THE COMMUNITY DIRECTORY
FIND YOUR
PEOPLE.
Finding your people outside should not take six hours of digging through old Facebook groups and dead links. Some of these are big organizations. Some are basically a group chat with hiking boots. I want the active ones in one place.
Groups, clubs, chapters and networks that are actually getting LGBTQ+ people outside together. Hiking, camping, paddling, climbing, skiing, bike stuff... if there is a real community behind it, it belongs here.
I’m looking for a current site, recent events or clear signs the group is still active. Dead links and abandoned Facebook groups do not make the cut.
15 groups showing.
UNITED STATES
LGBTQ Outdoors
NATIONAL
A national chapter network running hikes, biking, camping, climbing, fishing, paddling and other outdoor events. The organization currently lists chapters in more than 23 states.
FIND A CHAPTERThe Venture Out Project
NATIONAL
Queer and trans backpacking and wilderness trips, plus volunteer-led day hikes and outdoor events around the U.S. Programs span beginners through more experienced adventurers.
VISIT THE GROUPQueer Mountaineers
WASHINGTON + OREGON
Volunteer-led LGBTQ+ outdoor community with chapters in Seattle, Tacoma, Bellingham and Portland. Think queer climb nights, hikes, mountaineering skills, skiing and guided outings.
VISIT THE GROUPAdventuring LGBTQ+
WASHINGTON, DC METRO
A DC-area LGBTQ+ outdoors club going since 1979. Volunteers lead year-round hikes, plus camping, backpacking, canoeing and walking tours when leaders put them on the calendar.
VISIT THE GROUPOutVentures
PUGET SOUND
Seattle-based, member-led LGBTQ+ outdoor organization serving the Puget Sound region and larger Pacific Northwest, with hiking, camping, biking, kayaking and more.
VISIT THE GROUPQueer Climber’s Network
NATIONAL / LOCAL MEETUPS
A queer climbing network built around weekly meetups, special events, a community directory, gear access and ways to find LGBTQ+ guides, coaches and creators.
VISIT THE NETWORKPride Outside
WASHINGTON, DC
Connects LGBTQ+ people around the outdoors through hikes, outdoor-skills classes, LGBTQ history walking tours, discussions and the LGBTQ Outdoor Summit.
VISIT THE GROUPUNITED KINGDOM + IRELAND
Gay Outdoor Club
GREAT BRITAIN
One of the big ones. GOC has 2,000+ members and 500+ events a year across Great Britain, including walking, cycling, skiing, mountaineering, boating, camping and trips away.
VISIT THE CLUBOutdoorLads
UNITED KINGDOM
A UK-wide community for gay, bi, trans and queer people with walking, camping, climbing, cycling, watersports and more. Events are led by a large volunteer network.
VISIT THE GROUPOut & About Hiking Club
DUBLIN
Dublin-based LGBTQ+ hiking club with hikes every Sunday, summer evening hikes, beginner-friendly shorter days and regular trips elsewhere in Ireland and abroad.
VISIT THE CLUBOut & About Hikers
BELFAST
Belfast-based group arranging twice-monthly walks for the LGBT+ community, families and friends, from easy strolls through more challenging mountain hikes.
VISIT THE GROUPNottingham Hyking Dykes
NOTTINGHAM + PEAK DISTRICT
A volunteer-led lesbian walking group that has been going since 1991, usually meeting monthly for walks around the Peak District, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.
VISIT THE GROUPQueer Out Here
UNITED KINGDOM
An LGBTQIA+ outdoor community running walks, hikes, weekends away and other adventures across the UK. No formal membership; you can just show up to an event.
VISIT THE GROUPPeak Queer Adventures
SHEFFIELD
A Sheffield-based queer outdoors collective organizing community adventures and events around the Peak District and beyond.
VISIT THE GROUPRainbow Rambles
WEST MIDLANDS
LGBTQ+ community walks around Birmingham and the West Midlands. The walks are deliberately manageable and built as much around meeting people as covering miles.
VISIT THE LISTINGTHIS LIST HAS GAPS. A LOT OF THEM.
KNOW A GROUP I MISSED?
This first pass is painfully U.S.- and UK-heavy. I want Canada, Latin America, Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and everywhere else represented properly, not tossed in as an afterthought. Send me the group name + a current link and I’ll check it.
DM @THEGAYCAMPER