Dear Friend of the National Parks,
The National Parks Conservation Association is proudly partnering for the eleventh year with Climate Ride, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that organizes life-changing charitable biking, hiking, and running events to raise awareness and support sustainability, active transportation and environmental causes.
Since 2012, Climate Ride participants just like you have helped raise over $250,000 to support NPCA’s mission of protecting national parks from the effects of climate change. What would Joshua Tree National Park be without Joshua Trees? Or Glacier National Park without glaciers?
We hope that you will consider participating in one of their multi-day events in 2023 — whether it be bicycling, hiking, or running — and help to actively engage in the fight against climate change. We ask that you choose NPCA as a beneficiary when you register for one of the events listed below. Please note: 100% of funds raised on the Green Fondos will go to the organizations you select. If you select just NPCA, 100% of funds will be granted to our organization, helping us confront the climate crisis!
As the leading voice for our parks, NPCA has worked for over a century to protect and preserve America's National Park System for present and future generations. We encourage you to take the challenge, make a difference, and build new friendships and connections along the way. You won’t regret it.
Register for a 2023 Climate Ride event today and use code NPCA for 50% off registration!
Join Green Fondo, the cycling party that engages an energized community and benefits the sustainability revolution. With the weather in the 70s, this is a perfect time to spring train in SoCal. This weekend event takes place at a cycling village near Solvang & Santa Barbara where cyclists can overnight, enjoy food and drink, live music, and meet new friends and thought leaders. Take a weekend to pedal for the planet and be a part of creating a positive impact for the future. With three route options each day, there's a sweet ride for everyone from novice to seasoned cyclists.
Meet Climate Ride's newest weekend ride! Join Green Fondo, the cycling party that engages an energized community and benefits the sustainability revolution. This is the perfect time to kick off your cycling summer. Ride through wine country in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah National Park and the Shenandoah River Valley. Take a weekend to pedal for the planet and be a part of creating a positive impact for the future. With three route options each day, there's a sweet ride for everyone from novice to seasoned cyclists. Live in DC? Climate Ride will have a shuttle to/from DC.
Join Green Fondo, the cycling party that engages an energized community and benefits the sustainability revolution. This weekend event takes place at a cycling village near the San Francisco Bay Area where cyclists can overnight, enjoy food and drink, live music, and meet new friends and thought leaders. Take a weekend to pedal for the planet and be a part of creating a positive impact for the future. With three route options each day, there's a sweet ride for everyone from novice to seasoned cyclists.
Join the waitlist! Take in unforgettable views of the Grand Canyon’s wild northern borders! On this tour you'll explore the remote Kaibab Plateau rising high above the magnificent Grand Canyon. You'll ride through ponderosa and aspen forests on a fun 2-day section of the Arizona Trail leading up to your first view of the Canyon at its East Rim. Then traverse the plateau to finish the last days of the tour on the magnificent Rainbow Rim Trail.
Join the waitlist! A charitable hiking challenge that explores the wildest national park in the United States. With spectacular mountains, golden grasslands, and stunning wildflowers, every mile of this hike is a jaw-dropping celebration of our national parks. Your journey explores the picturesque beauty of Logan Pass and the Many Glacier Valley, with a chance to hike to one of Glacier's iconic and threatened glaciers. Your five days of hiking will build your stamina and energize philanthropic action for national parks, conservation and climate awareness.
This charitable backpacking challenge explores the rugged and beautiful White Mountains via the iconic Appalachian Trail. You'll hike through boreal forests, take in breathtaking vistas above the tree line, and eventually settle into a cozy Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) hut each night to recount your adventures under the stars. Each night, you'll hear from one of AMC's regional experts on topics such as the forest ecosystem, climate research in the national forest and more. Your four days of hiking will be a fulfilling challenge and energize philanthropic action for public lands, conservation and climate awareness.
This bike tour traverses the most beautiful roads of New England. You'll ride across three states — Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. This ride will feature quiet backroads that wind through mountain ranges, vast forests, rivers, lakes and even Maine's rugged coastline. You'll stay at beautiful summer camps and inns with options to camp if people want to soak in some nature and taste local cuisine along our ride. On the final day, you'll ride through Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island before shuttling back to Burlington, VT or Boston, MA. Shuttles back to Burlington or to Boston are included!
On Climate Ride Death Valley, you’ll spend four days cycling 250 miles of paved roads passing spectacular salt flats, desert oases, cathedrals of red rock and views of towering mountains like Telescope Peak (11,000 feet). With comfortable daytime temperatures, roads that are practically empty of cars, and the fact that you’re riding below sea level, you’ll get an extra boost! Additional adventures include short hikes and more. Professional guides will accompany you each day to share knowledge about the area’s unique ecosystem for you to bring home to your community.
If you have any questions, please reach out to me by phone at 202-454-3305 or by email at [email protected]. Thank you for your support.
Ride on,
Jared Dial
NPCA's Associate Director of the Educational Travel Program
P.S. If you know someone you think might be interested in these amazing rides, hikes or runs, I'd really appreciate it if you would pass this along to them. Thank you!
All photos credited to Climate Ride.
