Fostering Thoughtful Stewardship of the Earth Enjoy the outdoors!     Learn about nature!     Become inspired! Family Nature Summits! Family Nature Summits provide a fun and stimulating outdoor-oriented vacation, offering participants the opportunity to enjoy and learn about nature and the environment. Summits offer a broad variety of activities and programs that appeal to singles, couples and families.

This group is intended to be an expansion of a hiking/outdoors ministry that originally started at NewSong Church in Irvine, CA in 2001. This is an expansion from our yahoogroups and facebook group page. Just search under either for "NewSong Hiking/Outdoors". However, this group has expanded beyond this church and we have members and participants from different places. The purpose of the group is to gather people who love God and who love the beautiful outdoors for hiking and other outdoors acti …

THE ORANGE COUNTY HIKING CLUB #1 Hiking & Backpacking group in Orange County & California A charitable nonprofit organization serving our community. "Reconnecting our community with nature!" Welcome Hikers & Backpackers, From SUKI REED OC Hiking Club president & OC Register columnist, www.OC-Hiking.com. Join "hikeminded" people on beginning to advanced walks, hikes, and outdoor adventures with over 100 family style hikes per month. Come reconnect with nature; explore Southern CA and more; hi …

Costa Mesa Parents Club is a group for everyone in the family. Our group is not only for moms but for dads too. Our group includes all types of families; ranging in age from their 20's to the their 60's, families with 1 child or a multitude of children, stay at home parents and working parents.  Our group does not have an affiliation with any specific way to raise children, religious background or ethnicity. This group has the following to offer to parents and their children: Weekday Playdates …

The purpose of the OC Paintball group is to unite people who want to play pure paintball together. No drama is allowed. Each event may be different from the last. No wiping or bad attitude. Just fun and good times with great people. We make sure teams are balanced, as it's all about fair play. Anybody who is positive about life and loves paintball should join. If you are new, then play with us so you don't burn out. If you are experienced, this is a great place to test your skills and improve t …

This is a group for fun women in their late 20's to mid 40's who enjoy being active and want to get out and experience new adventures! You certainly don't have to be an athlete to join, just willing & determined to try! Events include but are not limited to: Hiking, biking, indoor rock climbing, paddle boarding, horseback riding, camping, backpacking excursions, skiing / snowboarding, and from time to time we'll throw in a Happy Hour and a movie night or two along with volunteer opportunities, f …

Tennis Player, We're connecting players on the tennis courts throughout Orange County from Anaheim to Newport Beach Irvine and down to Aliso Viejo. We  allow players to put post meetups. So feel that it is acceptable to promote an event that you will take ownership of and we'll let the meetup group know about it. We'll be running certain tennis socials, weekend tournaments and get togethers for the passionate tennis players who want to play competitive tennis. If you want to meet up with othe …

We hold Ultimate Frisbee games in Irvine a few times a week at Woodbridge Community Park. Players of all skill levels are welcome. It's a pretty easy game to pick up and the more experienced players are usually happy to help out the new ones. Members are encouraged to attend at least a few games a month and suggest and organize games as they see fit.

WELCOME! Meet local people to ride and socialize with - the idea is to get together usually on a Saturday or Sunday morning for a half day or a full day ride in the surrounding areas of Orange County. This is for folks who are comfortable on a bike but do not need to go crazy on a MTX track or otherwise. From beginner+ level to intermediate riders and those who just simply enjoy being out there. (I rode motocross as a kid and just recently at 35 got back into riding trails and OHV areas). Lookin …

We are an established coed dragon boat team currently recruiting new members. Practices are held on Sunday mornings and Tuesday evenings (evening practices are only during daylight savings time) at the Newport Aquatic Center. If you love being on the water and enjoy competing in races, please join us for a free practice session or visit our website at http://www.newportaquaticcenter.com/dragonboat.html. No experience is required.  Please note the team meets on Sunday mornings rain or shine.  If …

Kayak or outrigger canoe paddle under a shimmering full moon with expert guide, Danny Hough. In spring and summer this enchanted evening begins with a gourmet picnic, then sets out into the pink layers of a setting sun over the glassy waters of the Balboa Back Bay in Newport Beach. It's an easy paddle, even for 1st-timers and passes through a magnificent bird estuary, and over Amsterdam-like canals lined with the quaint and more stunning homes on Balboa Islands. The area's wild life includes bir …

We are having our initial meeting on August 12 at REI in Tustin from 11-1 to plan our trip to Africa to hike the highest mountain on the continent. We are organizing training hikes for the months leading up to it. Check out more details at http://c2ckenya.org/ai1ec_event/kilimanjaro-klimbers/?instance_id=43

EPIC Skiers & Boarders, formerly Epoch Airebourne (long story), a skiing & snowboarding group, is a new online MeetUp community especially for you/us EPIC Season Pass skiers and snowboarders (primarily southern California), who all are interested in enjoying the best of coordinated condo-sharing weekends/weeks while traveling to all the awesome Vail Properties covered by the Epic Season Pass. Get to know your fellow travelers at a local event, compare notes and condo experiences, and then make s …

OC Tennis is to keep enhancing our game and play with new people. Looking to have fun, get exercise and meet new people? Join us! We play mostly in Irvine and open to other locations. This tennis group is for intermediate to advanced players. Please bring a can of tennis balls with you.

If you've ever wanted to try Stand Up Paddle this is the group for you. Suplove are Stand Up Paddle Board manufacturers and we love, love, love to get people hooked on SUP. So if you want to give it a go, meet some great new people or join us for a social paddle - jump on board and get your feet wet.

There's a definite need in ORANGE COUNTY for a Social, Support & Dating Network for LIPSTICK LESBIANS.....for US to Meet, Hang Out & Explore Beautiful OC!!!!! This is for those that LUV the company of Lipstick Lesbians...whether the ultra femme, feminine or women with an edge (like me!). Our FRIENDS that arent LIPSTICK are welcome to complete Our CIRCLE of FRIENDS, we LUV EM too!!!! Dance, outdoor recreation, foodie events, the theater, arts & music, shopping & days of pampering ourselves are on …

This group is for anyone who is new to the Orange County area looking to meet new people. I recently relocated to Costa Mesa and am interested in exploring the area and meeting interesting people! We can do various activities, visit restaurants, and just generally help each other become acclimated to the Orange County area... all while having fun!

More than just mud runs, it's a state of mind, a philosophy of not taking life so seriously, all while getting outdoors, putting on some crazy ass costumes, exercising, socializing with guys and gals just like you. The group attends mud runs in Southern California (and maybe other states), schedules fun training runs/walks at beaches, mountains, pub to pub runs, etc. Meets up for beers/wine to watch videos captured at runs. It's a blast! Whether you are in shape or not, join this group, everyone …

This is a meetup group that is directly related to event life. I organize events from anything involving outdoor sporting, fairs, carnivals, air shows, boat races, rides, tours, hiking, camping, festivals, concerts, plays, holiday events, and so much more! This group is directly related to everyone and anyone between the ages of 21 through 35, that enjoy getting out and meeting new people, and want to experience all the special events that Southern California has to offer! Can't wait to meet y …

Thank you for checking out our group. After years of being a private club we have now opened up our events - free of charge. Active Singles Adventures has been in Orange County for 27 years now. We used to be Athletic Singles Association but changed our name so as not to intimidate anyone (and because a person didn't need to be "athletic" to enjoy our group).  But we are still "ASA" . We continue to organize interesting social and active events so you can come out and meet our travelers and cons …