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

Nov 21
November 21 (11:00 am)
Fresno City College - 1101 East University Avenue, Fresno, CA 93741
Nov 22
November 22 (05:00 pm)
4600 W Palmer St - 4600 West Palmer Street, Chicago, IL 60639
Nov 23
November 23 (10:00 am)
Natural Bridges Monarch Trail - 2531 West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Nov 23
November 23 (10:00 am)
Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center - 3301 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY 11234
Nov 23
November 23 (10:00 am)
Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary - 250 Ridge Road, Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Nov 24
November 24 (09:00 am)
Fisher Trail Parking - 111-155 Cubita Road, Cuba, NM 87013
Nov 24
November 24 (10:00 am)
Natural Bridges Monarch Trail - 2531 West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Nov 27
November 27 (09:00 am)
Starved Rock State Park - --, Oglesby, IL 61348
Nov 29
November 29 (09:00 am)
Arroyo Verde Park - Foothill Road, Ventura, CA 93003
Nov 29
November 29 (10:00 am)
North Bank Trail Head - Unnamed Road, Richmond, VA 23219

Latest Blog

por Luisa Vargas I remember when the summers I spent in Colombia on my grandparent’s farm only required some old rubber boots to keep our feet dry. The moment breakfast was over, we ran out of the house in jeans and cotton sweatshirts, staying out until the sun began to set. We climbed trees and roamed fields, but I couldn’t tell you what we did that took up eight hours of our day. We did this for three months straight read more