Communities

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

Boone

Patagonia nonprofit doing habitat restoration, native plants and community conservation programs.

Patagonia, AZ · not in an area yet

Berkeley adaptive sports group with adaptive cycling and outdoor adventure outings.

Berkeley, CA

Boulder climbing organization: crag access, bolt replacement, approach trails and community socials.

Boulder

Boulder cycling club with weekly social rides, gravel loops and monthly mountain bike trail sessions.

Boulder

Boulder Trout Unlimited chapter with meetings, fly tying, river projects and fishing outings.

Boulder

Youth cycling club in Boulder that also hosts the Boulder Cup races at Valmont Bike Park in November.

Boulder

Boulder County mountain bike club: weekly social rides, a women's ride series, skills clinics and trail advocacy.

Boulder

Formed in 1979, this community club organizes weekly group runs and walks, track and field meets, and racing opportunities for runners of all abilities.

Boulder

Nonprofit running organization hosting weekly long runs, track workouts, and competitive teams across road, track, and trail disciplines.

Boulder

Meetup group since 2008 for hiking, backpacking, camping and paddling at beginner to strenuous levels.

Bowling Green, KY · not in an area yet

Bozeman women's club since 1969 running weekly group hikes, snowshoe and ski outings.

Bozeman, MT

Local history nonprofit running guided history hikes, mine tours and walks around Breckenridge.

Breckenridge CO

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

Bozeman nonprofit that grooms Nordic trails and runs youth and adult ski programs and community events.

Bozeman, MT

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

Bristol, VA

Very active Boston-area bird club running free guided birding trips nearly every day, open to beginners.

Brookline, MA

Century-old Brooklyn birding club with free bird walks in Prospect Park and field trips.

Brooklyn, NY · not in an area yet

Volunteer nonprofit that builds and maintains Brown County's mountain bike trails and runs trail workdays and the Brown County Epic.

Nashville, IN · not in an area yet

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

North Wilkesboro

Ohio nonprofit that maintains the Buckeye Trail, which runs through Cuyahoga Valley, with group hikes and trail work events.

Peninsula, OH

Coastal North County Audubon chapter with a nature center, bird walks and field trips in Oceanside.

Oceanside, CA

Free weekly run and walk club from Bull City Running in downtown Durham: Wednesday 6 pm and Saturday 8 am, all paces, leashed dogs welcome.

Durham

Friends group for the C&O Canal park, which ends in Cumberland, running volunteer programs and events.

Cumberland, MD

Cahaba River group protecting the river near Birmingham, with river events.

Birmingham, AL

Native plant chapter with free field trip walks and restoration workdays in the East Bay.

Berkeley, CA

Cape Coral and Fort Myers bird club since 1958 with beginner-friendly bird walks led by experienced birders.

Fort Myers, FL

Cambridge running club with weekly group runs and track workouts.

Cambridge MA

Moab nonprofit running outdoor education, adult adventures and community events in canyon country.

Moab, UT

Local Audubon chapter offering bird walks, field trips and programs in the Cape Fear region.

Wilmington, NC

Social riding club in Wilmington since 1974 running weekly group rides at several paces; guests welcome before joining.

Wilmington, NC

River conservation group running Third Saturday paddles and Second Saturday cleanups on the Cape Fear River.

Wilmington, NC

Mountain bike club that builds and maintains local singletrack and hosts rides and trail work days around Wilmington.

Wilmington, NC

Tallahassee bike club with open group rides for all levels, including a monthly beginner 10-10-10 ride.

Tallahassee, FL

Long-running club running bus hikes from the DC area to trails in Maryland, Virginia and beyond.

Washington, DC

Madison-area mountain bike club and IMBA chapter that builds trails and runs rides, clinics and trail events.

Madison, WI

Richmond nonprofit caring for urban green spaces like the Low Line, with volunteer workdays.

Richmond, VA

South Puget Sound land trust with guided preserve walks and volunteer work parties.

Olympia WA

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

Triangle road and gravel cycling club with weekly social rides and an annual fall BikeFest.

Durham

Carson Valley trails nonprofit that builds and maintains trails around Genoa and Minden, with trail days and a 5K.

Carson City, NV

Seattle bike club and advocacy group with free group rides led by certified ride leaders every day of the year, family rides, and events like Cranksgiving.

Seattle

Puget Sound orienteering club holding map-and-compass events in parks around the region, with beginner instruction.

Seattle, WA

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

Asheville

Volunteer-run adaptive climbing and mountain biking for people with physical disabilities, with monthly climbing nights at High Point Climbing.

Chattanooga

Volunteer-run adaptive sports chapter for people with physical disabilities: monthly adaptive climbing at River Sports, mountain biking at Baker Creek Preserve and kayaking at Concord Park.

Knoxville