yet

Peninsula women's cycling club offering rides and skills clinics for women.

San Carlos, CA

Chattanooga women's multi-sport club for all levels: cycling, hiking, paddling and camping, with a Tuesday evening ladies' mountain bike ride at Enterprise South Nature Park.

Chattanooga