For Locals
The Revel Adventure Club
Explore Alaska with locals like you!
The Revel Adventure Club is the community arm of Revel Treks and Tours. We provide community programming, adventures, and learning opportunities year-round to locals in our area. In 2025, we connected with over 1,000 locals.
About 30% of our offerings are available free to the community. The rest of our standard monthly events have a small fee to help cover our expenses and ensure guides are paid to lead adventures. Our community adventures are heavily subsidized by our visitor trips.
Our dream is for tourism to fully support our community offerings, making everything free to locals, but we’re not quite there (yet)!
Anyone can join our community events. Adventure Club members benefit from reduced pricing, priority registration, and more.
Every Revel event with a fee has scholarship opportunities available. First-timers can join our events for free.
Featured Community Adventures
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Foraging 101 with Ute: July 24 + Aug. 28
Class Highlights:
Learn foraging basics and best practices
Learn how to identify plants correctly and tell them apart from look-a-likes
Led by a local naturalist
Includes a leisurely walk on a wooded trail
Families with children are welcome; free for children through age 11
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Third Saturday Adventure: Eska Falls on Aug. 15
Adventure Highlights:
Guided 12-mile round-trip hike to a scenic waterfall
Boreal forest, sub-alpine, and open tundra landscapes
Views of the Matanuska Valley, Talkeetna Mountains, and Chugach Mountains
Moderately challenging to difficult for most hikers
Read our blog about Eska!
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FREE Quarterly Community Hike: Pioneer Peak to 1st Table on Sept. 26
Adventure Highlights:
Guided hike on Palmer’s most prominent mountain
Climb about 2,100 feet to the first picnic table, about 2.5 miles up the trail
Views of Knik Glacier, Knik River, Matanuska Valley, and Talkeetna Mountains
Sponsored by Now Health, a local Palmer business
What community events does Revel offer?
Revel offers a variety of adventures, educational events, and social outings to the community. Adventures with a boot icon (🥾) are part of our standard monthly offerings. Below is a list of current offerings:
🥾 Ladies-Only Hikes
1st Saturday of every month, 11AM (winter)
1st Tuesday of every month, 6PM (summer)
🥾 50ish and Over Hikes
3rd Tuesday of every month, 1PM-3PM
🥾 Third Saturday Adventures
Varied afternoon activities on the 3rd Saturday of every month
🥾 Weekend Ramble
Weekend hike or bike; times and dates vary
Pop-up hikes and events
Times and dates vary
In addition to these recurring events, we host free quarterly community hikes (thanks Now Health!), plus a variety of other adventures, classes, and activities.
We’re always adding to the schedule, so please contact us with suggestions!
Membership Options
Trailblazer Membership
$12 per month/$144 annually
Best for: Individuals who attend some of our events or simply want to support the work we're doing. This membership level provides access to 12 standard Revel events per year and can be shared with family members.
Savings: $36 annually
Bushwhacker Membership
$20 per month/$240 annually
Best for: Individuals or couples who frequently attend our events . Bushwhackers have access to 24 standard Revel events per year. Events can be shared with family members.
Savings: $120 annually
$35 per month/$420 annually
Best for: Individuals or couples who attend most of our events. Unlimited members can attend all of our standard events (a minimum of 4 per month). Unlimited members who pay annually also receive a parking pass of their choice - Mat-Su Borough or Alaska State Parks (up to $70 value).
Savings: $360 annually
Unlimited Membership
Prefer to pay annually? Just reach out!
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes! Our events are open to the public. We ocassionally have members-only gatherings. First-timers can attend events for free. After that, our monthly events are $15 each for drop-in visitors. Scholarships are available if cost is a barrier to attending.
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Free adventures (we host at least 4 standard events per month). Any of our standard events are available free for club members to attend.
Discounts on classes
Discounts on larger trips and adventures
Priority registration
Voice in our programming
Access to members-only events
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We don’t offer trial memberships, but we invite anyone curious about our trips and courses to come check out a community hike for free.
When registering for your first event, simply select “first-time adventurer” and you won’t be charged.
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Yes! Keep scrolling for our scholarship application. Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.
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Yes! About 30% of our events are offered free to the community. We also work with partners like Now Health and the Mat-Su Trails and Parks Foundation to host free events.
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Yes! Sponsorships are greatly appreciated. We’ll do all the heavy lifting - organizing the event, promoting it, and seeing it to fruition. Your business will be listed as a sponsor and recognized in event promotion and at the event!
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Of course! We love to hear ideas and want to help make your adventure dreams come true. Please contact us.
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For day trips and community classes, cancellations made:
More than 3 days before trip departure receive a full refund or adventure credit.
Less than 3 days before trip departure receive no refund.
For multi-day trips, multi-day courses, and packages (unless otherwise specified), cancellations made:
More than 60 days before trip departure receive a full refund minus a 5% processing fee or non-refundable trip deposit as applicable.
Less than 60 days before trip departure receive no refund.
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In rare instances we may need to cancel a planned club event. We evaluate community adventures and course cancellations on a case-by-case basis. In most instances we will re-schedule as appropriate and communicate with registered participants in a timely manner. In the event the Revel team needs to cancel an adventure or course a full refund is provided.
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You can access your membership information on the MindBody Portal here.
Joining the Adventure Club Supports…
Our growth + evolution
In 2025, we connected with over 1,000 locals through various community events, and our membership model will help us continue sustainably. Members can help shape our future adventures, so if you have an idea, let us know—we’re excited to grow with your support.
Paying our staff a livable wage
Our team works year-round to provide quality, educational community outings; even a free, 2-hour hike takes 4-6 hours of staff effort to plan and guide. We’re committed to thoughtful, small-group hikes and ensure our professional guides earn a living wage for every trip, including free events.
Necessary permits
As a professional guide service, we’re permitted and insured to operate within Alaska State Parks, Mat-Su Borough Trails, and state land, which require annual permit fees and per-person use fees. A membership covers these individual fees for our community hikes.