Weekend Warriors: Get Out and Play!
Welcome to the Outdoor Adventure Club (OAC), the Bay Area's FIRST activity club, run by professional guides, where you can choose a from variety of fun things to do every weekend! Since 1996, our professional guides have been organizing and leading great adventures all over California and all over the world. With the Outdoor Adventure Club, you can experience the great outdoors and meet other Bay Area adventurers in a fun club environment.
The OAC is a fun mix of professional guide service, adventure travel company and social club. Unlike a traditional guide service we organize dozens of different fun events. One week you may be rock climbing, the next you could be skydiving! Unlike a social club we are a professional, insured guide service. Our trip leaders are trained professionals, more than just a friendly face who's done it a few times. Unlike a traditional adventure travel company we fill our trips primarily with people from the bay area and Sacramento area. You'll be able to meet the people on your OAC international trip before and after your trip. Friendships formed on OAC trips can last a lifetime!
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Who are we?
Everyone wants to know a few things when they call:
- What are the members like?
- Can I sign up by myself?
- What are the trips like?
- How did the club get started?
To answer number 1, OAC members are a great collection of people from Santa Cruz to Santa Rosa, and as far east as Sacramento. During the week, most members are working hard staring at computers, making sales calls, arguing legal cases, or teaching children how to read. By the time the weekend comes they're ready to play, and we're ready to help make it happen.
We are not a singles club; however almost all of our members are single. Although the occasional match is made, people come on our trips to enjoy the adventure of the day, not to "hook up".
We see people of all ages on our trips. Some trips tend to attract a younger crowd, while other trips attract an older group. Unless otherwise specified, our trips are open to anyone 21 or older. We do offer family trips from time to time, as well as trips specifically for people over 40. Whatever the age, all our members share an adventurous spirit.
Yes, you can sign up by yourself. Almost everyone who comes on an Outdoor Adventure Club trip comes solo on his/her first trip. After a few trips, you'll start recognizing names on upcoming adventures and soon enough you'll have a whole new circle of adventurous friends.
In a word, FUN! Our goal is to make all our trips feel like we're a group of friends out for a great time, all the while keeping safety our top priority.
On Outdoor Adventure Club trips, we do all the work. You just sign up and show up! Our professional guides help prepare you for each adventure, introduce you to the folks on the trip, and make you feel welcome. On the trip, our guides prepare exquisite meals and teach outdoor skills. You'll be comforted by knowing all our guides are Wilderness First Responders or Wilderness EMTs, and have an abundance of training and experience in the outdoors.
Our trips are almost entirely outdoors and adventurous. We offer a full range of programs in everything we do. We offer introductory classes and easy trips for people new to the adventure as well as more advanced classes and trips for more experienced adventurers. Our variety of events and skill levels will offer something for everyone. By providing so many different trips, we can help you pick the perfect trip for your experience and comfort level.
There are a few things you won't see on our calendar. We don't do pub crawls or dancing lessons, for instance. There are plenty of outlets for those activities. What you will see is a calendar packed with more choices for outdoor fun than you'll see anywhere else, all organized and executed by people who make your fun their job.
If you’ve just found the Outdoor Adventure Club, you may be wondering how and when we started. The OAC began in June, 1996 when its founder was laid off from the high tech world. After spending long days working in front of the computer, she decided it was time to have some outdoor fun! She started looking for a local club that wasn't a singles club and offered more than just hiking and cycling. She couldn't find one, so she teamed up with Richard and the Outdoor Adventure Club was born!
Since then we've traveled the world, climbed some of the highest mountains, hiked some of the most beautiful trails, and rafted and kayaked some awesome rivers. But more important than all the great places we've been, is the great people we've met along the way.
Why Get Out and Play with the OAC?
Now, there are more than 6,000 active Bay Area people who receive the OAC newsletter regularly and are excited about getting out and playing with other members of the Club. They agree that this is not only the best way to meet active people in the Bay Area, but a great way to get out and do some of the things they've always wanted to do, like...
- hike & backpack
- skydive
- mountain bike
- rock climb
- ski & snowboard
- windsurf
- flying trapeze
- kayak- sea & whitewater
- whitewater raft
- and more!
Yes, you could do all these things on your own, but it's a lot of work putting it together, and more fun to do with a group. Fortunately, OAC does all of the work for you. We:
- set up a calendar full of a variety of adventures
- handle all the permits
- make the reservations and reserve the accommodations
- preview the trips
- buy the groceries and cook the meals
- provide professional, friendly guides
- recommend gear and arrange for gear rentals (if needed)
- and even teach you a new skill or two!
All this happens behind the scenes. All you have to do is look at the calendar, decide what you want to do, and make a reservation. We take care of the rest!