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Houston Regional Group - Get Outdoors - Explore and Enjoy the Planet
  in this section:
Our Outings Program
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Air/Bus Trips:
 Idaho Wilderness
 S. California Coast
 Pecos Backpack
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Weekend Outings:
 Big Thicket Weekend
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Anytime Outings:
 Metro Houston
 Southeast Texas

Featured Houston Sierra Club Outings

Mid June or Mid July - Car Camping Trip To Yellowstone, OR? -

We are planning a week long car camping trip during June or July to Yellowstone NP, Mt. Rainer NP, or possibly the Maine Coast. When plans are confirmed, details will be posted here. This trip will feature a variety of day hikes to explore the chosen destination. Typically we fly to a city near our destination, then rent mini-vans for our ground transportation. Leaders for the trip are Frank Blake, frankblake@juno.com or 713-528-2896 and Lorraine Gibson, raineygib@aol.com or 281-384-4104.


July 14-22, 2012 (tentative) - OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -

This trip will be car camping with a variety of day hikes. Olympic National Park is noted for its dramatic Paci?c coastline, temperate rainforests, and glaciated alpine peaks, sometimes referred to as "three parks in one." The Park protects over 60 miles of wild coastline, featuring a variety of beaches, tide pools, and sea-stacks, as well as magni?cent old growth forest. In 1909 Teddy Roosevelt established Mount Olympus National Monument to protect the Olympic elk, and in 1938 it became a National Park. We will ?y to Seattle and travel by mini-van, camping at various locations around the Olympic Peninsula. For more information contact: Frank Blake, frankblake@juno.com or 713-528-2896 and Lorraine Gibson, raineygib@aol.com or 281-384-4104.


August 4-12, 2012 - Durango 12 Backpacking Trip - Weminuche Wilderness -

Join us in August to visit the Weminuche Wilderness northeast of Durango, in the southwest corner of Colorado. The beautiful scenery, combined with the extensive amount of open country that lies above timberline, creates wonderful hiking conditions for this weeklong trip. The circuit is considered strenuous because of the elevation gains and the time spent at high elevation (two days above 12,000 ft). You may want to arrive to Durango one or two days earlier to acclimate yourself. Most days the distance hiked with backpacks will be around 7 miles, but we plan a layover day for day hikes or for resting by the campsite. On August 4th we will meet at the airport in Durango, rent vans, drive to the trailhead and start this adventure. On 8/11/12, the last day in the wilderness, we will drive back to Durango and spend the last night in town. Return home will be on Sunday, August 12th. The total price will be determined soon, and will include ground transportation, fuel and permits, if any. It will not include food, hotel or air transportation to and from Durango. For more details, itinerary, etc., contact Gus Cei at 713-962-5813 or guscei@yahoo.com.

Houston Group Outings and Trips are coordinated by our Group's Outings Committee.  If you'd like to help with these efforts, new members are welcome.  Our Outings Committee meets monthly.  Please see our on-line calendar for the time and place.


How our outings program works

    Houston Sierra Club outings are open to members and non-members alike. The leaders of our trips serve in a volunteer capacity and assume no responsibility above that of trip organizer. All trips require appropriate physical conditioning.  If you have special medical requirements or any condition that might affect your ability to participate in the trip, it is your responsibility to inform the trip leader before departure. While our trip leaders are not paid professionals, they are encouraged to participate in training to increase their skills. All outings officially begin at the trailhead. If you must cancel a reservation, inform the leader promptly.   The deposit requirements and refund policy of each trip are available from the trip leader.  Please obtain and review them prior to making your deposit.

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  • Remember to verify any listed dates with the trip coordinator before you make long range vacation plans. Sometimes dates initially selected have to be changed.

  • The airfare cost is quoted separately from the trip cost. When airfare payment is required, participants will make a separate payment to the specified travel agent.

  • The trip cost normally covers all ground transportation, lodging, camping and park fees, and club administrative overhead. Food and camping gear are to be supplied by the participants.

  • Please note that prices listed may be tentative.

    In order to participate in one of the Sierra Club's outings, you will need to sign a liability waiver.  A copy of this waiver can be found here.

    In the interests of facilitating the logistics of some outings, it is customary that participants make carpooling arrangements.  The Sierra Club does not  provide insurance for carpooling arrangements and assumes no liability for them.  Carpooling, ride sharing or any similar activity is strictly a private arrangement among the participants.  Participants assume the risks associated with this travel.

Sierra Club is a California non profit corporation, with "California Seller of Travel" registration number: CST 2087766-40. Registration as a seller of travel does not constitute approval by the State of California."


2012 Houston Sierra Club Air/Bus Trips

2012 Air/Bus Trips to be announced


2012 Houston Sierra Club Weekend Outings

Weekend outings events of two to three days in duration and involve destinations within a few hundred miles of Houston.    All outings officially begin at the trailhead. Leaders cannot assign carpools but may help coordinate ride sharing to conserve energy and to promote camaraderie. Some outings require advance reservations at the destination site as well as from the participant.

April 20-22, 2012 - Lost Maples State Natural Area -

Car camping and backpacking more information will be posted here as it becomes available.

See our on-line calendar for single day outdoor events and other activities


Houston Area Anytime Outings

Even if you're new to Houston, you've probably already realized that we have less open space per capita than most other major cities in the US.  Statewide, less than 3% of land is publicly owned.  Nonetheless, there are a number of great places to get out and enjoy a pretty day.  

Metro Houston - from the Woodlands to Pearland to Sugarland, Brookshire to Baytown, and places in-between

Southeast Texas - from Buffalo to Bridge City, Coldspring to Columbus, Lake Jackson to LaGrange, all around Southeast Texas

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