Stay outdoors, meet new people, have fun, and explore all the great hiking places that Virginia has to offer. We'll be going to places in around the metro area such as Belle Isle, Byrd Park, Forest Hill Park, Maymont Park, Pony Pasture Rapids Park, Pocahontas, Swift Creek Reservoir, & anywhere else we can find or that our members recommend. We'll also be heading in all directions in VA on a regular basis, mostly to areas of outdoor beauty along rivers, mountain trails, & lesser-known cultural lo …

Welcome to Ride and Run Richmond. A Meetup.com group for the active person in you. Whether you’re a walker or a versatile athlete, an amateur biker or a runner, or maybe you’re an adventurous mountain biker, there's something in here for you. This Meetup group is open to anyone. Young or old. Married, or single. Fast or slow. It doesn't matter. Just have the desire to get up, come out, and enjoy feeling better. Just like the name says, there will be outings where we will do some Road Running, Tr …

Backpacking - An outdoor activity wherein a backpacker packs all of his or her gear into a backpack. This gear must include food, water, and shelter, or the means to obtain them, but very little else, and often in a more compact and simpler form than one would use for stationary camping. A backpacking trip must include at least one overnight stay in the wilderness (otherwise it is a day hike). Many backpacking trips last just a weekend (one or two nights), but long-distance expeditions may last …

Julie organized this group to start getting out and meeting active, fun people who want to stay young and adventurous.  And look where we are now!! We are an active group (of "Over 40" individuals) that loves being in the great outdoors whether it is hiking, rock climbing, kayaking, rafting, biking, horseback riding, camping, whatever-without being extreme about any one type of activity.  We can also just sip a nice glass of vino and watch the sunset.  This group is also about exploring venues o …

Join your dog for adventures on local trails and around some of the coolest, most unique places our beautiful city has to offer! Marshall, Cisco, Weston, Janice, Garth, Rebecca, and myself will be your guides. Bring your dogs out to join the pack! They'll meet other dogs and you'll meet other involved, loving, like-minded dog owners in a positive, healthy, and productive environment. In addition to the walk, we'll be available to discuss basic dog training, behavioral issues, and work with parti …

Do you live in and around Woodbridge, Virginia? Are you new to the area or a long time resident? Join the adventure! We want to bring together women of all ages in the area who would like to: Meet new people Make new friends Enjoy getting together both indoors and out Explore the local area Do some social networking Get a little healthier Have a lot of fun

Greater Richmond Outdoor Women This is for the women who are looking for a more leisurely, recreational outdoor adventure, all within a smaller group. Car Camping Weekends, easy Hikes, Walks, Flat Water Kayaking, Outdoor tours and more. Leave the kids, men, work and worries behind and come enjoy the outdoors! Adventure has no age limit -we welcome all adult women. Not sure if this is the group for you? It is if you can answer YES to the following: * Camping where there's flush toliets & sho …

Welcome World  Rhythm Drummers This is the main Web Site for the Virginia World Rhythms Drum Circles. Here you will find Drum Circles from Richmond VA all the way to Virginia Beach and everything in between.  The other two websites are specific to their location  http://www.richmond-rhythms-drum-circle.com/ and http://www.virginia-beach-drum-circle.com/ This is the Web Site for Lovers of Drum Circles.  Here you will find the right place to share your rhythms with like minded folks of all ages a …

Central Virginia Trailblazers is an outdoor adventure group that plans hiking, backpacking, camping, paddling, and biking events throughout the year ranging from easy to strenuous, local to regional. The aim of the group is to explore the natural beauty of Virginia and beyond and to develop a social network for people with like interests.

Outdoor Charlottesville brings together lovers of outdoor adventures to explore and enjoy nature’s beauty through a great variety of year-round activities. We hike, backpack, camp, climb, canoe, kayak, raft, cave, play broomball, ski, snowshoe, snowtube, and generally organize awesome events for our members. Our Leaders are volunteers, experienced in the activities they organize, and all certified in First Aid and CPR. Please visit www.outdoorcharlottesville.com to find out more about us includi …

Established October 24th, 1992, we are the Richmond kennel of the internationally known Hash House Harriers or the "Drinking club with a running problem." There are thousands of Hash House Harrier groups in the world today. We are runners, but without a great emphasis on speed. Each week runners (and plenty of walkers) follow a trail of flour or chalk somewhere in the Richmond area in search of beer, songs, generally poor behavior and beer. If you are interested in meeting new people, seeing par …

Hi Ladies! The Girlfriends group is composed of ladies from all walks of life.  We are mostly in our 40s and 50s (though some are older and some younger), we work full-time and we're retired, we're single/married/divorced, teachers, nurses, social workers, moms, and grandmothers!  We plan a variety of meet-ups each month, and we're just fun-loving ladies looking for others who like to do girl things! We schedule different types of activities throughout the month, usually events like movies, coff …

Welcome to the online home of NoVa Outdoors & Paddle Club. More than anything Meetup is about "meeting people." We require potential members submit a clear photo of *themselves* with their application, because we'd like to be able to recognize them! Please keep reading if this does not offend your sensibilities. We are a club for the active and experienced out-doors people. On some trips we welcome the inexperienced. However, we are not a club for inactive members. We ask that members attend a c …

The Central Virginia Orienteering Club is a group dedicated to orienteering in the Richmond and central region of Virginia.  We are chartered with the national organization, Orienteering USA.  Orienteering is the sport of navigation with map & compass. Head out into the woods to find specific locations shown on your map, making choices along the way of the best routes between them.  Orienteering is great for improving your map reading or wilderness navigation skills or preparing for adventure ra …

So, if you are a Stand Up'er and you live at the beach, there's a group for you. If you are a Stand Up'er in Richmond, there's a group for you. If you are a Stand Up'er on the Peninsula, and you're tired of driving on I-64 North or South, we have a new group just for you! We may not surf, or have white-water, but we have a ton of cool spots and we will have a good time de-virgin-SUP-ing the coves and flatwater in Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, York County, and even possibly out towards Glouces …

Let's explore the outdoors, close by and far away, while speaking Russian. Hiking, backpacking, climbing, whitewater rafting, kayaking, skiing, and more "civilized" trips (stay in a hotel, travel by motorized transport :-)), outdoor photography - let's do it all! To be a member, you need to: live in DMV area; love outdoors; be in good enough shape to actually enjoy outdoor adventures; and be able to converse in, or at least understand, Russian. Owners of tents, sleeping bags, kayaks/canoes, skis …

“Two roads diverged in the forest, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” - Robert Frost Take the new road to a place helping you to make a difference in your day. Get Out Today in RVA. Get Out Today RVA (got RVA) was created as an avenue to help you Get Up, Get Out, and Get Active. It doesn’t matter if you are married or single, young or old, fit or out of shape, you are welcomed here. Each one of us Organizers has experienced great adventures, great so …

Locals who want to: Explore new places, Go Hiking, Camping, Backpacking, Mountain Biking, Kayaking, Fishing, and learn new outdoor skills.

We are a lively group of singles who love being active and having fun. This a great group for meeting new friends and for discovering all the opportunities for outdoor (and indoor) activities in the area. I took a short break from leading this group, but am now ready for some more fun. We had 99 events in the past year, which included: kayaking, sea kayaking, ropes courses, treetop adventures, road biking, hiking, concerts, holiday programs, laser tag, dancing, and much more. Join us for fun and …

Let's bring together the adults around Northern Virginia, (from Winchester to Fairfax, from Leesburg to Culpeper, using Gainesville as the base center), that enjoy being active in all types of outdoor activity, and primarily SKIING. During the ski season, I hope we can get some folks out for some weekday day trips to Snowshoe or other mountains and perhaps a couple of trips going north to VT. If we grow in size, I hope we can look to trips west to CO, NV, UT... But, skiing is only roughly a 4 mo …

This is a group for any interested in hiking. There are so many beautiful areas in and around Charlottesville Va. We have the Blue Ridge Parkway, George Washington National Forest and Skyline Drive. Not mentioning, many areas locally. This is a group for beginners, intermediate and for those who love to smoke the trails! Be your own judge on whether or not you can physically do the hike. These hikes are fun! We will be joining our counterpart group, the Shenandaoh Trailblazers, North Distrist at …

I hope this group will develop in to a community of single parents who come together to meet, both with, and without our children. Group members can propose and organize their own meet-up; post activities they like to attend and invite other members to join them. In addition to activities we can enjoy with our children, I like us to have activities for parents to socialize without the children. Typical meet-ups for parents and children would include picnics, concerts, fairs, creative art session …

My goal is to lead all age groups of up to 15 people on hiking tours that explore the wonderful National and State parks beyond the D.C. metro area. I have many years of leading groups on outdoor adventures all over North America, and want to share my enthusiasm and expertise with others, as well as help create an atmosphere for making some new friends! Each hike will be an adventure!

Fit4life Training 10 Day Fat Blasting Boot Camp is one of the hottest, most popular fitness programs in all of northern Virginia! This results-driven program delivers challenging workouts, cleans up eating habits and shatters plateaus. The accountability from coach and fellow Boot Campers makes it near impossible to fail. Don’t let the phrase “Boot Camp” scare you. First and foremost, this program is fun. It is for any age, any fitness level. Everyone deserves effective, fun fitness, and when th …

This is the time to get out there and enjoy life. Being healthy and managing your weight or other medical issues can be a fun and social.  We will be doing hikes, leisure sports(croquet, horseshoes, disc golf) and a few more intense activities like kick ball and ultimate frisbee. The partners are always open to new suggestions, we have a tab near the top of our home page to suggest meet ups.

This group is to be all about natural health and healthy living. This will be and not limited to the following, gardening, group outdoor adventures..., classes on juicing for health, raw, vegan vegetarian, whole food meals, exercise, fitness, detoxing your home, canning and preserving, fermenting foods or lacto- fermenting foods, how to use essential oils for your self, home, garden and pets. How to make your own face and body scrubs. Etc....you get it. It will be lunch and learns, outdoors grou …

This group is open to all interested in getting together for some outdoor fun or connecting with nature whether it's a simple walk, a hike, a game of frisbee or basketball. All outdoor activity will be followed by an experience of inner peace through simple, effective meditation at no cost. No skill set required at all...just a sprinkle of enthusiasm, fun-loving spirit and desire for inner peace.