River City Outdoors

River City Outdoors works to build a vibrant outdoor culture in the St. Louis Region by connecting the community to its outdoor assets. The collaborative aims to advocate on behalf of diverse and equitable outdoor opportunities in our urban, suburban, and rural areas, make outdoor recreation attractive and accessible for all residents and visitors, maintain and enhance the value of our region’s natural and recreational assets, and accelerate and incubate outdoor businesses, organizations, and programs in and around St. Louis, Missouri. 

River City Outdoors was recently selected as one of only eight cities in the United States for the Outdoor Foundation’s Thrive Outside initiative which aims to create a more inclusive and accessible outdoor experience for all. The initiative is focused on supporting a regional community network to develop and implement a collective impact approach to providing youth and families with transformative, repeat and reinforcing experiences in the outdoors.