Communities

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

Greenville, SC

Nonprofit supporting Nashville's greenway network with volunteer days and greenway events.

Nashville, TN

Tallahassee running club promoting running with group runs and community races.

Tallahassee, FL

Franklin-based bike club with weekly group rides into the Williamson County countryside.

Franklin, TN

Harpeth River conservation group with river clean-ups, paddles and volunteer events around Franklin and Nashville.

Franklin, TN

Community run club in Hendersonville.

Hendersonville

Orange County Recreation weekly Tuesday hikes for children ages 1 to 8 in county parks.

Hillsborough, NC

Audubon chapter offering bird walks, field trips and programs on Hilton Head Island.

Hilton Head, SC

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

Hendersonville

Volunteer running club in south Orlando with early-morning weekday group runs.

Orlando, FL

SORBA Huntsville chapter maintaining 100+ miles of singletrack with group rides, kids rides and trail care.

Huntsville, AL

Huntsville paddling club with organized trips, meetings and trip leader training.

Huntsville, AL

Huntsville running club; site blocked our automated check.

Huntsville, AL

Volunteer club maintaining trails at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.

Marietta, GA

Statewide mountain bike group with local chapters that build trails and host rides and trail days.

Lexington, KY

Cycling club in Kernersville for road and mountain riders.

Kernersville

Hilton Head bicycle club with weekly rides for riders of every level.

Hilton Head, SC

Knoxville running club with group runs, youth athletics and races including the Knoxville Marathon, the Turkey Trot and the CrossKnox 15K.

Knoxville

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

Asheville

Lake Lanier nonprofit running shore sweeps, water monitoring and lake events.

Gainesville, GA

Rowing club at Lake Lanier Olympic Park with adult Learn to Row sessions, no experience needed.

Gainesville, GA

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

Asheville

Nashville-based land trust protecting Tennessee open space, including Glen Leven Farm, with public events.

Nashville, TN

Huntsville land trust with free guided hikes and trail care days on its public preserves.

Huntsville, AL

Meetup hiking group near Charleston with late-morning start times.

Charleston, SC

Elizabethton bird club near Johnson City with monthly meetings, field trips and bird walks at Sycamore Shoals.

Johnson City, TN

Knoxville land trust adding parkland, greenways, river access and trails across Knox County, including the Urban Wilderness and new adaptive kayak launches.

Knoxville

Trout Unlimited chapter chartered in 1992 caring for cold-water streams in and around the Great Smoky Mountains, with monthly meetings and fly-tying nights.

Maryville

Blount County group running river clean-ups like the Little River Round-up and community river days.

Maryville, TN

Louisville Audubon chapter with bird walks, field trips and conservation programs.

Louisville, KY

Louisville cycling club with a weekly schedule of group rides at a range of paces.

Louisville, KY

Large Meetup group for hikers, backpackers and campers with regular local hikes and volunteer outings.

Louisville, KY

Lowcountry paddling club for kayakers and canoeists.

Charleston, SC

Trail running club that meets monthly on a different trail around Charleston.

Charleston, SC

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

Franklin, NC

Bradenton Audubon chapter with field trips, bird walks and programs in Manatee County.

Bradenton, FL

Ocala-area Audubon chapter offering guided nature walks, bird outings and wildlife photography.

Ocala, FL

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

Old Fort, NC

Nonprofit building a greenway between Blowing Rock and Boone, with community walks, rides and volunteer events.

Blowing Rock, NC

Columbia astronomy club with monthly meetings, member dark-sky observing sessions and free monthly sidewalk astronomy for the public.

Columbia SC

Columbia-area SORBA chapter improving trails and leading rides at Harbison State Forest.

Columbia, SC

Damascus club that maintains 59 miles of the Appalachian Trail and leads public hikes and trail work trips.

Damascus, VA

Trout Unlimited chapter conserving and restoring Upstate South Carolina's coldwater streams, with monthly meetings, clean-ups and outings.

Greenville, SC

Environmental nonprofit for Western North Carolina, home of the French Broad Riverkeeper.

Western North Carolina

SORBA chapter caring for mountain bike trails around Robbinsville and the Nantahala area.

Robbinsville

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

Franklin, NC

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

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

Asheville

Trail running group in Asheville, running at Bent Creek.

Asheville