Featured Houston Sierra Club Outing

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.

Trip planning notes:

• 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."

2009 Houston Sierra Club Air/Bus Trips

Watch here for news of our 2009 Air/Bus Trips

2009 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.

January 23-25, 2009 (Fri-Sun) - Enchanted Rock SNA Camping - Come join us for our annual camping weekend in the beautiful hill country. We will have both backpacking and base camping groups. Both groups will stay in the base camp area Friday night. Saturday morning the backpackers will hike about 2 miles to the primitive camping area. Both groups will hike on Saturday to the top of the rock and then spend the rest of the day exploring the other trails in the park. On Sunday, we usually stop for lunch at one of the local restaurants in Fredericksburg. Everyone is welcome, bring your kids and your well-behaved dogs. (Leaders: Lorraine Gibsonbasecamping & TBD-backpacking) The trip fee is $15/adult and $5/child, which includes camping fees and a small donation to the Houston Sierra Club. For more information or to reserve your spot, contact Lorraine Gibson at 281- 384-4104 or raineygib@aol.com.

March 27-29 (Fri-Sun) - Martin Dies, Jr. State Park - Relish an East Texas Spring weekend outdoors. We should enjoy some early spring blooms and star gazing on this new moon weekend. This is a good trip for beginners as well as experienced campers. Bring your bike, kayak, fishing pole, or just your light hiking shoes as this park on B. A. Steinhagen Lake has a lot to offer including easy hiking trails and flat park roads. A fee of $10/person will cover campsite costs with any remainder going to the club; the small park entry fee will be extra. Contact Rick Rice at rick.rice@sbcglobal.net or 713-680-0585

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

Last updated:  11/27/2008.   Content © 1999-2008 by the Sierra Club.