MISSION

We inspire, connect, and engage Latino communities in the outdoors and embrace cultura y familia as part of the outdoor narrative, ensuring our history, heritage, and leadership are valued and represented.

VISION

A world where all Latino communities enjoy nature as a safe, inclusive, and welcoming place – a world where the outdoors is a place to share and celebrate stories, knowledge, and culture, while growing leadership and an active community of Latino outdoor users, mentors, and stewards.

SOMOS COMUNIDAD

Latino Outdoors is a community first and an organization second. We are a community that strives for an outdoors that is safe and welcoming for all people, regardless of race, creed, nationality, language, gender, sexual orientation, or ability. We are a community that celebrates diverse forms of outdoor engagement. We are a community that believes meaningful outdoor experiences make us stronger, healthier, and happier.

Latino Outdoors provides for a focused conversation on the Latinx experience without being limited to it. Our community's voices are varied while remaining united in celebrating diversity and declaring it a core tenet of Latino Outdoors.

The #RecreateResponsibly guidelines offer a starting point for contributing to an outdoors that is safe and welcoming for everyone.

Image with the heading "Build An Inclusive Outdoors" followed by the text, "Be an active part of making the outdoors safe and welcoming for all identities and abilities." The image links to the Recreate Responsibly website.

Social Media

Staff Picks

"'It's harder to bring people with me', but at the end of the day…my goals aren't based on individualism or individual success, they're built on collective and community joy and care." - Vanessa Chavarriaga Posada, who grew up undocumented in Michigan, took up skiing in Wyoming, and journeyed to ski Mexico's tallest peak accompanied by her parents.

Pedro Pascal's modern approach to masculinity contributes to his likeability.

Radiolab for Kids is the home of the Terrestrials podcast and family-friendly Radiolab episodes about nature.

California's Secretary for Natural Resources, Wade Crowfoot, attended a climate change summit at the Vatican. In his key takeaways from the experience, Secretary Crowfoot took a big picture, intersectional view of the global challenge by underscoring that efforts towards climate resilience must take into account the triple-crisis we face: rising temperatures, nature and ecosystem loss, and social inequality.

The 40 Acre League, California's first Black land trust, exemplifies how "safeguarding the ecosystem, promoting wellness and confronting historical injustices go hand-in-hand."

Upcoming Events

Oct 16
October 16 (06:30 pm)
Padre Plaza - 541 East 139th Street, The Bronx, NY 10454
Oct 17
October 17 (01:00 pm)
Fresno City College - 1101 East University Avenue, Fresno, CA 93741
Oct 17
October 17 (06:00 pm)
Washington Park - 701 S Franklin St, Denver, CO 80209
Oct 18
October 18 (06:00 pm)
The 606 - 1805 North Ridgeway Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647
Oct 19
October 19 (07:45 am)
AMC Mohican Outdoor Center - 50 Camp Mohican Road, Blairstown, NJ 07825
Oct 19
October 19 (12:00 pm)
2401 Tilden St NW - 2401 Tilden Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20008
Oct 19
October 19 (03:00 pm)
Cheswick Park - 1700 Forest Avenue, Henrico, VA 23229
Oct 22
October 22 (06:30 pm)
Movement LIC (Formerly The Cliffs at LIC) - 11-11 44th Drive, Queens, NY 11101
Oct 24
October 24 (06:30 pm)
Word Up Community Bookshop/Librería Comunitaria - 2113 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10032
Oct 24
October 24 (06:30 pm)
Sunken Gardens Park - Sunken Gardens Park, Denver, CO 80204

Latest Blog

por Elias Naser On July 1, 2024, six Latinx individuals, led and organized by Latino Outdoors’ Los Angeles outings leader Elias Naser, began their ascent up to Mt. Tumanguya (aka Mt. Whitney). Tumanguya is the name given by the Northern Paiute tribes, in rough translation, “old man” or “guardian spirit”, of the highest peak in the lower 48 states of the contiguous United States sitting at 14,500ft (4419.6m). It is situated inside the Sierra Nevadas and the Great Basin Divide read more