US Hiking Clubs and Organizations

Northwest Region

AK | ID | OR | WA

Alaska

Mountaineering Club of Alaska, Anchorage - hiking, climbing, skiing and mountain biking trips, mountaineering skills courses www.mcak.org

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Idaho

Boulder White Clouds Council (AHS), Ketchum, ID

Idaho Alpine Club, Idaho Falls - hiking trips, trail maintenance www.idahoalpineclub.org

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Oregon

Chemekatans, Salem - hiking, backpacking, bicycling, canoeing, climbing, skiing, snowshoeing, trail maintenance. www.chemeketans.org

Friends Of Wildwoods and Trails (AHS), Lincoln City

Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Portland - hiking trips, trail development, land preservation www.gorgefriends.org

The Mazamas, Portland - a 100+ year-old outdoor club with 3,000 members offers climbing, hiking, snow shoeing & nordic skiing trips, monthly trail maintenance, seminars, weekly activities. www.mazamas.org

Trails Club of Oregon, Portland - 400-member outdoor club organizes road biking, canoeing, xc skiing, hiking, and snowshoeing trips from their two lodges: Tyee, a rustic ski lodge on Mt Hood near Government Camp, and Nesika in the Columbia Gorge. www.trailsclub.org

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Washington

Cascade Canines - Canine hiking and backpacking club

Cascade Mountain Backpackers (AHS), Stevenson

Cascades Mountaineers, Bend - hikes, scrambles, multi-day backpacking trips, rock climbing www.cascadesmountaineers.org

The Cascadians (AHS), Yakima - 500-member family-oriented outdoor club formed in 1920. Involved in hiking, climbing, skiing, bicycling and offers mountaineering courses. cascadians.org

Chinook Trail Association (AHS), Vancouver www.chinooktrail.org

Issaquah Alps Trails Club, Seattle - trail building & maintenance, conservation and hiking trips in the mountains around Seattle. www.issaquahalps.org

The Mountaineers - outdoor recreation and conservation club with over 15,000 members organizes courses and trips for many activities including hiking, operates three lodges and publishes guidebooks. www.mountaineers.org

One Step At a Time - a clean and sober outdoor club for members and friends of 12-step recovery programs http://members.aol.com/osat1996

Pacific Northwest Trail Association (AHS), Mount Vernon www.pnt.org

Ptarmigans, Vancouver - climbing, hiking, canoe/kayak, and bicycling trips, preservation of local trails and wilderness areaswww.ptarmigans.org

Sierra Club Cascade Chapter - conservation, trail maintenance and hikes. www.cascadechapter.org

Student Conservation Association (AHS), Seattle www.sca-inc.org

Volunteer Trailwork Coalition - orgainzes trail maintenance in the state. www.trailwork.org

Volunteers for Outdoor Washington (AHS), Seattle

Walla Walla College Hiking Club

Washington Trails Association (AHS), Seattle - works to preserve and maintain Washington's trails. Their Web site has a guide to trails and a hiker message board. www.wta.org/wta

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Other US Regions

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New England CT, MA, ME, NH, VT, RI
Mid-Atlantic MD, NY, NJ, PA, VA, WV
Midwest IL, IN, IO, KA, MI, MO, MN, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI
South AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN
Southwest AZ, NM, OK, TX
California, Hawaii & Nevada
Rocky Mountains CO, UT, MT, WY