GayOutdoors aims to be the best at promoting our outdoorzy community in a positive way not only from within the gay community itself, but to the straight community by providing a robust website, by providing outdoor activities, by providing community service projects such as trail maintenance/charitable fundraising, by providing a means to empower members to be leaders, by providing peer support for inexperienced outdoorzy members; and by encouraging personal development [overcoming physical outdoor challenges which help members become more confident in their own abilities].

GO is a United States and Canada PRIVATE club of guys - gay, bisexual, straight - with a wealth of wisdom gained from experience, trial-and-error, and good clean fun. It's a club that let's you find outdoorzy guys to explore with; and to explore with the knowledge and help of other members.

We have over 6,600 members. Our home page alone receives 14,000 hits each month. If you search 'gay' in Google we appear on the third page. We have as few as 2-3 guys participating in activities for a multi-day backpacking trip to over 100 at our annual GayOutdoors Gathering; a weekend camping event. However the group sizes are generally 5-15 or so.

As an outdoor pursuits group, we run a range of activities: from hiking, backpacking, kayaking, cross-country/alpine skiing, mountain biking, and cycling to the more extreme activities like whitewater rafting, ice/rock climbing and mountaineering expeditions. There's something for everyone, no matter what your interest. Trips are free (we share travel expenses) and other members can lend you their extra gear. Most trips don't require experience except where noted. The benefit of being a nationwide club is that members can join a trip away from home during a business trip, on vacation or simply travelling across the country!

Our event calendar is filled with options from two-mile meanders to all-day adventures and overnights. If you want to find out what activities we have planned, Click Here To View Our Events. Trip attendance is limited for many trips to respect trails and other people. So sign-up in advance! All you need to do to sign-up is log-in and click on the 'click here to sign-up' button. To keep you informed of new events, we'll send you an email invitation as soon a new activity is posted on the website.

Our website is our 'base camp' when we are indoors to interact online with other gay outdoorzy guys. You can post an activity or sign up for one. You can post photos and trip reports after the trip. We provide a robust member search system to find guys near you who enjoy the same activities and contact them, provide a real-time chat with members who are online, provide a forum for discussions and invite other members to be your buddy. We send members a bi-weekly e-newsletter to keep everyone informed as to what's going on.

It's FREE to join GayOutdoors so come and explore the site today! Make new outdoorzy buddies in a safe, comfortable atmosphere! We have a broad range of members and trips from all over the country. Once you've got to know us online, you can take the plunge and sign up for an activity. You're guaranteed to meet a great group of guys who'll welcome you into the GayOutdoors family.

If you're familiar with a trail, river, lake, bike route, campground, etc.; or want to host a social gathering - we hope you'll post a trip. Likewise after the trip we hope you'll share your pictures and write a trip report. You'll find a step-by-step guide for posting trips here. You can also check out our FAQ!

Our goal is to expand the club by creating chapters, expand what GO represents, and grow our unique concept throughout the United States and Canada! We have members in every state and province looking to join a chapter. Every trip that is posted is associated with a chapter. See our chapters!

Gay Outdoors (GO) was founded by New Hampshire native Mike Boisvert in 1999 who lives at the foot of the White Mountains. He had been running outdoor recreation activities for outdoorzy guys for almost 20 years with a local gay outdoor club. He found that gay/bi outdoorzy guys nationwide lacked a means to meet one another, pursue outdoor trips and share their outdoor experiences/knowledge.

The site had the advantage of being built by guys who love the outdoors for guys who love the outdoors. The response has been phenomenal. Most of our growth has come about from word of mouth. Outdoorzy guys are finding partners online and those that participate in our trips are having such a great time they are telling their friends. It's a great way to meet new outdoorzy guys who share similar interests.

For the uninitiated, our trips are like blind dates. First choose low-risk events to get to know people. We offer regular social gatherings and short hikes. We also suggest contacting other members or the trip leader when you sign-up for your first trip. Ask if someone can look out for you.

Guys spend time with GO because they want to share a love of the outdoors, experience breathtaking scenery, make new outdoory buddies, get out of the city, enjoy nature's beauty and play outside like we did when we were kids...in a safe, comfortable atmosphere. Essentially just to have fun!

We have plenty of single guys in our club. But we're not a dating group. We're health-minded and love outdoor adventures. If someone is a bad egg, they soon realize that GO isn't the place for him. Members don't appreciate being blown-off by members who don't show up. We've kicked members off the sign-up list who repeatedly no-showed.

You can also sound off in our forums and post photos in your profile. Don't forget to read our articles, view photos/trip reports from past trips, watch our Abercrombie videos, and scan our links. You can access everything from the navigation bar below the header at the top of the page.

Click here to join the club (free) if you haven't already. Once you've logged in you can upload pics of yourself into your profile, search/contact other members, invite members to be on your buddies list, sign-up for trips, post a trip and more! Think of GO as a base camp where you hang out with your friends -- it's where you plan your outdoor adventures and invite members to join you -- but you don't want to stay inside for too long! We use the internet to get off the internet!

Gay Outdoors is a not-for-profit organization and we never send SPAM or sell your name or email address to anyone. Ever!!!

We do offer special privileges to our full members. Membership dues help cover the costs of running GayOutdoors. Many guys have asked how to make GO even stronger. They realize that a viable, vibrant and growing club will increase its worth to members. Membership dues will enable GO to continue on its path toward building our full potential. Member dues will go back into maintaining/improving our website, and promoting our outdoorzy guys community.