Events
Foundation events are free, family friendly and capped in size to protect the land. Registration is first come, first served, and first timers are the point rather than a problem.
Latest event
Thank you to everyone who came out. The day was a 21 mile run through Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest, followed by lunch and fellowship at the Oil Well Road picnic area. Watch the recap video.
Next event. Details will be shared with registered members first, then posted on social media. Become a member to hear first.
More 2026 to 2027 dates coming. The rest of the season is being confirmed with land managers and partner organizations now. Notifications go out to registered members first and are then posted on social media, with dates, meeting coordinates and current trail conditions. Become a member to be told first, or send us a note.
Categories
Guided convoys through legal public trails at a family pace, from half day outings to multi day expeditions.
Recovery, navigation, trip planning, camp craft, radio communications and preparedness. Beginner sessions assume nothing.
Half day projects on the lands we use, run with the agencies that manage them. Documented and published afterwards.
Low commitment gatherings where you can meet the community, look at other people's setups and ask every question you have.
Built around kids and first timers. Short distances, easy terrain, Junior Explorer activities and an early finish.
Supply drives, fundraising events and hands on support for the nonprofits and rescue organizations we partner with.
The format
Route plan, radio channels, recovery order and trail etiquette. Anyone new gets paired with an experienced spotter before we move.
A guided convoy through public trails at a pace set by the least experienced vehicle. Nobody gets dropped, nobody gets left stuck.
Cookout lunch, radio activations, kids activities and equipment show and tell. This is where most of the actual teaching happens.
Where the site allows it and registration was arranged in advance, vehicles stay for campfire conversation under genuinely dark skies.
Group sizes are capped on purpose. Camping at preserve events is limited, twelve vehicles at our Big Cypress meetup, with advance registration required. Day visitors are always welcome. Twelve vehicles is a convoy. Thirty is a problem for the land and for the people who let us use it.
The logbook
The Foundation is new, but the outings behind it are documented. These are real events, with real turnout, run by the community that formed the organization.
May 2026 · Big Cypress National Preserve
A full family meetup at Pinecrest Group Campground with guided rides, Parks on the Air radio activations, cookout lunch, kids activities and overnight camping for twelve registered vehicles, hosted with the South Dade GMRS Club. Read the full event record.
2025 expedition · North Georgia
Nine vehicles and fourteen people crossed the North Georgia mountains: creek crossings, mountain camps and the campfire conversations that became one of the community's most watched video series.
September 2025 · Hendry County
A convoy through one of the wildest sloughs in South Florida, documented from the air by Aerial Recon Media.
Summer 2025 · Charlotte County
The largest turnout so far: seventeen vehicles and twenty five people through pine flatwoods and water crossings, plus a friendly cafecito challenge in the middle of nowhere.
June 2025 · Palm Beach County
A day of exploration and lunch with friends from GP Overlanding, Miami Overland and the wider South Florida Overlanders crew.
Ongoing · South Florida Adventure Trail
One day trips along the South Florida Adventure Trail, meeting locals, running and filming each section so that others can follow it safely and legally.
Follow the announcements, introduce yourself, and say it is your first time. We will handle the rest.
