Who: Parents with young children (primarily aged 2-7, but older and younger welcome) What: Exploration... outside playtime... learning through experience... nature walks... museums, zoos, aquariums... farms... beaches... redwoods... nature classes... etc... there are so many activities for our children to enjoy here in the Bay Area! When: Primarily weekdays, but also try to schedule at least two weekend events per month Where: Outdoor, nature-oriented locations throughout the San Francisco Bay A …

Meeting other fabulous and fun girlfriends to hang out with! New in town, make new friends. Happy Oakland/East Bay girlfriends, women's social. Girls just wanna have fun. Join our circle of genuine 20s and 30s females, and let's have a good time! We are fun loving girlfriends. We have big hearts filled with passion and love! We are ladies who enjoy cocktails, girls night out, dancing, music, happy hour, and having fun in life! We are professional women with substance Who are willing to make a di …

Meeting other fabulous and fun girlfriends to hang out with! New in town, make new friends. Happy San Francisco girlfriends, women's social. Girls just wanna have fun. Join our circle of genuine 20s and 30s females, and let's have a good time! We are fun loving girlfriends. We have big hearts filled with passion and love! We are ladies who enjoy cocktails, girls night out, dancing, music, happy hour, and having fun in life! We are professional women with substance Who are willing to make a diffe …

Have you ever wondered what dragon boating is all about? Now's your chance to find out. The Oakland Renegades Dragon Boat Team invites all Meetup folks to come and try it out. No experience is necessary, all age groups and fitness levels are welcome and we provide all the gear.  It's an outdoor, physical activity with occasional splashing so dress accordingly. The Renegades Dragon Boat Team is a partnership with the Oakland Recreation and Parks Department to provide an opportunity for the co …

DragonMax is a Dragon Boat Club that practices year-round in Berkeley, California. It is sponsored by the Berkeley Racing Canoe Center (BRCC) and supports many community projects throughout the Bay Area. We welcome all types of paddlers into the club, which fields both competitive and recreational crews for local and out-of-town races. You are invited to join and participate. You'll get a workout while meeting new people. It's a lot of fun!

California Outdoors Hiking Group is a outdoor social volunteer group in making new friends, socializing, networking through healthy outdoor activities of California, meetup locations is not limited by the city. This group is in good faith and is dedicated to provide you a gateway and a community into : Mountaineering, indoor rock climbing, casual hiking, casual walking, casual biking in the local park, weekend gateway camping, exploring local attractions, Backpacking, and other outdoor activiti …

My goal is to bring together outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy outdoor activities like: -Kayaking -Paint balling -Rock climbing -big game fishing -rafting -Skydiving -snowboarding / skiing -etc... I am one of the co-founders of skyara.com, an outdoor marketplace where we partner with vendors to promote outdoor activities. By joining this group, you will receive EXCLUSIVE discounts as well as attend Meetups that are designed around a specific activity. We might take the group paintballing, or rafting …

Meeting other fabulous and fun girlfriends to hang out with! New in town, make new friends. Happy San Francisco girlfriends, women's social. Girls just wanna have fun. Join our circle of genuine 20s and 30s females, and let's have a good time! We are fun loving girlfriends. We have big hearts filled with passion and love! We are ladies who enjoy cocktails, girls night out, dancing, music, happy hour, and having fun in life! We are professional women with substance Who are willing to make a diffe …

Meeting other fabulous and fun girlfriends to hang out with! New in town, make new friends. Happy San Francisco, Bay Area girlfriends, women's social. Girls just wanna have fun. Join our circle of genuine 20s and 30s females, and let's have a good time! We are fun loving girlfriends. We have big hearts filled with passion and love! We are ladies who enjoy cocktails, girls night out, dancing, music, happy hour, and having fun in life! We are professional women with substance Who are willing to ma …

Meeting other fabulous and fun girlfriends to hang out with! New in town, make new friends. Happy San Francisco girlfriends, women's social. Girls just wanna have fun. Join our circle of genuine 20s and 30s females, and let's have a good time! INTERNATIONAL WOMEN. (expats, foreigner, world traveler, world citizen, international student, expat wife/expat wives). We are fun loving girlfriends. We have big hearts filled with passion and love! We are ladies who enjoy cocktails, girls night out, danc …

Outdoor Afro is a community that reconnects African-Americans with natural spaces and one another through recreational activities such as camping, hiking, biking, birding, fishing, gardening, skiing — and more! Outdoor Afro uses social media to create interest communities, events, and to partner with regional and national organizations that support diverse participation in the Great Outdoors. Here is where you can start locally connecting with people who share your outdoor interests!

Meeting other fabulous and fun girlfriends to hang out with! New in town, make new friends. Happy San Francisco girlfriends, women's social. Girls just wanna have fun. Join our circle of genuine 20s and 30s females, and let's have a good time! We are fun loving girlfriends. We have big hearts filled with passion and love! We are ladies who enjoy cocktails, girls night out, dancing, music, happy hour, and having fun in life! We are professional women with substance Who are willing to make a diffe …

Asian American of The Bay Area,(AABA) is a vibrant and exciting community of Asians and Asian Americans living in the bay area. There are no age limits to join this group. We are engaged in variety of activities that range from casual gatherings, such as casual dinning, group potlucks, picnic and BBQ's , movie nights out or trying out a new local restaurant, check out new groupon deals from local community events to larger events, such as attending concerts or cultural activity. Outdoor activi …

Welcome Tent Campers & Travelers. This group is for those that want to tent camp in California and the West in small groups and also want to drive or fly to Western destinations for lodge or hotel stays and /or camping. The trips will be 20 people or less, and for adults only unless otherwise noted.  Sorry, but no pets are allowed on any of the trips, no matter what size. The trips will mostly be on the weekends, and 2 nights typically.  There will be either a camping trip or a lodge trip every …

While we love our men and our guy friends, experiencing the outdoors with a group of women is a different game. When it comes to the outdoors, we believe in equity, not necessarily equality. (Don't understand what we mean by that statement? Come check us out and you'll discover the true meaning!) We believe in physical strength, but also the inner strength of great women. We believe in a caring and nurturing community, where all women are free to be themselves - safe to admit their weaknesses, s …

Dragon boat racing is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Originating in China some 2,000 years ago, it is popular throughout Asia, the Pacific Islands, Europe and the United States. Crews consist of 20 paddlers, a drummer and a steerer. The Alameda Dragon Flyers Dragon Boat Racing Club runs practices and boot camps 3 times a week. We participate in local and West Coast races from April through October each year, and have an active social calendar for paddlers and their non-paddlin …

The Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter offers hikes and outdoor recreation for people of all ages.  For a more complete listing of all Chapter outings and events see our Calendar. There are many more events on the calendar than it is possible to list on Meetup! Outings are conducted by the San Francisco Bay Chapter's Activity Sections and Regional Groups.  Activity Sections are organized around either an activity, such as hiking or backpacking, or a social theme, such as Sierra Singles.  No m …

Play Nation is a mediated adhocracy with no location, capital, or boundaries. Players are dedicated to filling the world with amusements, and taking part in those that exist already. We prefer active entertainment to the kind that get's done to you on your sofa. Major Exports Outdoor Dance Parties Street Games Guerilla Movie Showings Calvinball International Relations Players recognize the laws and regulations of the host city and country. When we do break rules, it is with good nature and po …

If you love food and the outdoors, this group is for you!  The weather in the East Bay is gorgeous most of the year, so why not take advantage of it! East Bay Picnic Group organizes monthly (or more) picnics for as much of the year as possible. This group is open to anyone who enjoys being outdoors while eating their favorite foods, talking and anything else you can do at a picnic. Just bring your own picnic goodies to enjoy and share the company of like-minded folks . . . and of course, the gre …

Meeting other fabulous and fun girlfriends to hang out with! New in town, make new friends. Happy San Francisco, Bay Area girlfriends, women's social. Girls just wanna have fun. Join our circle of genuine 20s and 30s females, and let's have a good time! We are fun loving girlfriends. We have big hearts filled with passion and love! We are ladies who enjoy cocktails, girls night out, dancing, music, happy hour, and having fun in life! We are professional women with substance Who are willing to ma …

Share a ride to hiking trails, kayaking coves, rivers and other scenic locations. This group is for people who want to use non-profit, for-profit and peer-to-peer car sharing to carpool to the great outdoors. Expect to pay $15-$20 per person for a local day trip and $40-$60 for a weekend trip,  and be cool and responsible about sharing the ride. See the Pages section for more information about car sharing. http://www.meetup.com/Car-Share-to-Wilderness-Collective/about/ Members are welcome and en …

The California Wilderness Coalition protects the natural landscapes that make California unique, providing clean air and water, a home to wildlife, and a place for recreation and spiritual renewal. CWC is the only organization dedicated to protecting and restoring California's wild places and native biodiversity on a statewide level. Since 1976, we have empowered local communities and conservationists to be the voice for wild California.

Hello and Welcome! Bay Area Shuttlecock Enthusiasts (BASE) is a totally open, non-exclusive (actually, pro-inclusive!) Meetup Group created for people living in the San Francisco Bay Area who have even a modicum of interest in the sport of Badminton. There are absolutely no requirements to joining this meetup group that exists to create a community of badminton-interested-people who are looking to find other interested-people to play some pick-up at a local recreation center or a nearby park. A …

This group is for single parents to find and enjoy outdoor activities with their kids. We will hike/walk/camp all around the Bay Area, with most hikes being easy to accommodate 4-10 year olds.

This is a group for anyone interested in Hiking, Rock climbing, Camping, Skiing, Snowboarding,Photography etc. While the list is not exhaustive , the objective is to meet up offline and create wonderful outdoor experiences as long as they are fun and bit of adventurous All skills levels are welcome. It is to meet other outdoor enthusiasts and build a community that prides for its existence . Looking forward to exploring the outdoors with everybody... **** Disclaimer: By joining this group you …

"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn." - John Muir This is a meetup for women who love the outdoors and seek the company of other women for day hiking and other outdoor activities. The objective is for women who are alums, supporters, or friends of Call of the Wild Adventures, Inc. …

Join us for fun activities centered on meeting new friends, exploring, having great urban and rural adventures! We will have events all over the bay area! Some of the events we will host in 2013: Hiking, Treasure Hunts, Marin Tourist Club parties, Mountain Play, Academy of Sciences and De Young Parties, Pub Quizzes, Horse Races, Bowling, Ice Skating, Shakespeare in the Park, Outdoor Movies, Fillmore Jazz Festival, and lots more! We will focus on events which allow people to interact easily and g …

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