About Us

The Johns Hopkins Outdoors Club (JHOC) runs weekly trips during the academic year which include hiking, backpacking, climbing, canoeing, caving, and other outdoors activities. All Hopkins affiliates are invited to participate in our escapades. Equipment and transportation are provided, and almost every JHOC excursion is free! Check out our schedule of trips to find some that fit your schedule.

JHOC is run by undergraduate student officers who are elected yearly. These fine wilderness enthusiasts scour the globe (or at least the east coast) for beautiful and exciting destinations. Contact for more information about club activities.

Directions to the JHOC Clubroom

It is somewhat hard to find the club room, but fear not, for hope remains. Simply meander on over to the Rec Center, amble down the brick path to the left of the entrance towards the rear of the building, saunter twixt tables on your right and a steamy building on your left, shuffle across the parking lot towards the ginormous green dumpster, glance right at the wooden stairs ascending the building immediately to the right (ROTC). Scale said staircase to the top door. If there's an "Outdoors Club" sign on the wall, you've found us. Otherwise, you're lost, homes.

Or, just use this map [pdf].