About us
Friends and members of the Sierra Club,
Thank you for choosing to join us on one of our outings - a 100+ year tradition of the Sierra Club! For many decades, volunteers of our local group, the Great Basin Group, have lead outings throughout the region. Areas of the region include the greater Reno area, the Sierra Nevada mountains, and the vast interior of the state of Nevada.
We are not "just another Meetup group." The Sierra Club has been in existence for more than 125 years. Our mission is to "Explore, enjoy, and protect the planet." Our volunteer outings leaders will, at a minimum, have basic first aid training and complete a mentoring process with veteran outings leaders before becoming leaders themselves. That is the minimum that you can expect. Many of our outings leaders will have decades of experience leading outings in our region and have many wonderful outdoor secrets to share with you!
Almost all trips posted on this website are Sierra Club outings - all participants must sign a Sierra Club Sign-in Sheet and Liability Waiver at the trailhead before we begin each outing. If you have any question about the difficulty of the outing and whether you have the appropriate fitness, and/or equipment to participate, contact the outing leader before the day of the outing. During the outing, expect to remain with the outings leader during the entire outing, unless there is a co-leader (this is for safety and liability reasons). If you plan on bringing a dog, please ask the outing leader of the trip for permission and special instructions before the day of the outing.
You do not have to be a Sierra Club member to participate in our outings.
All participants will be given the opportunity to donate $1 to the Sierra Club Great Basin Group each time they join us for an outing. This will help to fund our outings leader training programs.
Obviously our and the National Club's priority is you and your family's safety, as well as fulfilling our mission to get people outdoors!
Join us on facebook here:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/scgbg/
Learn more about the Great Basin Group here:
http://www.sierraclub.org/toiyabe/great-basin
Join the Sierra Club here (when you see the opportunity, enter our group code "1401"):
http://www.sierraclub.org/
If you are interested in becoming an outings leader for the Great Basin Group, contact me at:
renovno@gmail.com
Hopefully, we will meet out on the trail soon!
Bernard Vienneau
Outings Chair - Great Basin Group
"We Get You Outdoors"
Upcoming events
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Thursday Afternoon Luncheon Hike
Virginia Foothills Park, Rim Rock Dr, Reno, NV, USBring a sandwich and we'll have lunch at one of the picnic tables in the park.
Then we'll take a hike of 3 miles along the local paved pathways.
Elevation gain up to 140 ft. Easy.Weather Permitting...
A 50% chance of rain is predicted, so come prepared... We can at least have lunch at the sheltered picnic tables, and go hiking if it's not too bad.
Might be a good idea to bring an umbrella; we are. Stay tuned.Since this is a Sierra Club hike, we ask you to sign our liability waiver at
the trailhead and donate $1 to help cover First Aid Training for all our leaders.
If you want to review the Sierra Club Sign-Up and Participant Agreement in advance, see pages 3-4 at: https://bit.ly/3zN1Jl0Leader: Cris G.
Co-Leader: Ridge Walker6 attendees
Ophir Creek Day Hike
Davis Creek Regional Park, 8558+8J, 25 Davis Creek Cir, New Washoe City, NV 89704, USA, New Washoe City, NV, USThis is a great hike for views of Washoe Valley starting from the Davis Creek Regional Park. This hike is rated moderately difficult due to the steep incline. We plan to hike to where the trail meets the creek for our turnaround point, approximately 4 miles round-trip and over 1,000 feet of elevation gain at a moderately fast pace. The trail may still be damp from Thursday's rain so wear good trail shoes and I recommend trekking poles. Bring at least one Liter of water, clothing for weather conditions, and a snack or lunch for our break at the creek. Well-mannered dogs are welcome with a leash for the early part of the trail. I will have a waiver to sign at the MeetUp location and a $1 donation is appreciated to support the Great Basin's Outings Program, Program Meetings, and Get-Kids-Outdoors campaign. If you want to review the Sierra Club Sign-Up and Participant Agreement in advance, see pages 3-4 at: https://bit.ly/3zN1Jl
We will meet near the trailhead inside the park, turn left when you enter the park and park near the Lakeview Picnic site.
5 attendees
Hope Valley Wildlife Area
Starbucks, 18250 Wedge Pkwy, Reno, NV, USHike in Hope Valley near Luther Pass, to see the turning aspens.
Hiking 6 miles on trails with some cross-country between elevations of 7000 to 8000 feet. Come prepared for chilly temperatures (40's).
Bring a lunch, plenty of water and wear sturdy hiking boots.
This hike is not particularly steep, but it is rated as Moderate difficulty due to the altitude. ND (No Dogs).Waiver
Since this is a Sierra Club hike, we ask you to sign our liability waiver at the trailhead and donate $1 to help cover First Aid Training for all our leaders.
If you want to review the Sierra Club Sign-Up and Participant Agreement in advance, see pages 3-4 at: https://bit.ly/3zN1Jl0Carpooling
From Reno, it is a 1.5-hour drive each way, so we will meet for carpooling near the Starbucks in the Galena Junction Shopping Center, 18250 Wedge Pkwy, Reno.
If you share a ride, be sure to help the driver out with gas money.Leader: Ridge Walker
Co-Leader: Cris G.11 attendees
Past events
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