Guides, shops and venues
Guide services, gear shops and venues in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, A to Z. Listed from their public websites; they don't pay to be here and are never mixed into the communities.
In Los Angeles and Santa Barbara · all of the Far West and Sierra · all regions · change
- Big Bear Mountain Resortshop · Mountain biking · Big Bear Lake, CA
Ski and bike resort with lessons, an adaptive program, a summer bike park and guided activities.
- Bolsa Chica Conservancyvenue · Birding · Huntington Beach, CA
Wetland interpretive center offering guided walks, restoration days and nature programs at Bolsa Chica.
- California Botanic Gardenvenue · Walking groups · Claremont, CA
Native plant garden in Claremont offering guided walks, nature classes and public events.
- Conejo Open Space Conservation Agencyvenue · Trail work · Thousand Oaks, CA
Agency managing Conejo Valley open space with volunteer trail work and guided activities.
- Conejo Recreation and Park Districtvenue · Day hikes · Thousand Oaks, CA
Park district running recreation programs, guided hikes and community events in Thousand Oaks.
- Crystal Cove Conservancyvenue · Walking groups · Newport Beach, CA
Nonprofit partner to Crystal Cove State Park offering coastal ecology hikes, talks and community programs.
- Eaton Canyon Nature Center Associatesvenue · Walking groups · Pasadena, CA
Nature center group offering free docent-led nature walks, family walks and moonlight walks in Eaton Canyon.
- Irvine Ranch Conservancy (Let's Go Outside)venue · Day hikes · Irvine, CA
Conservancy listing free guided hikes, rides and stewardship days on the Irvine Ranch open space.
- Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marinevenue · Walking groups · Long Beach, CA
City parks department running El Dorado Nature Center and outdoor recreation programs in Long Beach.
- Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authorityvenue · Day hikes · Los Angeles, CA
Public parks agency managing parkland in the Santa Monica Mountains and LA River with guided outdoor programs.
- OC Parksvenue · Day hikes · Irvine, CA
Orange County park agency with ranger-led hikes, fitness hikes and nature programs at regional parks.
- Placerita Canyon Nature Centervenue · Day hikes · Santa Clarita, CA
Nature center in Placerita Canyon with docent-led Saturday hikes and family nature programs.
- Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountainsvenue · Conservation volunteering · Topanga, CA
Conservation district holding habitat restoration volunteer events in the Santa Monica Mountains.
- Santa Barbara Adventure Companyguide service · Kayaking · Santa Barbara, CA
Guide service running kayak, hiking and biking tours around Santa Barbara and the Channel Islands.
- Santa Barbara Botanic Gardenvenue · Walking groups · Santa Barbara, CA
Native plant garden with trails, guided walks, classes and youth programs in Mission Canyon.
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Areavenue · Day hikes · Thousand Oaks, CA
National Park Service area offering ranger-led hikes, nature walks and programs across the Santa Monica Mountains.
- Sender One Climbingshop · Indoor climbing · Los Angeles, CA
Climbing and bouldering gyms in Los Angeles and Orange County with beginner classes and climbing teams.
- Touchstone Climbing (Los Angeles gyms)shop · Indoor climbing · Los Angeles, CA
Climbing gym group with LA locations running intro classes, youth programs and community events.