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Celebrate who you are and what you love to do outdoors.

Outdoor Afro is rooted in nature and community. We exemplify leadership in the outdoors and invite all to join and learn from us. We disrupt the notion that there are things we don’t do. We do it all from hiking to biking to swimming to hiking with Oprah!

We have always had a relationship with nature.

We encourage you to explore your own love of nature.

We invite you to join us in exploring nature.

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Connecting Black People

130,000+ people per day

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Volunteers

Our dedicated, highly trained team of leaders is the core of Outdoor Afro.

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Coast to Coast

You’ll find events from Cali to Maine

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We are regularly featured sharing stores of Black folks in nature.

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"Outdoor Afro provides me with the most authentic experiences that are full of joy and community.”

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Ensuring Black people have access, representation, meaningful participation, and quality experiences in the outdoors.

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We celebrate and inspire Black connections and leadership in nature.

Our Impact

We have reached people all over the world with our work.

Leadership Training

We are training the next generation of outdoor leaders.

Local Meet Ups

We hold one thousand events annually.

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We are committed to caring for Mother Earth.

Hiking with Oprah

Need we say more?!

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We recruit and retain some of the best outdoor lovers out there.

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The Glamp In broadcast is about to begin! 🎉 C

The Glamp In broadcast is about to begin! 🎉

Click the link in our bio to watch the live broadcast NOW on YouTube or Facebook!

At this year's Glamp In we will honor @yosemite_sh

At this year's Glamp In we will honor @yosemite_shelton with a Lifetime Achievement Award! 👏🏾

Shelton Johnson has spent his career working in national parks, including Yellowstone, Great Basin, and as an interpreter at Fort Dupont Park in the Anacostia section of Washington, DC. Since 1998, Ranger Shelton has kept the story of the Buffalo Soldiers and their connection to national parks alive and continues to help many people deepen their connections with nature and history through storytelling.

Join us to celebrate this nature champion during our Glamp In broadcast this Friday, Oct. 22 ➡️ igfn.us/f/3jdb/n
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#OutdoorAfro
#GlampIn21

We're so excited to have @raewynngrant as a specia

We're so excited to have @raewynngrant as a special guest at this year's Glamp In!

Dr. Wynn-Grant is a wildlife ecologist who studies bears. In her new podcast, Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant on PBS, she talks about her journeys deep into the heart of the world’s most remote jungles, savannas, tundras, mountains, and deserts in order to study wild animals in their natural habitats.

RSVP to join us at Glamp In this Friday, Oct. 22 ➡️ igfn.us/f/3jdb/n
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@fantasticnegrito won NPR's first Tiny Desk Concer

@fantasticnegrito won NPR's first Tiny Desk Concert Contest in 2015 after performing "Lost in a Crowd" in an Oakland freight elevator. The following year he released his debut full-length album The Last Days of Oakland, which was immediately met with critical acclaim. NPR called it “among the rawest pieces of music — sonically and emotionally — you'll hear all year.” The album went on to win the Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album in 2017.

He is now a multiple-Grammy-winning musician, including for his latest album, "Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? You can catch him at our Glamp In broadcast Friday, Oct. 22! 🤩

RSVP ➡️ igfn.us/f/3jdb/n
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#GlampIn21

#tbt a very cool @backroadstravel and Outdoor Afro

#tbt a very cool @backroadstravel and Outdoor Afro collabo!

Last week this group biked, hiked and kayaked through parts of Georgia and South Carolina on the Backroads x Outdoor Afro Historic Underground Railroad Multi-Adventure tour.

Shoutout to @vergesport for these special cycling jerseys in celebration of @RueMapp’s 50th birthday during the tour!

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We are so excited to have Dr. Nadine Burke Harris

We are so excited to have Dr. Nadine Burke Harris as a special guest speaker for our 2021 Glamp In Broadcast on Oct. 22!

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is California's first Surgeon General, founder of the Center for Youth Wellness, and a champion of positive health outcomes for her community.

RSVP to join us for the Glamp In Broadcast!
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On Friday, protections were restored to Bears Ears

On Friday, protections were restored to Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and Northeast Canyons and Seamounts—a critical step towards the #AmericaTheBeautiful conservation goal.

We're glad to see these protections restored! 👏🏾

One of just five marine national monuments — and the only one off the U.S. mainland — the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument protects an area of open ocean roughly the size of Connecticut. Protecting the #ocean is part of the solution to the climate crisis, this is one of the reasons why we serve on the National Marine Sanctuary Business Advisory Council.
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Today is a very special day for Outdoor Afro. It's

Today is a very special day for Outdoor Afro. It's the 50th birthday of our CEO and founder, @ruemapp!

Rue is currently living her best life in nature this week, but we would not miss the opportunity to shout her out and recognize the impact of her being in the world has made on so many! Because of Rue people are learning how to swim, they are learning how to lead, they are learning how to heal in nature. They are changing the trajectory of their lives by saying, "Yes!" to new experiences and new opportunities.

So, Rue Mapp, we want to take a moment to thank YOU for saying, "Yes!" over a decade ago to the idea of Outdoor Afro, to following your dreams, to making the sacrifices that people will never know, to live your calling - celebrating and inspiring Black connections and leadership in nature.

Cheers to you and to the next 50!

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