What are the best social networks/apps for outdoor activities?

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Are there any social networks/apps for meeting people or sharing content related to outdoor activities?

Atul Acharya · Accepted Answer

I love the Outbound Collective - great resources and for outdoorsy people. Great hikes, camping suggestions, trips and adventure reports from like-minded people.

Joe Fernandez · Answer

Why buy camping equipment or any other outdoor gear when you can borrow it from Joymode?

Kelly Drake · Answer

I use the free app all the time to find adventures when I'm in new places or to find new adventures around where I live.  The pictures are amazing & lots of good info/tips for each adventure.

Marcello Pantuliano · Answer

Super helpful app, whether you want to find and plan out your next adventure, or you're out and want to do something spontaneous. Get the app and you'll see!

Christopher Bobel · Answer

Great for discovery of new places when I travel in and out of California

Grant Nyquist · Answer

No matter where you're at, you can find the best outdoor adventures, amazing photos, and specific details to make getting outside super simple and easy. Their free iOS app is a great travel companion as well.

Cheryl Tanigawa · Answer

this is a very helpful app, esp when traveling; i recommend to all of my friends

Brandon Elwood · Answer

Meetup is a great place to start. They have outdoor-centered meetups among others.

Eithiriel DeMeré · Answer

AllTrails has the largest collection of detailed, hand-curated trail maps so you can hit the trail with confidence. With just one click, get detailed driving directions so you can get from your computer to the trailhead in no time. Keep track of trails you may want to explore, or the ones that you think are beautiful and inspiring.

Brandon Elwood · Answer

Great place to connect with others looking to on group runs, hikes, bike rides, etc. The Android version is dropping this summer.

Drac Wigo · Answer

I love this app.  I use it weekly to check out new campfire cooking tips, and to find new hiking trails around the  SF bay area.

Taylor Suchy · Answer

Love this app! So easy to find local adventures no matter where you are. I heard about it from a friend who heard about it form her friends. Word travels fast when you have something that is awesome!

Eithiriel DeMeré · Answer

The app starts off with a black screen and as you walk around you earn points as tiles on a map are automatically uncovered. Only areas that you have covered are exposed providing you with a clear picture of where you’ve been and where you’ve yet to explore.

Eithiriel DeMeré · Answer

Search and discover the best camping near you or anywhere else in the country. Camp on ranches, farms, vineyards and land preserves.

Eithiriel DeMeré · Answer

Through hikewith.me you can make new friends, see your city with fresh eyes, or wander around a new destination with locals.

Eithiriel DeMeré · Answer

This site allows users to enter their address, along with the addresses of their friends, and find meetup locations at the midpoint of those addresses.

Eithiriel DeMeré · Answer

Find fabulous sites to camp on. Or rent your own. With gamping, you can book a plot at someone's home. Or earn some money by renting out your own land.

Eithiriel DeMeré · Answer

Where My Nomads At is a free online tool that allows users to find and connect with digital nomads and travelers all around the world.

Kunal Bhatia · Answer

All my outdoor fitness enthusiast friends use Strava. I'm going to join them too after using Runkeeper to track my shoe wear. If you're in Boston, check out the challenge they are running leading up to the Boston Marathon.

João Santos · Answer

Great to create content of outdoor activities with friends. Creates a video memory from your photos, adds data (such as maps and social media) and you can easily invite friends to add their photos. In seconds it generates a group video memory ready to share on social media. Hope it helps.

Discloser: I'm Storyo's Marketing Manager :)

Michal Krasnodebski · Answer

Fantastic trail maps covering almost the entire world (based on OSM, but somehow much better). Offline navigation so you're not dependent on service when you're out hiking. Great for finding a hike or exploring a region you're not familiar with. It's made great adventures possible for me, which is great since I almost never plan travel in detail.

By far and away better than Alltrails, the trail coverage is equivalent to or better than the Nat Geo topo maps in my experience ... and it's global.

Hammad Nasir · Answer

Though the app don't have much users, the concept is still amazing.

Joan Pont · Answer

The Nomad Walk is a private, members-only community for adventurous souls. Top adventures with top people, that's the concept. We're now working with an incredible list of travel partners to have a portfolio of top-notch adventures ready for 2018. If you think this is for your, feel free to request an invite here: https://the-nomad-walk.mn.co/. Live, travel, adventure, bless and don't be sorry. That's our spirit ;) Stay tuned and all the best!

Kristofer™ · Answer

For skiing and snowboarding, this connects you with friends and others out on the mountain

Cem Carak · Answer

This app is very easy to use with a swiping UI like dating apps but helps discover anything and everything happening around. You can also match with others interested in the same things as you. It also uses an AI to filter and show you only the stuff you would like.

Ben Cleaver · Answer

You can find both outdoor adventures and outdoor meetups & events nearby

Eric Karjaluoto · Answer

Campgrounds often sell out, long in advance. Our service scans for cancelled reservations, and alerts you to them—allowing you to nab a spot. 🙌🏕

Dre Durr💡 · Answer

I love twitter to find anything real-time

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Honestly, this is the only platform that allows you to connect with the nature community while sharing and posting outdoor activities.

Chuck Burt · Answer

A social network specifically for outdoor activities.

Eithiriel DeMeré · Answer

The best place to find beautiful hikes from all over the world. Hike.io is free, open source, and anyone can make an edit.

Eithiriel DeMeré · Answer

Explore the world. Keep your job. Work remotely while traveling the world for a year with a likeminded community of entrepreneurs.

Eithiriel DeMeré · Answer

Want to find historic, scenic points on your drive? How about hotels near breweries? Layer multiple categories onto your trip and find the perfect place. When you find a special place, you can save it, tell your friends, or get directions and visit right away.

Kevin Day · Answer

I highly recommend Rollout, as a way to invite, allow or set up a private group outdoor activity. It's also great to search for others, venturing out in your area.

Eithiriel DeMeré · Answer

Snugly fits all your coffee brewing items, including hand-grinder, dripper, tumblers with zarfs, filters, and coffee.

Eithiriel DeMeré · Answer

Optimized for Jump, Odyssey packs 16 synchronized HERO4 Black cameras into an all-in-one rig that’s capable of capturing immersive content in stunning 8K30 video. The video from each camera is then uploaded to the Jump assembler to deliver an engaging experience from every direction.

Eithiriel DeMeré · Answer

Like a portable tree house, this tent suspends from trees to become a unique above-the-ground base camp for 3 people, away from crawling insects, snakes and bothersome animals.

Eithiriel DeMeré · Answer

"On its own, Weather or Not is a very nice weather app with beautiful animated graphics. You get the temperature, wind and humidity at whatever locations you set, as well the chance of precipitation. As you swipe your finger on the screen, an animated sun or moon moves to show you predictions for future times. The best part is that the app accesses your calendar and gives you a forecast for future events. You'll get weather seven days ahead; In addition, the app provides you with daily weather reports and forecasts for any upcoming events you have on the calendar, and the app provides a Today extension."

Eithiriel DeMeré · Answer

Fishbrain is the world's largest community-based fishing app. Join other anglers in your area and contribute to the worlds smartest local fishing forecasts.

Eithiriel DeMeré · Answer

Warblr is an app that automatically recognixes birds by their song. The way in which it works is simple – make a recording with your smartphone, and Warblr will identify the species of bird/s that can be found in that recording, providing you with images and descriptions to help you learn more about our feathered friends.

Eithiriel DeMeré · Answer

This tent features an adjustable double hammock bed with two large pockets on each side, full no-see-um mesh top with four folder away doors and a removable rain fly for unbeatable views. The rain fly can be pegged out towards the ground, creating a large 120ft² / 9m² covered porch area and multi-story camping base. The rain fly flaps can also be folded underneath the tent and hooked to each other, creating a full windbreak and a thermal buffer.

Eithiriel DeMeré · Answer

Find private and alternative campsites worldwide and get off the beaten path.