Group runs, river paddles, Mt. Spokane skiing, climbs, and meetups across Spokane and the Inland Northwest — find something to show up to this week.
Saturdays · group road ride
See club website
The club’s calendar names Saturday club rides alongside its Tuesday and Thursday workouts. Individual rides are posted rather than fixed — an example listed was a Deer Park ride at 8am from Mission Park — and by late August the sanctioned season has run its course, with informal rides coordinated in the club Slack.
Tuesdays, 5:15pm · interval ride (March–October)
See club website
The club’s calendar names a Tuesday workout alongside the Saturday club ride. Sanctioned rides wrap up by late August, with informal midweek and weekend rides coordinated in the club Slack.
Wednesday Night Hikes 5:45pm · plus scheduled backpacking trips
Rotating Inland Northwest trailheads
The club’s Wednesday Night Hike series runs at 5:45pm and is explicitly pitched at newcomers — guests are welcome, and the club calls it the best way to get to know them. A family edition meets at 5:30pm and sets off at 5:45pm from the Glenrose Trailhead, covering half a mile to a mile and a half with nature activities for children. Backpacking trips are scheduled separately on the activity calendar. General membership meetings are quarterly at 6:30pm with guest speakers. The club is a 501(c)(3) founded in 1915.
First Wednesday of the month · Saltese Flats bird walk
Second Wednesday of the month, September–May · program meeting
See chapter website
Thursdays, 6:00pm · all abilities (March–Thanksgiving)
See club website
Spokane’s big, social Thursday-night run — free and open to every pace, March through Thanksgiving.
Thursdays 9:00am · run or walk
The club’s own weekly outing is the Thursday Morning Run/Walk, 9:00am from Kendall Yards by the Nest.
Thursdays, 5:15pm · interval ride (March–October)
See club website
The club’s calendar names a Thursday workout alongside the Saturday club ride. Sanctioned rides wrap up by late August, with informal midweek and weekend rides coordinated in the club Slack.
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Groups whose schedule rotates or is seasonal — check the source for the next date.
Seasonal community rides on local trails — see events
Rotating Spokane-area trailheads
Rides, dig days and clinics run seasonally and are posted to the chapter calendar.
Member race calendar · trail runs posted ad hoc
Rotating Spokane-area trailheads
Annual 12k (7.46 mi) · early May Sunday · register online
Spokane’s 12 kilometer (7.46 mile) road race through downtown. The 50th running was May 2026; the 51st is set for Sunday 2 May 2027.
Volunteer trail-work days — see events
Rotating Spokane-area trailheads
Rides, dig days and clinics run seasonally and are posted to the chapter calendar.
Mountain-bike skills clinics — see events
Rotating Spokane-area trailheads
Rides, dig days and clinics run seasonally and are posted to the chapter calendar.
Rides most days · mid-March–mid-November · non-members welcome
Rotating Spokane-area start points
Rides run Monday through Thursday plus Saturday and Sunday, morning to afternoon, with a women’s-only ride on Friday mornings and an additional Thursday evening ride open to all. There is also a “Friday in the Dirt” gravel ride and a fast-paced Saturday “Pursuit of the Month”. Season is roughly mid-March to mid-November, moving to Zwift over winter. You do not need to be a member to ride, though the club asks regulars to join; individual rides are posted with pace and distance on the club’s Meetup group.
Frequent all-levels hikes — see the Meetup calendar
Rotating Spokane-area trailheads
A large and demonstrably active group: 1,395 members and 2,188 past events, with outings still going up — an Engle Peak and Lake hike was scheduled for Saturday 16 August 2026 at 6:30am when checked. Hikes span all levels and are organized entirely through the Meetup calendar.
Inland Northwest Land Conservancy
Recurring guided hikes on protected lands — see events
Rotating conserved properties
Docent-led hikes on conserved land, posted individually rather than on a fixed cadence — the 2026 season included a four-mile Palisades/Rimrock Conservation Area outer loop led by a volunteer docent, alongside volunteer orientations and author talks. Dates come out through the Conservancy’s email list.
Open during posted hours · rope, bouldering & yoga
12,000 square feet of climbing in a historic downtown armory — two bouldering areas plus 40-foot top-rope and lead walls, with yoga and instruction alongside. Check hours and rates before traveling.
Open daily · 7am or 10am to 10pm, earlier close at weekends
Bloc Yard Bouldering Gym, 233 E. Lyons, Spokane
Hours are 7:00am–10:00pm Monday and Wednesday, 10:00am–10:00pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10:00am–8:00pm Saturday and 10:00am–6:00pm Sunday. Bouldering only, with a youth program, group events and birthday parties; day-pass and membership rates are on the gym’s rates page.
Free guided field trips — see calendar
Rotating Spokane-area sites
The one genuinely recurring outing is the Saltese Flats birdwalk on the first Wednesday of each month, 8:00am–12:00pm, free and with no registration needed. The rest of the calendar is individually dated trips — Turnbull NWR morning walks, Slavin Ranch, shorebird migration at Saltese Flats — most starting at 8:00am and most requiring registration a day ahead.
Inland Empire Fly Fishing Club
Monthly meetings, member outings & conservation work — see schedule
See club website
Monthly club meetings plus member outings (Medical Lake, Rocky Ford Creek) and conservation work. No standing day or venue — check the current meeting notice before going.
Fly-fishing classes & evening presentations — see schedule
The shop’s education program covers Intro to Fly Fishing, fly-casting and private lessons, spey casting lessons and a spey clinic, a steelhead clinic and Intro to Fly Tying. Dates and prices are listed per class rather than on a standing weekly schedule.
Guided Spokane River float trips — book ahead
Guided fly fishing on the Spokane River, booked through the shop rather than run to a fixed schedule. Note this is the operator that genuinely does fish the Spokane — see the ROW listing, whose trips are on other regional rivers.
Club meetings, group trips & paddle clinics — see schedule
Rotating area rivers & lakes
Club paddles on local whitewater and flatwater plus skills clinics taught by club instructors in canoe, sea kayak and whitewater kayak. Trips are posted individually — the 2026 season included a Metaline to Boundary Dam run graded intermediate — and the club runs its schedule largely through its Meetup group.
Guided whitewater & float trips · regional rivers · book ahead
Departs the Spokane–Coeur d’Alene area
Trips run the Clark Fork, Lochsa, St. Joe and Coeur d’Alene rivers — not the Spokane.
Weekends walk-in · Wed–Fri by reservation · summer
Under the Division Street Bridge, south bank by the Convention Center
Rentals run 10am–6pm Saturday and 1pm–6pm Sunday with last walk-ups at 5pm, and Wednesday to Friday by reservation only. $45 for two hours or $35 for the happy-hour rate covering the last three hours of the day. The launch sits under the Division Street Bridge on the south side of the river, next to the Convention Center and the Centennial Trail. Peak 7 is a nonprofit and every rental funds its outdoor youth programs.
Guided raft, kayak & SUP trips plus rentals — book ahead
Guided rafting on both the Spokane and the Salmon, plus an easy wildlife float down the Spokane, kayak trips and kayaking classes for beginners through experts, and self-guided rentals. Trips run on request rather than a fixed timetable, so book ahead. The company also runs a winter program — snowshoe excursions including evening trips, winter camping and winter survival training — which is not covered by this summer listing.
Gonzaga students only · trips through the academic year
Not open to the public — trips run for the Gonzaga community. Backpacking at Beehive Lake, an annual spring-break climbing and canyoneering week in Moab, and a rotating backcountry-ski trip carrying an avalanche level 1 course.
Guided climbing trips — see program calendar
Quarterly trips tied to the academic calendar, all beginner-friendly — they “require no previous experience”. Half-days run about $10–$25 with gear included. Aimed at EWU students; confirm eligibility on 509.359.4014.
Guided raft & SUP trips plus rentals — see program calendar
Quarterly trips tied to the academic calendar, all beginner-friendly — they “require no previous experience”. Half-days run about $10–$25 with gear included. Aimed at EWU students; confirm eligibility on 509.359.4014.
Guided mountain-bike trips — see program calendar
Quarterly trips tied to the academic calendar, all beginner-friendly — they “require no previous experience”. Half-days run about $10–$25 with gear included. Aimed at EWU students; confirm eligibility on 509.359.4014.
Student hiking & backpacking trips — see program calendar
Student trips through Whitworth’s University Recreation Center; register at urecservices.whitworth.edu under “Outdoor Instructional”.
Student climbing trips — see program calendar
Student trips through Whitworth’s University Recreation Center; register at urecservices.whitworth.edu under “Outdoor Instructional”.
Mountain School plus rock, trad & sport lead courses — see schedule
Varies by course
A full ladder of courses rather than a single school: Rock School, Mountain School, Sport Lead, Multipitch Sport, Trad Lead and Alpine Climbing schools, plus ice-climbing and aid-climbing seminars. Dates are published per course on the club’s schools and clinics page.