The Blue Ridge Backpackers group is a backpacking and hiking group based in the South and North Carolina regions consisting of a wide variety of members who are active, engaging and interesting people. Our goal is to provide our members with active fun outdoor experiences by offering a variety of backpacking trips and trail hiking with like-minded people in and around the Upstate Carolinas region. This group is a welcome opportunity to explore beyond your comfort zone whilst continuing to expand your trail experience, increase your knowledge and gain an appreciation of the beauty of the Upstate region.

We intend to provide consistent overnight or multi-day backpacking trips as well as weekly day-hikes to maintain and support that goal and also offer occasional seasonal events for our group members. As a group we request that you uphold the mind-set of that of a visitor within nature, maintaining a light footprint, respecting the natural habitat and the environment that we get to enjoy.

As a member of Blue Ridge Backpackers it is our expectation that each individual uphold and maintain respect, kindness and consideration for each of our individual members and for the community as a whole. We want to provide a safe backpacking and hiking community and our sole-purpose is to support our members in maintaining an active, enjoyable and engaging outdoor community.

As a member you must be active for at least 6 months in order to stay on the group.

All of our organizers and event hosts are volunteers and they dedicate their own personal time to planning and create engaging backpacking trips, day-hikes, and events for all of our members. This is your Meetup group and your feedback is integral to the growth of this group. We want you to be an active participant in our community, not just a passive member.

Please let us know if you have any suggestions of trails and regions you would like to explore. Also, if you have a lot of experience and knowledge of the Carolina regions, we would love to hear from you. Speak to one of hiking organizers if you would like to become a more actively involved in leading hikes or hosting backpacking trips for our group.

We are very grateful to you for your support and being a part of this backpacking and hiking community.

See you on the trails! If we have not met you yet…let’s get out there!

Outdoor activities groups near Travelers Rest, SC