Ride Like A Girl is our women’s bicycling activity program.

 

Walk Oakland Bike Oakland is reviving it’s ‘Ride Like a Girl’ series to help build bike skills and confidence for women, trans, femme and non-binary folks who want to go Bike Camping! Join us for our 2026 workshop series and bike camping event. All workshops and camping trip have a suggested donation of $15.

  • Saturday, April 18, 1 – 2 pm: Learn it! A classroom workshop to learn about bike camping, what it is, what you need, and how to get ready for bike camping with us the last weekend of June. Oakland Main Library 125 14th Street (Community room) 
  • Saturday, May 9, 3 -4 pm: Try it! A hands on workshop to review gear and try bicycling with a load on your bike. 81st Ave Library Branch, Oakland Library – 1021 81st Avenue
Go Camping
  •  Tuesday, June 2, 5 – 6 pm OR Sunday, June 7,  1 – 2 pm: Plan it! Required logistics overview session for the bike camping trip. We’ll share trip details, tip sheets, and open the floor for gear swaps. Sports Basement 2727 Milvia Street Berkeley
  • June 27 – 28: Bike Camping Weekend – Go Camping! (Coyote Hills Regional Park, Fremont) – campers must first attend a Plan it! workshop to prepare for the trip. We launch at 9am on 6/27, be back by 4pm on 6/28.
Sign Up for Bike Camping on June 27-28
Send Us Questions?

 

You can register now for the 6/27-6/28 Bike Camping trip. 

  • You will choose the planning workshop (6/2 or 6/7 at Sports Basement Berkeley) in the order confirmation step.

Follow us on Eventbrite for future announcements.

Tips for enjoying bike camping

  • Choose gear that can be used for multiple purposes.
  • Organize with bags and stuff sacks. 
  • Keep straps and cords from tangling with your bike parts.
  • Pack heavy stuff lower and closer to the bike.
  • You don’t need to spend much money to go bike camping. Use what you already have, or borrow gear.
  • Come bike camping with us to see what all the different gear and set up look like before buying your own.
  • Bring your own spare bike tube – they are so different from bike to bike.
  • LIV Cycling produces helpful tips for all types of bike camping.

Ride Like A Girl bike camping is made possible by WOBO donors and Sponsors like Ava Community Energy (Ava). 

Ava provides clean energy at lower rates and reinvests in our community through programs, grants, and sponsorships. Learn more at AvaEnergy.org!

In case you’re digging cycling beyond bike camping, Ride Like a Girl is a common name for another a women’s ride series hosted monthly by East Bay trail advocates, Bicycle Trail Council of the East Bay (BTCEB). “Ride Like a Girl” is a monthly women’s ride series whose mission is to have fun, learn new trails and meet other women (cis, trans and femme) who love to mountain bike.  Check out their full program on the BTCEB site.