About Us
What's Our Mission?
The Recovery Explorers Club exists to build community and connection among people in recovery who share a love for adventure, exploration, and the natural world. We believe recovery is about more than simply staying sober. It is about finding joy again, building real friendships, discovering peace, and remembering that life is still full of wonder.
At our core, we are here to give back what was once given to us. Many of us found pieces of ourselves again through nature, adventure, fellowship, and new experiences. Now, we want to help create those same opportunities for others, especially those in early recovery who may still be wondering what a full life in recovery can look like. Spoiler alert: it can be pretty incredible.
We pursue adventure with purpose. Whether we are hiking a trail, paddling a river, camping under the stars, exploring somewhere new, or simply gathering with good people, our goal is the same: connection, growth, grounding, and giving back.
We are committed to living with integrity, protecting our character, respecting the world around us, and showing that recovery can be meaningful, exciting, and deeply fulfilling. We choose to abstain from drugs and alcohol, and instead seek fulfillment through community, discovery, service, and everything this beautiful planet has to offer.
Above all, we strive to find the beauty in nature, the beauty in recovery, and the beauty in each other.
How We Give Back?
TREC gives back by helping people in recovery get out, get connected, and experience the kind of life that reminds us why recovery is worth it. We create opportunities through meetups, outdoor events, group outings, retreats, and expedition-style adventures that bring people together in meaningful ways. Whether it’s a local hike, a weekend trip, a new experience, or a full-blown adventure, our goal is to help others find fellowship, purpose, confidence, and joy in recovery.
We also support individuals and partner organizations through sponsorships, donations, hosted experiences, and collaboration with recovery programs, sober living homes, treatment centers, and community agencies. In other words, we want to team up with good people doing good work, then add a little adventure to the mix.
Who can be a Member?
If you consider yourself a person in recovery and you have a passion for adventure, recreation, exploration, or getting outside and doing cool stuff with good people, you qualify.
We’re calling all hikers, kayakers, backpackers, campers, climbers, runners, bikers, paddlers, skaters, divers, photographers, metal detectorists, fossil hunters, creek stompers, bird watchers, geocachers, national park wanderers, backcountry explorers, trail racers, mountaineers, cavers, surfers, sailors, anglers, motorcyclists, artifact hunters, mudlarkers, high-pointers, and anyone else who feels most alive when they’re out exploring the world.
Whether you’re into hiking mountains, paddling rivers, camping under the stars, chasing waterfalls, finding old treasures, running trails, climbing rocks, diving deep, or simply wandering somewhere new with a good group of people, there’s a place for you here.
If you’re in recovery and have a passion for exploration, adventure, nature, or discovery, you’re in. And if we forgot your hobby, don’t worry, we probably want to try it too.