One of the best digital tools for connecting with fellow hikers, Meetup.com provides a treasure trove of organized groups for you to join and get out on a hike this hiking season.
I’m glad to see that many chapters of the Florida Trail Association have embraced Meetup, but there is also quite an array of outdoor enthusiast groups across Florida to connect you with new hiker buddies.
Becoming a Meetup member is free, so take a spin through these groups and find some friends who want to hike!
Cocoa Beach / Melbourne (Space Coast)
The Space Coast Hiking Meetup Group
Brevard Outdoor Adventures
Brevard Outdoors with kids
Indian River Outdoor Social Fun
Daytona Beach
Go Outside and Play!
Fort Lauderdale / Miami
45 plus- Walks and Hikes in South Florida
Let’s Explore South Florida!
Jewish Adventure Club of South Florida
Mosaic Outdoor Club of South Florida
Sierra’s Hikers and Backpackers of Broward County
Tri-County Adventures
Wanna Do Outdoors
Fort Pierce / Stuart
Outside Adventure Club
Gainesville
Florida Crackers Chapter – Florida Trail Association
Gainesville Adventure Meetup Group
North Florida Trail Dames
Inverness
Florida Trekkers
Jacksonville
Afternoon Adventures
Florida Trekkers
North Florida Trail Blazers
Sidetrackers Outdoor and Active Singles
Sierra Club Northeast Florida Group
Naples
Alligator Amblers Chapter of Florida Trail Association
Southwest Florida Adventure Group
Ocala
Ocala Social & Hiking Group
Orlando
Central Florida Chapter FTA
Outdoor Adventure & Recreation in Central Florida
Orlando Adventurers Meetup Group
The Orlando Walking Meetup Group
Panama City Beach
Florida Trail – Panhandle Chapter
Pensacola
Florida Trail Association Western Gate Chapter
Sarasota
Sarasota Adventure Group LLC
Sarasota Walkers Meetup
Tallahassee
Florida Trail Association-Apalachee Chapter
Tampa Bay Area
Suncoast Chapter, Florida Trail Association
Adventure Parents Ages 5-12
West Palm Beach
Loxahatchee Chapter, Florida Trail Association
Outdoor Adventures & Socials for 40+
Palm Beach County Adventure Group
If you know of additional Meetup groups whose focus includes a lot of hikes in Florida, please add them in the comments. Thanks!
The Barefoot Mailman
Looking for a hiking partner to hike the Florida Trail starting @ Junitper Springs in the Ocala National Forest in the beginning of February 2020
Suggest you join the Florida Trail Hikers Facebook group and post your request there, where lots of people will see it.
Outdoor Afro! The group serves Palm Beach , Fort Lauderdale and Miami
https://www.meetup.com/Outdoor-Afro-Miami/
Thanks for the addition!
The third and fourth options under the Tampa section come up saying they are no longer meetup groups.
Thanks for the update! We’ve removed those.
I am down here enough that I thought this might be interesting.
Tallahassee Outdoors http://www.meetup.com/Tallahassee-Outdoors/