Join us for our annual Circle Up! 

We had planned for a big party together at our Ropes Course in McLaren Park but, due to the rise in COVID cases locally we are once again getting creative and digging deep in our resilience reserves. In that spirit, we are planning a series of events in October to bring our community together, in small groups, and raise critical funds to create access and scholarships for students of color and those from low income communities to attend our programs this year and beyond.
We hope you can join us!


Ropes Challenge Course Grand Opening and Ribbon-Cutting


Thursday Oct. 7th at 12PM in John McLaren Park, San Francisco

Featuring local leaders; Board of Supervisors President Walton, Supervisor Ronen, and SFRPD General Manager Phil Ginsburg + our own Executive Director Nettie Pardue with student alumni and school leaders. Visitacion Valley Middle School students will be up in the course to celebrate the day!

Join us live or watch the recording after the event. There is no charge for event participation, but optional event donations are encouraged, and tickets are required. Please complete a ticket here, and see a variety of suggested donations to make an impact with your attendance!



Circle Up! Hikes and Ropes Course Days

Intimate, invite-only Outward Bound Instructor led hike and ropes course experiences. Come see the magic of Outward Bound in community with other lovers of the outdoors and youth advocates.

Held throughout October, groups of 15-30 for 3 hours on the weekend
Lunch provided and short speaking program with OBCA leadership and staff
Reach out to emily ford, eford@obca.org, to sign up for an event, host, or sponsor a hike.


*Events subject to cancellation due to Covid restrictions/safety and Air Quality


Please make all checks payable to Outward Bound California.

Checks can be mailed to: Outward Bound California 
9450 SW Gemini Drive
Beaverton, OR  97008-7105​

Gifts by check, donor advised fund, bank account electronic funds transfer, and gifts of stock
will be attributed to this Circle Up! campaign. Please designate your gift to "2021 Circle Up"
(and the name of your solicitor, if applicable)

Outward Bound California's FEIN is 26-4206241
For questions about giving, please contact us here and we will respond promptly.