explore the
outdoors together

upcoming Retreats and recreation

We’re stoked to be hosting both day and overnight opportunities to get out into the outdoors intentionally together. The outdoors of Central Oregon and beyond is our “common ground.” They offer perfect opportunities to dive deeper into specific pursuits, explore rugged areas, and focus in on conversations with each other. Throughout the year, we host and participate in multiple retreats.

If you are specifically interested in On This Rock, our annual climbing event at Smith Rock State Park, head HERE.

GLacier Peak Expedition
July 24-29

Have you been looking for an opportunity to climb one the Cascade Range’s stratovolcanos? Join us for an expedition up Glacier Peak, the most remote of these peaks, located in the North Cascades of Washington. Expedition members will encounter breath taking terrain, learn foundational skills for backpacking and glacier-travel, and develop relationships with a wonderful group of people.

Once registration is officially open, you’ll find a link right here. But in the meantime, take a look over this information and itinerary sheet.

Weekend At
elk lake
Aug. 16-18

Come spend a relaxing weekend on the shores of Elk Lake with many others from our Common Ground community. In addition to unstructured time to rest and recreate, we’ll be facilitating in a couple awesome educational opportunities:

  • SAILING: Have you ever wanted to learn how to sail? Look no further. We’ll have a couple sail boats with experienced sailers present that’ll take you out on the lake so you can learn the ropes!

  • OVERLANDING: Have you wondered what equipment and skills you need to have to take a car off the beaten path and explore the rugged backroads of Oregon’s wilderness. We’re excited to have someone joining us who has lots of experience in jeeping/overlanding. They’ll have a set time where you can learn all sorts of helpful information and ask any questions you may have.

There will also be plenty of kayaks and stand up paddle boards to go around if you’d like to explore Elk Lake with them and don’t have you own.

Whether you opt to camp out overnight or just come up for the day, and whether you plug into one of the above learning opportunities or would rather rest and recreate on your own time and in your own way, we hope you’ll join us! Block out August 16-18 in your calendar and stay tuned for more details as we get closer to this amazing weekend together.

ON THIS ROCK,
OCtober 11-13, 2024

Watch the video below about our yearly retreat, On This Rock, that focuses on increasing accessibility, experiencing belonging, and considering Jesus, in the climbing community of Central Oregon.